Leaderboard
558All-time rank
B
Bitcurex
Oct 13, 2016
$1.5M
Lost
$1.5M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$1.5M
Unrecovered0% recovered
5M) to attackers. The platform cited 'external interference in automated data collection' but later investigation revealed security compromises.
The exchange attempted to restart but permanently closed weeks later.
- Target
- CEX
- Classification
- Key Compromise
- Technique
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- Attribution
- Unknown
- Chains
Bitcoin
Event timeline
- Oct 13, 2016Exploit executed — $1.5M drained via hot wallet key compromised
- Attributed to Unknown
- Recovery status Unrecovered 0%