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Understanding the EigenLayer Hack: A Deep Dive into the $5.7M Theft

ID: d1395b0b-e719-57c8-bc63-68c26cad4638

STIX ID: report--d1395b0b-e719-57c8-bc63-68c26cad4638

Feed Name: The Cyber Express

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2024-10-07

Date Updated: 2026-04-23

Author: Ashish Khaitan

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EigenLayer experienced a security breach in early October in which attackers compromised an investor email thread to divert and sell roughly $5.7 million in EIGEN tokens. The team stated the incident stemmed from external email compromise rather than an on-chain protocol vulnerability, contacted exchanges and law enforcement, and reported that some stolen funds have been frozen while investigations continue.

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