South Korea-based crypto exchange, which was attacked by software hackers for the second time, announced that it closed and filed for bankruptcy. Following the announcement, investors increased concerns about the stock exchange traded by crypto-money.
Youbit explained from an official internet site that there was an attack in the morning and that 17 percent of the total assets were stolen.
The statement also stated that every investor registered in the system has lost 75 percent of his account. The company said it stopped all transactions and continued to work to keep customers at a minimum level.
Considering that a large number of people around the world invested heavily in the crypto money exchanges, the markets of the Bitcoins stolen were driven by the raging assault. Bitcoin prices began to decline throughout the day. In a statement made by the Korean Internet Security Agency KISA. Police and KISA officials said they started the investigation into the attack. While it is reported that 75 percent of the accounts that have invested in Youbit are experiencing loss, many people are trying to log into the site to transfer their last BitCoins to different sites and to attract BitCoins.
