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ShapeShift

LOWBitcoin·Private Key Compromised·#885 all-time
$230K stolenThursday, April 7, 2016 · 3830 days ago

Corpus updated 2026-10-01

Situation Summary

4/7/2016 — EXPLOIT DETECTED

$230K drained from ShapeShift on Bitcoin.

TECHNIQUE: PRIVATE KEY COMPROMISED

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ShapeShift hack — $230K stolen