Millions in Bitcoin, Ethereum, & Tokens Hacked From KuCoin Will Be “Covered”
On Friday afternoon, a number of Twitter users began to notice large withdrawals of Ethereum and ERC-20 tokens from Kucoin’s designated addresses. In the span of about thirty minutes, about $150m worth of ETH tokens left the wallets marked “Kucoin” and “Kucoin 2” on Etherscan. As the coins that were withdrawn were basically all the […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin may have been hacked for $150 million in bitcoin and multiple ERC20 tokens. The Singapore-based exchange confirmed the September 25 security breach, but did not disclose the amount stolen. “Bitcoin, ERC-20 and, other tokens in Kucoin’s hot wallets were transferred out of the exchange,” said Kucoin in an update on Saturday. Meanwhile, Bitfinex and Tether, issuers of the centralized stablecoin USDT, immediately froze a combined $33 million worth of USDT suspected to be part of the funds looted in the Kucoin hack – an action that has....
Kucoin, a Singaporean cryptocurrency exchange, disclosed that it was hacked and plans on reimbursing customers whose funds were stolen.
They’ve already gotten the police involved. As the fallout from the hack on its platform continues, KuCoin said it has identified suspects and have now officially involved law enforcement in the investigation. KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu tweeted on Oct. 3 that the exchange now has substantial proof that identifies who hacked the service on Sept. 26. A quick update since my last livestream on Sep 30. After a thorough investigation, we have found the suspects of the 9.26 #KuCoin Security Incident with substantial proof at hand. Law enforcement officials and police are officially involved to take....
KuCoin is partially restoring crypto withdrawals after a major hack. The KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange is partly restoring deposits and withdrawals following a major hack.As KuCoin officially announced on Oct. 7, the platform has completed the wallet security upgrade for major cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Tether (USDT).Following the upgrade, KuCoin has resumed the deposit and withdrawal service of BTC, ETH, and ERC-20-based USDT. According to the announcement, USDT running on other blockchains like EOS, Tron, and Omni is not yet available for withdrawals. KuCoin....
Since the recent Kucoin hack, the crypto community has been waiting for the hacker to move funds. During the early morning hours (ET) on Sunday, a number of people noticed the Kucoin hacker started to move a large amount of ERC20 tokens to connect with the decentralized exchange (dex) Uniswap. The cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin was hacked on September 25, 2020, and early estimates said the trading platform lost around $150 million. On Sunday, the estimate is a bit larger, as the crypto community thinks upwards of $200 million in crypto coins were stolen. Kucoin CEO, Johnny Lyu, explained....