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November 1, 2018 Unverified Cryptocurrency

Bitmax 2018 Data Breach

In November 2018, a database exposure allegedly involving the cryptocurrency exchange BitMax.io (later rebranded to AscendEX) was circulated on threat forums, impacting approximately 160,097 user accounts.

160.1 Thousand
Affected Accounts
3
Data Types
High
Exposure Scope
Oct 10, 2026
Last updated

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Exposed Data Types

3
  • Names
  • Passwords
  • Email addresses

About This Record

The dataset reportedly included email addresses, usernames, and passwords. In the absence of an official corporate statement confirming the 2018 user database breach, this incident is cataloged as an unverified third-party attribution.

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