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Coincheck

Jan 26, 2018

$534M
Lost
$534M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$534M
Unrecovered0% recovered

On January 26, 2018, Coincheck announced hackers stole 523 million NEM coins from its internet-connected hot wallet, which lacked adequate security controls. The exchange began reimbursing approximately 260,000 affected users.

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

Event timeline

  1. Jan 26, 2018
    Exploit executed — $534M drained via hot wallet key compromised
  2. Attributed to Unknown
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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