Hackers steal $ 1.5 billion from Cripto Exchange Bibit to the biggest ever

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Hackers stole about 1.5 billion dollars in the CRIPTO tokens from the bar, in terms, the digital exchange of assets described as the largest theft to hit the industry.

Etherum Coins was taken from BITAB offline or “Cold” Wallet, the CEO Ben Zhou said in the post in KS.

“As far as we know it could be the largest hack in the history of our industry,” Zhou added later in live updates.

Zhou said that there was a hurry to withdraw from exchange, but the flow slowed down. He said that the site was given a bridge loan from his partners and that it would be whole for any coins that could not return.

Hack indicates a blow crypto Industry, which was a reggunt in the last few months at the expense of Trump Administration, will take a friendly approach to digital property.

The large short of long-lasting problem for the crypto industry from the earliest years and highlighted security concerns

In 2011. years MT GOX, then it is a place for most bitcoin transactions, lost about 25,000 coins worth 470 million dollars at the time.

About $ 570 million has been taken from the exchange of bynance in October 2022. years later found to a smart contract error, a computer program that automatically performs actions when certain conditions are met.

Zhou confirmed that it takes about 400,000 coins, which said he was worth about $ 1.5 billion.

Etherum is the third most wanted crypto coin, behind Bitcoin and moorings, so-called StableCoin whose value is connected to the US dollar.

Cold wallets are considered safer than the Internet “hot” wallets, and mandatory multiple signals before coins can be transferred. Zhou said he didn’t know how the wallet was hacked, but that it was investigated.

The research group Arkham Intelligencia said in the post in KS that he found $ 1.36 billion that left Etherum by ejecting Bibit for more other bills in which he was selling quickly.