Hack history / 2019 / Hack or exploit
Coinbene
Hack or exploit on Mar 25, 2019 · Improper Access Control
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$40M
sources: $40M to $45M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#133
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Coinbene hot wallet was compromised and all ERC-20 tokens were drained to unknown addresses. The exchange downplayed the incident as routine 'maintenance' while customer assets were transferred out.
Details
- Date
- Mar 25, 2019
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Improper Access Control
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Ethereum
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Coinbene hack, Mar 25, 2019: $40M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htdbba181f11/ (data as of 2026-10-31).