Cryptopia Exchange Hack

REPORTED LOSS $45K
Low Access Control

What happened

The Cryptopia exchange has reportedly been hacked again, even as it is being liquidated following a previous breach that stole NZ$24 million (US$15.5 million).

According to a Stuff report Thursday, a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, has been told that about NZ$62,000 (US$45,000) in the XSN cryptocurrency had been transferred out of its cold wallet on Feb. 1.

Case & protocol details

Classification CeFi
Protocol Type Exploit/Access control
Official Website www.grantthornton.co.nz/cryptopia-limited/
Protocol Twitter/X @cryptopia_nz

Evidence & learning

Attack pattern

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Sources and on-chain records

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