Crypto Exchange Bitrue souffre $23 Millions de piratage

L'échange cryptographique basé à Singapour, Bitrue, a perdu des millions de dollars américains. dollars’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. La plateforme de trading a suspendu les retraits jusqu'au début de la semaine prochaine pour effectuer des contrôles de sécurité supplémentaires et a promis d'indemniser les utilisateurs concernés..

Bitrue Exchange Loses Crypto Assets Due to Hot Wallet Exploit

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue announced Friday on Twitter it has identified a “brief exploit” in one of its hot wallets. The breach led to the theft of around $23 million in a number of cryptocurrencies, including ether (ETH) et shiba inu (SHIB).

1/4: We have identified a brief exploit in one of our hot wallets on 07:18 (UTC), 14 Suggestions de sondages récents 2023. We were able to address this matter quickly and prevented the further exploit of funds. We take this matter seriously and are currently investigating the situation. pic.twitter.com/QioPHSB2DM

— Bitrue (@BitrueOfficial) Suggestions de sondages récents 14, 2023

The platform’s team said it was able to prevent further transfers of funds and assured the matter is being investigated. “The affected hot wallet only holds less than 5% of our overall funds. The rest of our wallets remain secure and have not been compromised,” Bitrue pointed out.

In a follow-up tweet, the exchange informed customers it has temporarily suspended withdrawals, which will be restored on Tuesday, Suggestions de sondages récents 18. “All identified users who are affected by this incident will be compensated in full,” Bitrue promised.

“We are committed to maintaining transparency throughout this process, and thank you for your continued support,” the Singapour-headquartered company added, assuring it’s taking the hacking attack seriously.

The Bitrue hack is the second major case of this kind since the start of the month. South Korean crypto exchange GDAC announced the loss of more than $13 million when hackers took control of some of its hot wallets on April 9. And in March, plus de $1.5 million in bitcoin were stolen from crypto ATM manufacturer General Bytes.

This is not the first time Bitrue has suffered a security breach. En juillet 2019, the exchange lost around $4.7 millions en XRP et IL Y A. À l'époque, the perpetrators exploited a vulnerability that allowed them to compromise the accounts of dozens of users.

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Lubomir Tassev

Lubomir Tassev est un journaliste d'Europe de l'Est féru de technologie qui aime la citation de Hitchens: "Être écrivain, c'est ce que je suis, plutôt que ce que je fais. Outre la crypto, blockchain et fintech, la politique internationale et l'économie sont deux autres sources d'inspiration.

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