Hack history / 2018 / Hack or exploit
HireVibes AirDropsDAC
Hack or exploit on Nov 12, 2018 · Private Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$14K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#2,204
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
EOSIO.SG testing account sym111111add was compromised and used on November 12, 2018 to attack the AirDropsDAC contract. The attacker misappropriated HireVibes tokens (HVT) and other airdrop tokens, selling portions of the stolen HVT on Newdex and transferring profits to controlled accounts.
Details
- Date
- Nov 12, 2018
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Private Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- EOS
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "HireVibes AirDropsDAC hack, Nov 12, 2018: $14K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht3fd152afa8/ (data as of 2026-11-01).