After a cyberattack resulted in a staggering $200 million loss from the decentralized exchange (dex) platform Mixin, the company revealed that its cloud service provider had been compromised. In a bid to recover the stolen funds, Mixin is now extending a $20 million reward to the hacker upon the return of the assets. Through an…
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According to several posts on the social media platform X written by Tron founder Justin Sun, the crypto exchange HTX (formally Huobi) was hacked for 5,000 ether. Despite the loss, Sun contends that user funds on the exchange are safe and the “platform is operating completely normally.” HTX Exchange’s Security Breach Results in 5,000 ETH…
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On September 12, 2023, Coinex was hacked, losing an estimated $54 million after hackers removed significant amounts of BTC, ETH, TRX, and other tokens. Three days later, Coinex released an open letter to the hackers, hoping to “build a sincere and open channel of communication.” Hacked but Hopeful: Coinex’s Pursuit of a Constructive Resolution Founded…
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The DEX has been taken offline due to the discovery of the bug, and the team has implemented an “emergency fix” and update. The Maiar Exchange, a decentralized exchange (DEX) native to the Elrond blockchain, has been temporarily taken offline after an attacker utilized an exploit and made off with roughly $113 million worth of…
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The Chinese crypto exchange says funds are “SAFU” and that the emergency maintenance could take up to two weeks. Cryptocurrency exchange platform Hotbit has shut down all of its services after an attempted cyberattack on Thursday. “Hotbit just suffered a serious cyber-attack starting around 08:00 PM UTC, April 29, 2021, which led to the paralyzation…
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