Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
Tether
Hack or exploit on Mar 1, 2021 · Ransomware
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
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
Tether officially tweeted that forged documents allegedly "between Tether personnel and representatives of Deltec Bank & Trust and other institutions" are circulating online. In addition, Tether officially received a ransom request for sending 500 BTC to [address] today. The sender stated that unless they receive Bitcoin before tomorrow, they will leak documents to the public in order to "destroy the Bitcoin ecosystem." Tether said it will not pay the ransom. And remind customers, employees, and the encryption community to stay vigilant and ensure operational safety. Tether stated that it has reported falsified communications and related ransom demands to law enforcement.
Details
- Date
- Mar 1, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Ransomware
- How in
- Other
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Tether hack, Mar 1, 2021: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht06d6d37f7f/ (data as of 2026-10-31).