Hack history / 2015 / Hack or exploit
Bitfinex
Hack or exploit on May 22, 2015 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$329K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,286
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Bitfinex's hot wallets were compromised in a breach attributed to security gaps and operational errors. Approximately 1,460 BTC were stolen from the exchange's online storage systems.
Details
- Date
- May 22, 2015
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Bitcoin
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Bitfinex hack, May 22, 2015: $329K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht15cdeeb5bc/ (data as of 2026-10-31).