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SecondFi ADA Exploit: Private-Key Factory Bug Leads to $16M Loss, $129M Recovered via White Hat

A private-key factory bug in SecondFi's wallet infrastructure allowed attackers to drain approximately 16M ADA from 178 wallets. Emergency white hat measures secured ~129M ADA, with official support ticket process for affected users.

Heat
100
Confidence
95%
Evidence
8
Updated

Why It Happened

The vulnerability existed in the wallet's address generation logic (private-key factory), exploited when users signed transactions. Attackers compromised at least 374 addresses, with 3 external threat actors executing the drain.

Outcome So Far

16M ADA lost to external threat actors; ~129M ADA secured via white hat intervention; SecondFi rolled out patch for unaffected wallets; affected users instructed to submit tickets for recovery.

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