ME News reports that on May 1 (UTC+8), anonymous on-chain detective Wazz revealed that hundreds of wallets on the Ethereum mainnet were emptied by a single address, with several of these wallets having been inactive for over seven years. The incident is suspected to be a new type of real-time exploit attack. Crypto user Capitulation added that the most likely vulnerability stemmed from storing seed phrases in LastPass secure notes during 2020/21. (Source: ODAILY)
Hundreds of ETH Mainnet wallets suspected to be targeted by the same address, possibly linked to LastPass security notes.
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On May 1, 2026, a security breach affecting hundreds of Ethereum mainnet wallets was reported, with funds drained by a single address. Some of the compromised wallets had been inactive for over seven years. The incident may be connected to a vulnerability from 2020–2021, during which users stored mnemonic phrases in LastPass security notes. ETH news outlets are closely monitoring the situation as additional details emerge.
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