Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
ZB Exchange
Hack or exploit on Aug 1, 2022 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$4.3M
sources: $3.6M to $4.8M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#503
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
ZB Exchange's hot wallet was compromised, resulting in the theft of multiple cryptocurrencies including USDT and others. The attacker converted stolen tokens to approximately 2,224 ETH on decentralized exchanges.
Details
- Date
- Aug 1, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Multiple
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "ZB Exchange hack, Aug 1, 2022: $4.3M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht1549695cdd/ (data as of 2026-10-31).