Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
EigenLayer
Hack or exploit on Oct 5, 2024 · Impersonation Scam
IN REVIEWSOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$5.7M
sources: $3.1M to $5.7M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#429
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Attackers gained access to email communications about investor token custody, then impersonated the legitimate party to direct EigenLayer team to send 1.67M EIGEN tokens to an attacker-controlled address. The tokens were swapped and moved to CEXs.
In review: sources disagree on the loss.
Details
- Date
- Oct 5, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Impersonation Scam
- How in
- Phishing and scams
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
After the theft
- Frozen
- yes, amount not stated
“A portion of the funds have already been frozen.” (SlowMist Hacked)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "EigenLayer hack, Oct 5, 2024: $5.7M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht5bd46a422b/ (data as of 2026-10-31).