79thVault reportedly exploited for about $12.5 million in BNB
79thVault, also referred to as 79Vault, was reportedly exploited on October 7, 2026, with 10,000 79AU tokens drained and swapped for 16,249 BNB worth roughly $12.5 million. Security firm CertiK flagged the on-chain movement as a suspected exploit executed through a privileged function, a characterization that has not been independently confirmed. On-chain data shows 16,249.12 BNB transferred between two addresses in block 126,233,690 at 10:10:47 UTC, and the exploiter reportedly deposited 30 BNB to KuCoin afterward.
79thVault, also referred to as 79Vault, was reportedly exploited on October 7, 2026, with 10,000 79AU tokens drained and swapped for 16,249 BNB worth roughly $12.5 million. Security firm CertiK flagged the on-chain movement as a suspected exploit executed through a privileged function, a characterization that has not been independently confirmed. On-chain data shows 16,249.12 BNB transferred between two addresses in block 126,233,690 at 10:10:47 UTC, and the exploiter reportedly deposited 30 BNB to KuCoin afterward.
Key facts
- 10,000 79AU tokens were reportedly drained from 79thVault and swapped for 16,249 BNB, worth approximately $12.51 million.
- Security firm CertiK flagged the movement of roughly $12.5 million in BNB as a suspected exploit of 79Vault executed through a privileged function; this characterization remains a claim by CertiK and has not been independently confirmed.
- An on-chain transaction transferred 16,249.12 BNB, valued at roughly $12.46 million, from 0xc3E90f78A918594a605d584887b2775F4b80A099 to 0x629B368c6BF1a9f190e38f21235033FEcE8A6231.
- The transaction succeeded at 10:10:47 AM UTC on October 7, 2026 in block 126,233,690, with hash 0xee0e44167518ff0071ede02a03b3710a1a8438d52616aad4bf1d5e417b37b0df.
- The exploiter reportedly deposited 30 BNB to KuCoin.
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Crypto Patel@CryptoPatelPost on X ·
79thVault EXPLOITED: $12.5M+ IN $BNB DRAINED @79thVault was reportedly exploited, with 10K $79AU tokens drained and swapped for 16.249K BNB, worth approximately $12.51M. The exploiter has since deposited 30 BNB to #KuCoin. https://t.co/e3w6VNQPAE
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Cointelegraph@CointelegraphPost on X ·
🚨 ALERT: CertiK flags a suspected 79Vault exploit moving $12.5M in BNB via a privileged function. https://t.co/ffB4dxEBqA
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