On Thursday, a single user on the decentralized trading platform Hyperliquid lost about $21 million after a private key leak led to an exploit involving the platform’s Hyperdrive lending protocol.
According to blockchain security company PeckShield, the attacker targeted 17.75 million DAI (DAI) and 3.11 million SyrupUSDC, a synthetic version of the USDC stablecoin used within Hyperdrive, and subsequently bridged the stolen funds to Ethereum.
PeckShield has not confirmed how the private key was compromised.
The exploit comes amid…








