Hack history / 2020 / Hack or exploit
EtherCrash
Hack or exploit on Oct 30, 2020 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$2.5M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#639
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
EtherCrash's cold wallet, claimed to be the most mature Ethereum gambling game, was compromised on October 27. Two large withdrawals totaling ~$2.5M were made and exchanged to DAI on Uniswap. The single-key wallet design left it vulnerable with no recovery options.
Details
- Date
- Oct 30, 2020
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- DeFi protocol
- Chains
- Ethereum
After the theft
- Victims reimbursed
- yes, amount not stated
“EtherCrash stated that it will compensate users for their property losses, but it will take some time because the losses are more serious.” (SlowMist Hacked)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "EtherCrash hack, Oct 30, 2020: $2.5M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/hte8f3a9e340/ (data as of 2026-10-31).