Phemex

$85.0M

Funds stolen

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Funds returned

23 Jan 2025

Date of incident

Technique: Private Key Compromised (Unknown Method)
Classification: Infrastructure
Target type: CEX
Affected chains: Ethereum Solana XRP Bitcoin BSC Sui Base Tron Arbitrum Avalanche Polygon Optimism zkSync Era
Source: No public source link

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