Bitcoinica Hack

REPORTED LOSS $303K
Low Access Control

What happened

BitCoinica hadn't changed all of their passwords after the previous hack two months before, and the attacker was able to steal 40,000 BTC and 40,000 USD.

Case & protocol details

Classification CeFi
Protocol Type Exploit/Access control
Official Website www.bitcoinica.com/

Evidence & learning

Attack pattern

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