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Crypto Exchange Bithumb Hacked Again, Lost EOS and XRP from Hot Wallets

Published 04/01/2019, 04:57 AM
Updated 04/01/2019, 06:21 AM
© Reuters.   Crypto Exchange Bithumb Hacked Again, Lost EOS and XRP from Hot Wallets
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The Korean exchange Bithumb reported a hack that affected its hot wallets for EOS and XRP, two of the hottest digital assets lately. This is the second hack of the exchange since the summer of 2018, when Bithumb lost about $30 million’s worth of digital assets.

The suspicious activity was noted immediately on social media, also tracking the funds moving through wallets and exchanges:

https://twitter.com/DoveyWan/status/1111839155380801536

One of the known EOS wallets that handled the funds from the hack showed a handful of larger transactions, moving the coins to the ChangeNow exchange, a small-scale operation that may be used without revealing an identity for know-your-customer (KYC) purposes.

The other asset seen on the m...

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