ZKsync confirms airdrop contract administrator private key leak, approximately $5 million ZK stolen for sale

According to the official announcement from ZKsync, the security team discovered that an administrator account for the airdrop contract was leaked, and the attacker controlled and sold approximately $5 million worth of unclaimed ZK airdrop tokens. The incident was caused by a single key leak and did not affect the protocol itself or the ZK token contract, ensuring the safety of user funds at all times. The authorities are conducting an investigation and will release a detailed report later.