Huobi Hacked For $8 Million Worth Of ETH, Offers Hacker 5% Bounty
According to Arkham Intel, the Huobi crypto exchange platform (HTX) fell victim to a hacking incident resulting in the theft of 5000 ETH, valued at approximately $8 million. The hacker reportedly moved 1,000 ETH to a separate wallet, 0x799, shortly after compromising the platform and has since remained silent. Related Reading: Ripple CTO Weighs In: Why A Higher XRP Price Is Beneficial For Adoption Huobi Resolves Breach, Offers Hacker Lucrative Deal For Stolen ETH Justin Sun, the Founder of TRON and an Advisor to Huobi, confirmed the incident on X (formerly Twitter), stating that HTX....
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