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Gala

May 20, 2024

$22.3M
Lost
$22.3M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$22.3M
Unrecovered0% recovered

Gala Games minter private key was compromised on May 20, 2024, allowing minting of 5B GALA tokens (~$200M). The unused and unrotated key was likely stolen; attacker sold ~$200M before returning $22M (~11% recovery).

Target
DeFi
Classification
Token & Share Accounting
Technique
Infinite Mint
Attribution
Unknown
Chains
Ethereum

Event timeline

  1. May 20, 2024
    Exploit executed — $22.3M drained via infinite mint
  2. Attributed to Unknown
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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