Finally, Genesis-Mining shared the details of their recent "technical problem". As you might know, they haven´t been paying to a single customer since 20th July and in spite of countless approches, they did not tell what the actual problem is.
About 15 min ago, they have posted an announcment on their webside and twitter account admiting that they have been hacked. According to information given, attacker managed to gain access to their hot wallet and withdraw funds.
They say that it will be reimburse in full and all pending payments will be processed soon. I am not really convienced about that part as they don´t give any number about how much was actually stolen. Since there is no information, it is very likely that the amount is high. If so, things might get very bad for Genesis-Mining investors. Please see below for their announcment.
Genesis Mining Service Update
Category / Press releases
Published on 26.07.2017.
We want to keep you updated on the technical difficulties that have interrupted payouts in the last few days. Our team has been working to address every aspect of this problem to restore service, and now we’re able to update you in more detail.
On the night of Friday July 21st, we detected an unauthorized intrusion by an attacker. This attacker gained access to a hot wallet and was able to transfer funds which we will reimburse in full. Shortly after the intrusion was detected, our team was able to shut down the attack. We immediately took steps to mitigate the issue, including enhancing our monitoring and detection capabilities, and further hardening our environment. One of those increased security measures was to delay our daily payouts.
We have found no evidence that sensitive end user information, including email addresses, were exposed by this incident. We also do not collect, store or have access to customers’ credit card details. We immediately engaged 3rd party cyber security advisory to investigate the attack, and validate that the measures we took to address this issue – and it’s those security practices that ensure that an issue like this remains isolated and resolvable.
We want to assure you that our mining operation was not affected and is running as normal. Every single one of our customers will receive their missing payouts as soon as we’re sure about the safety and integrity of our payment system. One of the advantages of the daily payout system is that it helps prevent actual losses, even in moments like these that cause delays.
The next payout is being scheduled, and all missing mining profits will be paid out to our users during the coming days. Genesis Mining will cover the full amount, and you will receive all of your payouts. The mining profits will be released gradually with the usual daily payouts, so you will receive two payouts a day instead of the usual single payout per day, until all missing payments are complete. We’re sorry for any delays in ticket responses, and I want to personally assure you that our Customer Service team will respond to each and every concern you have.
We will update you as soon as new information is available.
We’ve been providing daily cryptocurrency payouts for more than three years now and treat these payouts as a promised service for our customers. Your trust and confidence in Genesis Mining is of the utmost importance to us, and we understand the frustration around not receiving those payouts. That’s why our team is working around the clock to resolve the issue and restore payouts, while ensuring something like this doesn’t happen again.
Every person who mines with us helps make what we do possible, and we appreciate your patience with us as we work to ensure security while getting you your hard earned coins.
Sincerely yours,
Marco Streng
CEO Genesis Mining
sources
http://blog.genesis-mining.com/genesis-mining-service-update