Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
Remitano
Hack or exploit on Sep 15, 2023 · Key Leaked via Infrastructure
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$2.7M
dollars at the time
Returned
$1.9M
70% of the loss, as a source states it
Rank
#623
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On September 14-15, 2023, a third-party data breach exposed private keys to Remitano's exchange hot wallets. An attacker used these keys to drain approximately $2.7M in cryptocurrency across Ethereum, Tron, and Bitcoin Cash chains ($1.4M USDT, $208K USDC, and Ankr tokens).
Details
- Date
- Sep 15, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Key Leaked via Infrastructure
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Ethereum, Tron, Bitcoin Cash
After the theft
- Frozen
- yes, amount not stated
“Tether has frozen an address allegedly used by an attacker that held $1.4 million worth of cryptocurrency.” (SlowMist Hacked) - Recovered or frozen
- $1.9M
“$2.7M taken, $800K after recovery or freezing” (Web3 Is Going Great)
Related incidents
Remitano 2019 · Hack or exploit · undisclosed
MEV-Boost Relay 2023 · Hack or exploit · $20M
Floating Point Group 2023 · Hack or exploit · $15M
Fortress Trust 2023 · Hack or exploit · $12M
General Bytes 2023 · Hack or exploit · $1.6M
MEV-Boost Relay 2023 · Hack or exploit · $20M
Floating Point Group 2023 · Hack or exploit · $15M
Fortress Trust 2023 · Hack or exploit · $12M
General Bytes 2023 · Hack or exploit · $1.6M
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Remitano hack, Sep 15, 2023: $2.7M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht71c763dd90/ (data as of 2026-10-31).