Hack history / 2019 / Hack or exploit
LocalBitcoins
Hack or exploit on Jan 26, 2019 · Key Leaked via Infrastructure
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$27K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#2,072
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
A third-party discussion forum platform running on LocalBitcoins was compromised and used to phish user credentials including 2FA codes. Attackers gained access to six user accounts and transferred 7.9 BTC before the forum was disabled.
Details
- Date
- Jan 26, 2019
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Key Leaked via Infrastructure
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Bitcoin
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "LocalBitcoins hack, Jan 26, 2019: $27K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht4c99e997a5/ (data as of 2026-10-31).