NiceHash Hack

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NiceHash was a cloud mining marketplace where miners sold their hashing power.

NiceHash Hack

Launch
2014
Death / Exploit
December 2017
Total Loss
$64 Million

In December 2017, during Bitcoin's peak bull run, hackers breached their payment system and drained more than 4,700 Bitcoins—filled with miner fees and balances—into a single wallet.

Lesson

Bull markets attract maximum cyber threats: High asset valuations turn centralized hot wallets and payment protocols into prime targets for highly sophisticated exploits.

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