Hack history / 2019 / Hack or exploit
GateHub
Hack or exploit on Jun 1, 2019 · Private Key Compromised
SOURCES DISAGREE ON DATE OR LOSS · 2 SOURCES
Lost
$9.5M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#312
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
GateHub wallets were compromised via API tokens authorized with valid credentials, allowing attackers to steal 23.2M XRP from approximately 100 user accounts. Of this, 13.1M XRP was laundered through exchanges before recovery efforts.
Details
- Date
- Jun 1, 2019
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Private Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- XRP
Reported by
Related incidents
Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "GateHub hack, Jun 1, 2019: $9.5M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htf6528a6b4a/ (data as of 2026-11-01).