Digital Asset
Intelligence
Security Incident · Blockchain

BSV 51% attack

·Historical incident record

Incident Overview

Starting at around 23:45 on August 3, Beijing time, BSV suffered a “large-scale” 51% attack, resulting in the simultaneous mining of three versions of the chain.

Sources & References

This record presents information attributed to the linked sources. Incident dates describe the original event, not a new report. Reported loss figures reflect the source record and are not current market valuations.

More Security Incidents

View All →
  1. Incident date
    Target

    Zerogoki

    Attack methodOracle attack
    Reported loss$ 670,000
  2. Incident date
    Attack methodScam
    Reported loss$ 2,000,000,000
  3. Incident date
    Target

    Sia

    Attack methodDDoS Attack
    Reported lossNot disclosed
  4. Incident date
    Attack methodFlash loan attack
    Reported loss$ 930,000
  5. Incident date
    Target

    Stazie

    Attack methodPhishing attack
    Reported loss$ 1,000,000