Hack history / 2018 / Hack or exploit
Coinsecure
Hack or exploit on Apr 12, 2018 · Private Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$3.3M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#566
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
In April 2018, Coinsecure's chief security officer Dr. Amitabh Saxena exposed the exchange's private keys while attempting to distribute Bitcoin Gold to customers. The keys were exposed online for over 12 hours, allowing attackers to steal 438 BTC (~$3.3M). Saxena was arrested as a prime suspect.
Details
- Date
- Apr 12, 2018
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Private Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Bitcoin
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Coinsecure hack, Apr 12, 2018: $3.3M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht60e6d54b63/ (data as of 2026-11-01).