Crypto exchange Poloniex, owned by Justin Sun, has been victim of a hack on Friday in which around $60 million dollars in crypto assets were stolen, according to data from blockchain security firm PeckShield.
Poloniex exchange has been hacked, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield Inc. The exchange’s wallet was reportedly drained of around $60 million worth of cryptocurrencies. The exchange didn't officially confirm the hack, and referred only to disabling a wallet for maintenance. The exchange hasn't confirmed the hack and didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from FXStreet.
The centralized cryptocurrency exchange is reportedly under attack and exploiters have drained the platform’s wallets of around $60 million in crypto. The firm identified suspicious crypto transfers from the exchange’s wallet to the attacker’s. The hot wallet lost nearly $60 million, and the outflow is on at the time of writing. PeckShield identifies suspicious transactions from Poloniex hot wallet Less than an hour ago, Poloniex tweeted about its exchange wallet.
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