{"id":98172,"date":"2026-06-09T16:51:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=98172"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:55:15","slug":"humanity-protocol-token-plummets-after-31-million-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/humanity-protocol-token-plummets-after-31-million-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"Humanity Protocol Token Plummets After $31 Million Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On June 8, unknown attackers compromised wallets associated with the Humanity Protocol project, causing an estimated loss of $31 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;ve detected a security incident involving the compromise of private keys belonging to a member of the Humanity Foundation. As a precaution, please do not interact with the bridge or any liquidity pools until we confirm it&#8217;s safe.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re already working with security experts\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Terence Kwok \u300c \ud83d\udd90\ufe0f \u2726 \ud83c\udf0f \u300d (@terencekwok) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/terencekwok\/status\/2064137106893705444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the platform&#8217;s founder, Terence Kwok, the incident likely occurred due to the compromise of private keys belonging to an employee.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAs a precaution, please do not interact with the bridge or any liquidity pools until we confirm the safety of operations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Humanity is a DeFi identification protocol based on <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-zkevm\">zkEVM<\/a>, focused on identity proof using palm biometrics.<\/p>\n<p>Following the attack, the platform&#8217;s native token, H, plummeted nearly 90% in a day, from $0.7 to $0.08. By the time of writing, the asset had recovered to $0.2.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-78d23899ebff6776-6614247483363425.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-281377\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-minute H\/USDT chart on MEXC exchange. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/XQSQJA42\/?symbol=MEXC%3AHUSDT\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to analysts at Specter, the hacker managed to gain control over several dozen Humanity wallets and withdrew H tokens from them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The attacker continues to drain hundreds of ethereum:0xcf5104d094e3864cfcbda43b82e1cefd26a016eb holders, with total losses now $20M + .<\/p>\n<p>$9M has been swapped for ETH, while $9.9M remains in ethereum:0xcf5104d094e3864cfcbda43b82e1cefd26a016eb tokens and has yet to be swapped.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ew5wtUmLuo\">https:\/\/t.co\/ew5wtUmLuo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QX8IbPWxh\">pic.twitter.com\/6QX8IbPWxh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Specter (@SpecterAnalyst) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpecterAnalyst\/status\/2064127980813582627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The attacker exchanged coins through Kyber Network and PancakeSwap, as well as other decentralized exchanges. Additionally, the perpetrator issued 100 million H, which were then swapped for BNB.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on-chain researcher ZachXBT <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zachxbt\/status\/2064187246815989893\">questioned<\/a> the team&#8217;s explanation. He suggested the incident might be linked to a dishonest market maker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t believe the team&#8217;s version. It&#8217;s a convenient way for an active market maker to exit the game,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Back in May, ZachXBT <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/polymarket-confirms-private-key-compromise\">suspected<\/a> an attack on a Polymarket-related UMA CTF Adapter contract on the Polygon network. The platform&#8217;s team confirmed they were aware of the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 8, unknown attackers compromised wallets associated with the Humanity Protocol project, causing an estimated loss of $31 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Unknown attackers compromised Humanity Protocol wallets, causing a $31 million loss.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[44,1424],"class_list":["post-98172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-cybercrime","tag-protocols"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"22","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Unknown attackers compromised Humanity Protocol wallets, causing a $31 million loss.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98172"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98174,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98172\/revisions\/98174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}