Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
Blockchain Capital
Hack or exploit on Aug 9, 2023 · Account Compromise
SOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$6.3M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#407
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
The Twitter account of Blockchain Capital, an encryption venture capital organization, was stolen this morning, and multiple tweets were posted to promote token claim scams. At present, the relevant fraudulent tweets have been deleted, and the Twitter account has now been restored.
Details
- Date
- Aug 9, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Account Compromise
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Blockchain Capital hack, Aug 9, 2023: $6.3M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht6f6b1b70c5/ (data as of 2026-10-31).