Security Incident · Exchange
Kraken Security Incident
On June 2, Bitcoin flash-crashed on a major Bitcoin trading platform Kraken.
- Reported loss
- 1,200 BTC
Incident Overview
The near vertical drop from $11,200 CAD to $100 CAD within moments initially appeared to have resulted from a technical glitch or a fat-fingered trading error by a whale. In this case, the available evidence suggests a hacker compromised a whale’s account, stole 1200 BTC worth $10.45 million on that date, and then dumped this huge amount of BTC into a highly illiquid BTC/CAD marke.
Sources & References
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