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DragonEx

Mar 24, 2019

$7.0M
Lost
$7.0M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$7.0M
Unrecovered0% recovered

Lazarus Group compromised DragonEx infrastructure through phishing attacks using a fake Worldbit-bot trading software, obtaining private keys and API access to drain 20 cryptocurrency wallets including 135 BTC, 2,738 ETH, and other assets.

Target
CEX
Classification
Frontend & Infrastructure
Technique
Key Leaked via Infrastructure
Attribution
Unknown
Chains
BitcoinEthereumEOSRippleNEMETC

Event timeline

  1. Mar 24, 2019
    Exploit executed — $7.0M drained via key leaked via infrastructure
  2. Attributed to Unknown
  3. Recovery status Unrecovered 0%

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