Leaderboard
18All-time rank
KuCoin
Sep 29, 2020
$281M
Lost
$281M
Recovered
$0
Net loss
$281M
Unrecovered0% recovered
On September 25-26, 2020, attackers obtained the private keys to KuCoin's hot wallets and stole approximately $280 million. The Lazarus Group, working on behalf of North Korea, was attributed as the attacker.
KuCoin recovered $235 million (84%) through on-chain tracking, contract upgrades, and law enforcement cooperation.
- Target
- CEX
- Classification
- Key Compromise
- Technique
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- Attribution
- North Korea
- Chains
Ethereum
Event timeline
- Sep 29, 2020Exploit executed — $281M drained via hot wallet key compromised
- Attributed to North Korea
- Recovery status Unrecovered 0%