Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account

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A hacker compromised a ZKsync admin account on April 15, minting $5 million worth of unclaimed airdrop tokens, according to a statement from the official ZKsync X account.

The attacker exploited a function called sweepUnclaimed() to mint 111 million unclaimed ZK tokens, increasing the total token supply by 0.45%.

Related: DeFi platform KiloEx offers $750K bounty to hackerZK token drops 7% in 24-hour trading ZKsync’s token, ZK (ZK), saw volatile price action in the wake of the hack and the project’s public disclosure on X.

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Author / Journalist: Cointelegraph by Christopher Tepedino

Category: Crypto

Markets: United States

Topics: Unclaimed Airdrop Tokens April According Contracts Account Million Zksync Attacker Token

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Published On: 2025-04-15 @ 22:39:41 (14 hours ago)

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