Mintpal's exchange was compromised and attackers gained control of internal features that allowed them to withdraw 8 million VeriCoin (30% of circulating supply at the time). VeriCoin developers executed a soft fork to roll back the blockchain, returning the stolen tokens to the exchange.

MintPal announce that the attacker stole 8 million VeriCoins ($1.8 million) from the company's hot wallet. The attacker exploited a vulnerability in its system that allowed them to bypass the security controls to withdraw funds.