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Kucoin Account Compromise: $22.63K Reported Loss

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Incident Overview

The crypto exchange Kucoin stated that its official Twitter account was stolen for about 45 minutes from 00:00 on April 24 (UTC+2) on the 24th, and the attacker posted false activities, causing multiple users to lose assets. As of 02:00 (UTC+2) on April 24, 22 transactions have been identified, including ETH/BTC related to fake activity, with a total value of 22,628 USDT. Kucoin will fully compensate all verified asset losses caused by social media leaks and fake activities.

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