Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
Exmo
Hack or exploit on Dec 21, 2020 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$10.5M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#288
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
EXMO detected suspicious withdrawal activity on December 21, with attackers stealing approximately 5% of the exchange's total assets from compromised hot wallets. Multiple cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, XRP, ETC, ZEC, and USDT were transferred out during a coordinated withdrawal.
Details
- Date
- Dec 21, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Multiple
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Exmo hack, Dec 21, 2020: $10.5M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht33ecfa15c3/ (data as of 2026-11-01).