Leaderboard
856All-time rank
Bitfinex
May 22, 2015
$329K
Lost
$329K
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$329K
Unrecovered0% recovered
Bitfinex's hot wallets were compromised in a breach attributed to security gaps and operational errors. Approximately 1,460 BTC were stolen from the exchange's online storage systems.
- Target
- CEX
- Classification
- Key Compromise
- Technique
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- Attribution
- Unknown
- Chains
Bitcoin
Event timeline
- May 22, 2015Exploit executed — $329K drained via hot wallet key compromised
- Attributed to Unknown
- Recovery status Unrecovered 0%