Initia exploit follow-up: attacker's Initia L1 account init1mkfz...m89u sent the linked fake-mint transaction and shares the Ethereum attacker's key
- Scam type: Hack
- Chain: Cosmos ecosystem (Initia)
- Project or site name: Initia
- Incident date: 2026-10-23
- Reported: 2026-10-23
- Last updated: 2026-10-23
This follow-up adds the attacker's Initia account to the earlier blockint.ai report on the Initia L1 unbacked-mint exploit of 2026-10-23 (https://blockint.ai/c3?report=bb9fc528-4710-41db-b4b1-b9095e102179). New address: init1mkfzepqashsjmtpdcth0tf0znnlldm06a5m89u (Initia L1). It sent the sample transaction that researcher Spreek linked as a fake mint: Initia tx 67423E84815CEC63632BD4676CA22D33567F3E02C3187281C9B6BFD593CBA7AF, block 23364847, 2026-10-23 14:59:26 UTC (9:59 AM CT), a Move script call that succeeded (code 0), read from Initia's public REST endpoint. Our check: the account uses an…
Linked reports: Initia L1 unbacked-mint exploit (2026-10-23): reported ~$2.7M bridged to Ethereum, attacker and holding wallet per Spreek and on-chain data