Hack history / 2023 / Scam
KuCoin
Scam on Apr 24, 2023 · Social Account Takeover
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$23K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#2,104
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
KuCoin's official X (Twitter) account was hijacked for approximately 45 minutes on April 24. Scammers used the compromised account to promote a fraudulent giveaway, tricking users into sending BTC and ETH to a fake address. Users lost approximately $22,628 before KuCoin regained control and announced full reimbursement for verified losses.
Details
- Date
- Apr 24, 2023
- Kind
- Scam
- Method
- Social Account Takeover
- How in
- Phishing and scams
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- not stated
After the theft
- Victims reimbursed
- yes, amount not stated
“Users lost approximately $22,628 before KuCoin regained control and announced full reimbursement for verified losses.” (DefiLlama)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "KuCoin scam, Apr 24, 2023: $23K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/ht86c88410f7/ (data as of 2026-11-01).