Hack history / 2018 / Hack or exploit
Gate
Hack or exploit on Nov 7, 2018 · Supply Chain Attack
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
The StatCounter analytics service was compromised on November 3, 2018 and weaponized to target Gate.io users. Attackers injected malicious JavaScript that specifically targeted the Bitcoin withdrawal page (myaccount/withdraw/BTC), replacing withdrawal addresses with attacker-controlled wallets. The script automatically submitted forms when amounts exceeded 10 BTC or the user's daily limit.
Details
- Date
- Nov 7, 2018
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Supply Chain Attack
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Bitcoin, Ethereum
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Gate hack, Nov 7, 2018: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht01b3845e4e/ (data as of 2026-11-01).