Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
Lykke
Hack or exploit on Jun 4, 2024 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$22.4M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#188
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Lykke cryptocurrency exchange hot wallet was compromised by Lazarus Group, resulting in the theft of 158 BTC and 2,161 ETH (~CHF 22.8M / ~$22.4M). The stolen assets represented approximately one-third of Lykke's total holdings, leading to the exchange halting all trading and eventually declaring bankruptcy.
Details
- Date
- Jun 4, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Ethereum, Bitcoin
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Lykke hack, Jun 4, 2024: $22.4M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htcf7bbc4d1e/ (data as of 2026-11-01).