Mixin Network Hack

TOTAL LOST $200M
Critical Database Attack mixin

What happened

Mixin Network was exploited due to a cloud service vulnerability, resulting in a loss of $142,041,764 in digital assets across Ethereum and Bitcoin chains.

Mixin Network is a decentralized network for transferring digital assets. On September 23, 2023, the network was exploited due to a cloud service vulnerability. The attacker managed to steal funds from multiple addresses on both the Ethereum and Bitcoin chains.

The stolen funds were then swapped to DAI and Ethereum on the attacker's wallets on the Ethereum network, totaling approximately $118.66M as of September 26th. In the Bitcoin chain, the attacker accumulated 891 BTC, worth around $23,381,764. The total loss across both chains was approximately $142,041,764.

Funds Holders as of Sep 26, 2023:

- https://etherscan.io/address/0x3B5fb9d9…20041e

- https://etherscan.io/address/0x52E86988…13104c

- https://etherscan.io/address/0xB5d631A7…67Eafa

- https://www.blockchain.com/explorer/addresses/btc/bc1qq7uefmz6nng5c4dzs9mwrxxyh9sxg5cjg85hesf

Funds Transfer Transaction Examples:

- https://blockstream.info/tx/4354e56e2164fb4c67f64c551cfafc5b23a80d60d6a3045186c73dd77b2f8615

- https://etherscan.io/tx/0xb702128a…efa530

Case & protocol details

Classification Infrastructure / Other / Frontend & Infrastructure
Protocol Type Exploit/Other
Official Website mixin.network/
Protocol Twitter/X @MixinKernel

Evidence & learning

Sources and on-chain records

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