What happened
8ight Finance, an Olympus fork on Harmony, reported a treasury compromise in December 2021. Rekt's investigation estimated $1.75 million taken and described exposed private keys. It also reported suspicions of an insider withdrawal, without resolving who was responsible.
Technical root cause
Reported treasury-key exposure; the available investigation does not establish the perpetrator or prove a phishing entry point.
How it happened
- The reported compromise gave access to treasury signing keys.
- Rekt traced withdrawals of DAI, LP tokens and USDT.
- The investigation described funds moving onward to Tornado Cash.
Protocol details
Classification
Infrastructure / Key Compromise
Protocol Type
Reserve Currency
Protocol links
Website
@8ight_finance
Evidence
- report 8ight Finance - REKT rekt.news
- report @8ight_finance incident report twitter.com
- analysis DeFiLlama defillama.com
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