😱😱 Poloniex, one of the oldest crypto exchanges, was hacked: $114 million outflow
It is stated that the Poloniex exchange, one of the oldest exchanges in the history of cryptocurrency, has been hacked. According to the obtained figures, the value of the assets stolen from the stock exchange stands at about $ 114 million.
The Poloniex stock exchange, which TRON founder Justin Sun is among the owners of, was attacked by a hack. Dec. While it is stated that the amount stolen from the exchange is about 114 million dollars, the thieves moved some of the cryptocurrencies to the mixer platform Tornado Cash.
While CertiK stated that there are 4 hot wallet asset outflows in total, a statement was received from the Poloniex stock exchange that casts doubt on the issue. The exchange announced that the wallets were suspended for maintenance reasons.
The hacker is buying TRX
The hacker(s) who sent some cryptocurrencies to Tornado Cash also received TRON (TRX) with a part of the fund. There was a more than 10% increase in the TRX price after the hacking attack. The Decrypted coins include $32 million USDT, 443 Bitcoin ($16.5 million), 6100 Ether ($12.7 million), $6.75 million USDC, 577 billion SHIB ($4.7 million), 25.5 trillion ELON ($4.15 million) and other coins.
Justin Sun agreed
Justin Sun, one of the owners of Poloniex, also admitted to the attack from his X account and made the following statement:
“We have launched an investigation into this attack. There are no problems in the financial situation of Poloniex. The losses of the affected users will be compensated. We also want to work with other exchanges to recover the losses again.”
The Sun also stated that they are preparing a 5% reward offer for the hacker and tweeted the following:
“We have considered a 5% reward for the Poloniex hacker. Please send the stolen cryptocurrencies back to their ETH/TRX/BTC addresses. We give you 7 days to consider our offer. Otherwise, we will contact the security forces.”
#Poloniex #binance #BTC
It is stated that the Poloniex exchange, one of the oldest exchanges in the history of cryptocurrency, has been hacked. According to the obtained figures, the value of the assets stolen from the stock exchange stands at about $ 114 million.
The Poloniex stock exchange, which TRON founder Justin Sun is among the owners of, was attacked by a hack. Dec. While it is stated that the amount stolen from the exchange is about 114 million dollars, the thieves moved some of the cryptocurrencies to the mixer platform Tornado Cash.
While CertiK stated that there are 4 hot wallet asset outflows in total, a statement was received from the Poloniex stock exchange that casts doubt on the issue. The exchange announced that the wallets were suspended for maintenance reasons.
The hacker is buying TRX
The hacker(s) who sent some cryptocurrencies to Tornado Cash also received TRON (TRX) with a part of the fund. There was a more than 10% increase in the TRX price after the hacking attack. The Decrypted coins include $32 million USDT, 443 Bitcoin ($16.5 million), 6100 Ether ($12.7 million), $6.75 million USDC, 577 billion SHIB ($4.7 million), 25.5 trillion ELON ($4.15 million) and other coins.
Justin Sun agreed
Justin Sun, one of the owners of Poloniex, also admitted to the attack from his X account and made the following statement:
“We have launched an investigation into this attack. There are no problems in the financial situation of Poloniex. The losses of the affected users will be compensated. We also want to work with other exchanges to recover the losses again.”
The Sun also stated that they are preparing a 5% reward offer for the hacker and tweeted the following:
“We have considered a 5% reward for the Poloniex hacker. Please send the stolen cryptocurrencies back to their ETH/TRX/BTC addresses. We give you 7 days to consider our offer. Otherwise, we will contact the security forces.”
#Poloniex #binance #BTC