Liquid

Liquid Exchange Hacked for $97 Million

August 18, 2021
Attack Types: 
Wallet Hack
Entity Types: 
Custodian ,Exchange
Target Entities: 
Liquid

Summary # On August 18, 2021, Liquid, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, was hacked for $97 million. The attacker gained access to one of the exchange’s hot wallets, which are used to store user funds that are available for withdrawal. Attackers # The identity of the attacker(s) is unknown. BTC: 1Fx1bhbCwp5LU2gHxfRNiSHi1QSHwZLf7q ETH: 0x5578840aae68682a9779623fa9e8714802b59946 0xefb33ccafc98d5fdb27a6f5ff17350ca76bf3b53 XRP: rfapBqj7rUkGju7oHTwBwhEyXgwkEM4yby TRX: TSpcue3bDfZNTP1CutrRrDxRPeEvWhuXbp Losses # The attackers managed to steal a total of $97 million worth of cryptocurrency from the Liquid hot wallet. ...