Data leak [loss] $200M+

"Hackers Steal $150M From Crypto Exchange Billed as 'Most Trusted'"

2021-12-04 [vendor] BitMart
Primary Source ↗
Financial Loss $200.0M (200,000,000 USD)

Incident Details

BitMart, “the most trusted cryptocurrency trading platform”, experienced a major breach in which attackers stole approximately $200 million of various cryptocurrencies. The CEO attributed the exploit to a stolen private key, and promised to compensate users who were impacted.

Total loss estimated at $200,000,000.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Smart contract exploit / hack
Vendor / Product
BitMart

Timeline

  1. 2021-12-04 Breach occurred
  2. 2021-12-04 Publicly disclosed