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AscenDEX

Dec 11, 2021

$77.0M
Lost
$77.0M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$77.0M
Unrecovered0% recovered

On December 11, 2021, AscendEX exchange discovered unauthorized transfers of $77 million from its hot wallets across Ethereum, BSC, and Polygon due to compromised private keys, likely via phishing or malware.

Target
CEX
Classification
Key Compromise
Technique
Hot Wallet Key Compromised
Attribution
Unknown
Chains
EthereumBSCPolygon

Event timeline

  1. Dec 11, 2021
    Exploit executed — $77.0M drained via hot wallet key compromised
  2. Attributed to Unknown
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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