Hack history / 2023 / Hack or exploit
Htx Huobi
Hack or exploit on Sep 25, 2023 · Hot Wallet Key Compromised
SOURCES AGREE ON DATE AND LOSS · 4 SOURCES
Lost
$8M
dollars at the time
Returned
$8M
100% of the loss, as a source states it
Rank
#349
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
On September 25, 2023, HTX's hot wallet was drained of 5,000 ETH (~$8 million). The attacker gained unauthorized access to internal wallet infrastructure via private key compromise; the attacker returned all funds on October 7, 2023, claiming a 250 ETH white-hat bounty.
Details
- Date
- Sep 25, 2023
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Hot Wallet Key Compromised
- How in
- Keys, accounts and infrastructure
- Target
- Centralized exchange
- Chains
- Ethereum
After the theft
- Returned by the attacker
- yes, amount not stated
“the attacker returned all funds on October 7, 2023, claiming a 250 ETH white-hat bounty.” (DefiLlama) - Victims reimbursed
- yes, amount not stated
“Justin Sun also stated that HTX has fully covered the losses incurred from the attack and has successfully resolved all related issues.” (SlowMist Hacked) - Recovered or frozen
- $8M
“$8.0M taken, $0K after recovery or freezing” (Web3 Is Going Great)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "Htx Huobi hack, Sep 25, 2023: $8M lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htx-2023-09-25/ (data as of 2026-10-31).