WEMIX Dollar hack steals about 7.7 billion won in assets
In July 2026, WEMIX Dollar was hacked and assets worth about 7.7 billion won were stolen. An attack exploiting a code error in an unused program was identified as the cause, and Wemade fully suspended its bridge. In August, it confirmed it would pay compensation of about 1.6 billion won in full.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- WEMIX
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- WEMIX Dollar worth about 7.7 billion won stolen
- Cause / method
- Exploitation of a code error in an unused program
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataCrypto assets
- Check login and withdrawal history in your exchange app, and turn on withdrawal address whitelisting and withdrawal delays.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Center ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- The theft of about 7.7 billion won worth of WEMIX Dollar came to light.
- Wemade announced a full suspension of its bridge.
- An attack exploiting a code error in an unused program was identified as the cause of the hack.
- Wemade confirmed it would pay the full compensation of about 1.6 billion won for the hack losses.
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