Somesing, a South Korea-based blockchain company, was attacked for approximately $11.5 million.
According to the company’s statement, in the attack on Saturday 730 million SSX it was stolen. This 504 million people The part was not yet in circulation and was planned to be released at the end of 2025.
“It has been confirmed that the hacking incident is not linked to anyone from the SOMESING team and, given the methods employed, it is assumed that it was carried out by hacker(s) specialized in hacking digital assets.” statement was made.
Somesing, who reported to the police after the attack, is cooperating with the Klaytn Foundation and Uppsala Security to find out who carried out the attack. The company plans to block the cryptocurrencies received by the attacker.
Upbit, Bithumb and Coinone, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, have stopped deposits/withdrawals made with SSX.