Hack history / 2015 / Hack or exploit
KipCoin
Hack or exploit on Feb 18, 2015 · Private Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$728K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,031
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
KipCoin's Linode-hosted servers were compromised when attackers gained access to the wallet.dat file in May 2014. The attacker remained dormant until December 2014, when they began moving the 3,000+ stolen BTC.
Details
- Date
- Feb 18, 2015
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Private Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Bitcoin
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "KipCoin hack, Feb 18, 2015: $728K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht09f73298f4/ (data as of 2026-10-31).