Switching to the Bitshares decentralized exchange.
List of Crypto-Currency Exchange Hacks (2012-2016):
Date Bitcoin Service Targeted Attack Details BTC stolen USD value
2016 Aug Bitfinex (exchange) user wallets/inside job 119,756 $66,000,000
2016 May Gatecoin (exchange) hot wallet multicurrency $2,000,000
2016 Mar ShapeShift (exchange) inside job multicurrency $230,000
2016 Mar Cointrader hot wallet 81 BTC $33,600
2016 Jan Bitstamp (exchange) hot wallet 18,866 $5,263,614
2015 Feb Bter (exchange) cold wallet/inside job 7,000 $1,750,000
2015 Feb Exco.in (exchange) cold wallet/inside job n/a n/a
2015 Feb Kipcoin (exchange) cold wallet/inside job 3,000 $690,000
2015 Feb 796 (exchange) cold wallet/inside job 1,000 $230,000
2015 Jan Bitstamp (exchange) hot wallet 19,000 $5,100,000
2015 Jan Cavirtex (exchange) user database stolen n/a n/a
2014 Dec Blockchain.info (wallet) user wallets (bug, R values) 267 $101,000
2014 Dec Mintpal (exchange) inside job 3,700 $3,208,412
2014 Aug Cryptsy (exchange) inside job multicurrency $6,000,000
2014 Mar Flexcoin (wallet) hot wallet 1,000 $738,240
2014 Mar CryptoRush (exchange) cold wallet/inside job 950 $782,641
2014 Jan Mt.gox (exchange) hot & cold wallets/inside job 850,000 $700,258,171
2013 Dec Blockchain.info (wallet) 2-factor authentication breach 800 $800,000
2013 Nov Inputs.io (wallet) cold wallet/inside job 4,100 $4,370,000
2013 Nov BIPS (wallet) cold wallet/inside job 1,200 $1,200,000
2013 Nov PicoStocks (exchange) cold wallet/inside job 6,000 $6,009,397
2012 Mar Linode (webhosting) inside job 46,703 $228,845
