Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
OKX DEX
Hack or exploit on Dec 13, 2023 · Private Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$2.7M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#619
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
OKX DEX's proxy admin private key was leaked on December 12-13, 2023. Attacker upgraded the proxy contract to a malicious implementation and stole ~$2.7M in ETH, USDT and USDC from wallets with standing approvals to the old contract.
Details
- Date
- Dec 13, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Private Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "OKX DEX hack, Dec 13, 2023: $2.7M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht3e6962f619/ (data as of 2026-11-01).