The project data center migration led to a data breach, and hackers stole $250,000 worth of assets. Compensation has been completed.

【Blockchain Rhythm】Another on-chain scare. A project in late December experienced a wallet data leak incident—caused by an accidental exposure of user wallet information during a data center expansion and migration. The team detected the issue immediately and froze the affected assets, but there was a problem: some users did not switch wallets in time and continued to operate with the original address.

Hackers clearly did not miss this opportunity. On December 27, they successfully decrypted the leaked data and began rapidly transferring assets. This resulted in an estimated direct loss of about $250,000. While the amount may not seem particularly large, for the affected users, it was a real loss of their funds.

It is worth noting that the project team responded quite quickly—by December 30, they had published a full incident summary and completed all compensation claims. Although the incident had already occurred, there was no unnecessary delay. This also reminds us that during upgrades and maintenance, data security and isolation must be prioritized, especially when dealing with users’ private information.