Hack history / 2026 / Hack or exploit
Step Finance
Hack or exploit on Jan 31, 2026 · Private Key Compromised
SOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$40M
sources: $28.7M to $40M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#123
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On January 31, 2026, Step Finance suffered a $40 million operational loss when attackers compromised executive team devices, gaining unauthorized access to treasury and fee wallet signing keys/credentials. The protocol had no smart contract vulnerabilities.
Details
- Date
- Jan 31, 2026
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Private Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Solana
After the theft
- Recovered or seized
- $3.7M
“While certain operations were temporarily suspended during this period, the team has successfully recovered approximately $3.7 million in Remora assets and $1 million in other positions.” (SlowMist Hacked)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Step Finance hack, Jan 31, 2026: $40M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hte88e32dce5/ (data as of 2026-11-01).