Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
Kucoin
Hack or exploit on Apr 24, 2023 · Account Compromise
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$23K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#2,111
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
The crypto exchange Kucoin stated that its official Twitter account was stolen for about 45 minutes from 00:00 on April 24 (UTC+2) on the 24th, and the attacker posted false activities, causing multiple users to lose assets. As of 02:00 (UTC+2) on April 24, 22 transactions have been identified, including ETH/BTC related to fake activity, with a total value of 22,628 USDT. Kucoin will fully compensate all verified asset losses caused by social media leaks and fake activities.
Details
- Date
- Apr 24, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Account Compromise
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- not stated
After the theft
- Victims reimbursed
- yes, amount not stated
“Kucoin will fully compensate all verified asset losses caused by social media leaks and fake activities.” (SlowMist Hacked)
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Kucoin hack, Apr 24, 2023: $23K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht35f6b27c18/ (data as of 2026-10-31).