Hack history / 2021 / Hack or exploit
AscenDEX
Hack or exploit on Dec 11, 2021 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$77M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#77
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On December 11, 2021, AscendEX exchange discovered unauthorized transfers of $77 million from its hot wallets across Ethereum, BSC, and Polygon due to compromised private keys, likely via phishing or malware.
Details
- Date
- Dec 11, 2021
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon
- Audit (rekt.news)
- unaudited
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "AscenDEX hack, Dec 11, 2021: $77M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htbbb62214f8/ (data as of 2026-10-31).