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ZKSync Admin Wallet Compromised, $5M Stolen
The ZK token is down by 13.7% in the past 24 hours.
Updated Apr 15, 2025, 2:35 p.m. Published Apr 15, 2025, 2:28 p.m.
What to know:
- Layer-2 blockchain ZKSync said an admin wallet was compromised on Tuesday.
- The hacker managed to steal $5 million worth of ZK tokens.
- The ZK token has dropped almost 14% in the past 24 hours.
An admin wallet for layer-2 blockchain ZKsync was compromised on Tuesday with the hacker taking off with $5 million worth of ZK tokens.
The stolen funds were the "remaining unclaimed tokens from the ZKsync airdrop," ZKsync wrote on Twitter, before saying that "necessary security measures are being taken."
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The protocol's ZK token has dropped almost 14% over the past 24 hours. Volume has increased by 96% to $71 million in the same period.
ZKsync said the attack was an isolated incident and that it is confined to the token airdrop contract.
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