Hack history / 2018 / Phishing
Blockchain.info
Phishing on Feb 19, 2018 · Phishing attack
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$50M
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#110
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
A hacking organization in Ukraine has stolen cryptocurrencies worth more than $50 million from the Blockchain.info by purchasing keyword advertisements related to cryptocurrencies in the Google search engine and masquerading as malicious websites of legitimate websites.
Details
- Date
- Feb 19, 2018
- Kind
- Phishing
- Method
- Phishing attack
- How in
- Phishing and scams
- Target
- Wallet
- Chains
- not stated
Reported by
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Blockchain.info phishing, Feb 19, 2018: $50M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htfd1b0cd4b9/ (data as of 2026-10-31).