Hack history / 2019 / Hack or exploit
ETC
Hack or exploit on Jan 6, 2019 · 51% attack
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$1.2M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#880
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
The attacker launched a 51% attack through the rental power, and the exchanges such as Gate.io, Yobit, and Bitrue were affected, and after a week, the attacker returned all the ETC.
Details
- Date
- Jan 6, 2019
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- 51% attack
- How in
- Other
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
After the theft
- Returned by the attacker
- yes, amount not stated
“The attacker launched a 51% attack through the rental power, and the exchanges such as Gate.io, Yobit, and Bitrue were affected, and after a week, the attacker returned all the ETC.” (SlowMist Hacked)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "ETC hack, Jan 6, 2019: $1.2M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht3bd4197e67/ (data as of 2026-10-31).