Hack history / 2026 / Hack or exploit
Grinex
Hack or exploit on Apr 16, 2026 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 3 SOURCES
Lost
$13.7M
sources: $13M to $15M
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#247
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Grinex custodial wallets on Tron and Ethereum were compromised in April 2026, resulting in ~$13.74M drained. Attackers immediately swapped USDT into TRX and ETH to defeat stablecoin freezes before the exchange suspended operations.
Details
- Date
- Apr 16, 2026
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Tron, Ethereum
After the theft
- Frozen
- yes, amount not stated
“The funds were then routed through the TRON and Ethereum networks and converted into TRX and ETH, likely in an attempt to reduce the risk of being frozen by Tether.” (SlowMist Hacked)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Grinex hack, Apr 16, 2026: $13.7M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htf054c558a0/ (data as of 2026-10-31).