Hack history / 2024 / Hack or exploit
CoinsPaid
Hack or exploit on Jan 6, 2024 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$7.5M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#371
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
CoinsPaid, a crypto payment gateway, was exploited for the second time in six months. An attacker with compromised wallet access stole $7.5M in digital assets from ETH and BNB chains, including USDT, USDC, CPD, BNB, and BSC-USD. The attacker swapped stolen assets into ETH and distributed them across multiple EOAs and exchanges including WhiteBit, MEXC, and ChangeNow.
Details
- Date
- Jan 6, 2024
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Ethereum, BNB Chain
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "CoinsPaid hack, Jan 6, 2024: $7.5M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hte78159e0ee/ (data as of 2026-10-31).