Hack history / 2019 / Hack or exploit
DragonEx
Hack or exploit on Mar 24, 2019 · Key Leaked via Infrastructure
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$7M
sources: $6M to $7M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#390
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Lazarus Group compromised DragonEx infrastructure through phishing attacks using a fake Worldbit-bot trading software, obtaining private keys and API access to drain 20 cryptocurrency wallets including 135 BTC, 2,738 ETH, and other assets.
Details
- Date
- Mar 24, 2019
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Key Leaked via Infrastructure
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, XRP, NEM, ETC
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "DragonEx hack, Mar 24, 2019: $7M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht3edece4453/ (data as of 2026-10-31).