# Lido on Ethereum Node Operator (Numic) Security Incident Disclosure - May 21, 2024

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**Category:** Node Operators\
**Created:** [May 21, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://research.lido.fi/t/lido-on-ethereum-node-operator-numic-security-incident-disclosure-may-21-2024/7536 "2024-05-21T10:54:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 27, 2024, 8:10am UTC](https://research.lido.fi/t/lido-on-ethereum-node-operator-numic-security-incident-disclosure-may-21-2024/7536/7 "2024-05-27T08:10:17Z")

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It should be noted that DVT by itself doesn’t really solve the problem here, only if [DKG](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_key_generation) was involved for key creation and a full key was never reconstituted somewhere, which is why for [Simple DVT](https://research.lido.fi/t/staking-router-module-proposal-simple-dvt/5625) a requirement for all integrations was that validator keys were created using DKG ceremonies where all cluster participants were participating was a requirement.

A similar approach in terms of “sharding” the key can be employed using [Attestant’s Dirk](https://www.attestant.io/posts/introducing-dirk/), which Numic also identifies above as a a possible solution, and doesn’t require DVT.

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