Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
FTX
Hack or exploit on Nov 12, 2022 · Phishing
SOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$477M
sources: $450M to $600M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#9
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On November 11-12, 2022, a SIM-swapping gang stole approximately $450M in crypto from FTX by walking into AT&T stores with fake IDs, hijacking employee phone accounts, intercepting 2FA codes sent to FTX users, and draining their wallets during the company's bankruptcy.
Details
- Date
- Nov 12, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Phishing
- How in
- Phishing and scams
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Ethereum, Solana
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "FTX hack, Nov 12, 2022: $477M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hte164e8d88f/ (data as of 2026-11-01).