Hack history / 2015 / Hack or exploit
BTER
Hack or exploit on Feb 17, 2015 · Private Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$1.8M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#744
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
BTER's cold wallet storage system was breached, resulting in the theft of 7,170 BTC. The fact that offline cold storage was compromised suggested a possible insider threat, though the full mechanism was never disclosed. The exchange suspended operations immediately.
Details
- Date
- Feb 17, 2015
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Private Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Bitcoin
Reported by
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "BTER hack, Feb 17, 2015: $1.8M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htea74cc3b6f/ (data as of 2026-11-01).