Hack history / 2018 / Hack or exploit
Zaif
Hack or exploit on Sep 14, 2018 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$60M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#92
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Zaif cryptocurrency exchange suffered a hot wallet breach on September 14, 2018 when attackers gained access to private keys storing customer funds. Approximately 5,966 Bitcoin, unspecified Bitcoin Cash, and MonaCoin totaling 6.7 billion yen (~$60 million) were stolen from the exchange's operational wallets. Discovery occurred three days after the theft.
Details
- Date
- Sep 14, 2018
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Bitcoin
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Zaif hack, Sep 14, 2018: $60M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht656d1d72a4/ (data as of 2026-10-31).