It's not the first time we are talked about Bithumb, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange . Last year they were victims of an important robbery, and it seems that history has been repeated.
The South Korean platform has recognized that they have returned to the victims of a hacking attack, in which hackers managed to take 35,000 million won (equivalent to 27.2 million euros or 31.5 million dollars).
The Second South Korean exchange that hacker steal in less than two weeks
As often happens in these cases, Bithumb has announced that they have suspended all deposit and withdrawal services to ensure the security of all users' funds.
In addition, they have ensured that all funds that have been stolen will be covered by the company and have reported that they are changing the system, transferring all the assets to a cold portfolio.
The price of Bitcoin fell by $ 200.
Upon hearing this news, the value of Bitcoin fell from 6,718 to 6,500 dollars . Although The price of Bitcoin has started to recover and again.
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Bithumb is the second operator of cryptocurrency currencies in South Korea , and that makes it one of the main targets of hackers. In fact, it is the second South Korean exchange that has been hacked in less than two weeks.
A few days ago it was the turn of Coinrail , a platform that saw how the hackers took 42 million dollars in altcoins, a news that caused the value of Bitcoin to fall.