Affected Chain
ethereum
Incident surface
Recovered
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No recovery reported
All-Time Rank
#229
By amount stolen
Year
2024
Incident year
Incident Report
Protocol / Project
US Government Crypto Wallet
Date of Incident
Affected Chain(s)
ethereum
Primary Source
View Post-Mortem
What Auditors Should Check
If you're auditing a protocol with similar architecture to US Government Crypto Wallet, these are the critical security checks that could have prevented this incident (October 2024).
- Review privileged functions (owner, admin, governance) for potential abuse vectors - centralization risks should be documented and bounded with timelocks or multi-sigs
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