A large-scale slashing event occurred on Ethereum: 39 validators were penalized due to operator errors related to SSV Network.

Jinse Finance reported that on September 10, Ethereum experienced a rare large-scale slashing event, where 39 validators were penalized due to operator errors related to SSV Network. This is one of the largest coordinated slashing incidents since Ethereum transitioned to the Proof of Stake (PoS) mechanism in 2022. According to blockchain explorer Beaconcha.in, the penalties imposed on these validators highlight the risks posed by poor infrastructure maintenance during staking. In Ethereum's PoS mechanism, validators are subject to slashing if they engage in malicious or erroneous behaviors such as double-signing or validating multiple blocks for the same slot. In this incident, the slashing of 39 validators was caused by operator mistakes, which may have included infrastructure configuration issues, signer misconfigurations, and other errors. The slashed validators will face severe penalties: according to Ethereum's slashing mechanism, a portion of their staked ETH will be burned, up to a maximum of 1 ETH, and the validators will be gradually removed from the network over a period of 36 days. During the exit period, the slashed validators' ETH will be gradually reduced, and on the 18th day, they will receive a "correlation penalty." If more validators are slashed at the same time, this penalty will be even greater.