79thVault flagged for suspected exploit; about $12.5M in BNB moved

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CertiK flagged suspected exploit activity at decentralized protocol 79thVault: an attacker used a privileged function to dump 2.01M 79AU tokens and transferred 16,200 BNB (~$12.5M) to an external address, with most funds still parked. The incident reinforces smart-contract and governance-key risk, likely pressuring related liquidity and elevating near-term risk premia across comparable DeFi venues.

Impact level

● Medium

Affected assets

BNB/USDT-0.69%

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▼ Bearish

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CertiK said it has detected suspicious on-chain activity involving the decentralized protocol 79thVault. The suspected attacker used a privileged function to sell 2.01 million 79AU tokens and then transferred 16,200 BNB, worth about $12.5 million, to an address under their control. CertiK added that roughly 90% of the stolen funds remain in the related address. The project team has announced a 10% bug bounty for the return of the funds.

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