Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
GDAC
Hack or exploit on Apr 9, 2023 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$13M
sources: $13M to $13.9M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#256
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
GDAC, a South Korean crypto exchange, was hacked on April 9, 2023 (detected at 07:00 KST), with $13.9M stolen. Attacker gained access to the hot wallet and transferred 61 BTC, 350.5 ETH, 10M WEMIX, and $220K USDT. Stolen ETH was laundered through Tornado Cash.
Details
- Date
- Apr 9, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- not stated
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "GDAC hack, Apr 9, 2023: $13M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htedc5170608/ (data as of 2026-10-31).