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Bithumb Security Incident

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Incident Overview

According to a report from CoinDesk Korea, the exchange was hacked for a total of 3.1 million EOS, which was withdrawn from the exchange’s “hot” (internet connected) wallet through a series of transactions. Based on the data from CoinMarketCap, EOS is currently trading at $4.22, making the total value of the coins lost around $13 million. The company said in its statement that it suspects the hack was conducted by an insider, since no evidence of external exploit has been found.

Sources & References

Original incident referencehttps://medium.com/@imeosone/%E8%BF%99%E4%BA%9B%E5%B9%B4%E9%BB%91%E5%AE%A2%E6%98%AF%E5%A6%82%E4%BD%95%E8%8A%B1%E5%BC%8F%E6%94%B6%E5%89%B2%E4%BA%A4%E6% (opens in a new tab)

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