Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
ETC
Hack or exploit on Aug 1, 2020 · The miner using the old software
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
undisclosed
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
not ranked
collapses, frauds and later news are not ranked
What happened
Bitfly tweeted that today, the ETC blockchain has undergone a chain reorganization of 3693 blocks at a block height of 10904146. This causes all state construction nodes to stop synchronizing. The ETC blockchain did not produce blocks for nearly 6 hours, and then the block production returned to normal.
Details
- Date
- Aug 1, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- The miner using the old software
- How in
- Other
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "ETC hack, Aug 1, 2020: undisclosed lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htadca0026b9/ (data as of 2026-10-31).