Data leak [loss] $139M+

"$139M BXH Exchange Hack Was the Result of Leaked Admin Key"

2021-11-01 [vendor] BXH exchange
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $139.0M (139,000,000 USD)

Incident Details

The decentralized exchange BXH was exploited for $139 million. BXH CEO Neo Wang attributed the exploit to a compromised administrator key, which he said suggested either a staff member’s computer was breached, or a staff member themselves was behind the theft. BXH offered a reward to the hacker if they returned the funds, and offered a $1 million bounty to any person who could help retrieve the funds, but was ultimately not successful in having the money returned.

Total loss estimated at $139,000,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Smart contract exploit / hack
Vendor / Product
BXH exchange

Timeline

  1. 2021-11-01 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-11-01 Publicly disclosed