Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx lost nearly $54 million in assets as a result of a cyber attack.
CoinEx hot wallets September 12 It has been the target of cyber attackers throughout its history. Attackers hacked into the exchange’s hot wallets close to 54 million dollars It was said that the owner of the cryptocurrency was seized. CoinEx ensures customer funds are safe full commitment gave.
On-chain security platform was one of the first to witness the incident peckshield happened. The platform published the news on its official social media account on September 12. in the shipmentremoving CoinEx from their hot wallets large amount And to the suspicious fund He warned against it.
According to the information given, the attackers Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ripple (XRP), Polygon (MATIC), BNB Smart Chain (BSC), Solana (SOL), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Dagger (XDAG), Kadena (KDA) and TRON (TRX) targeted their wallets on their networks. The amount of stolen assets is recovered within a short period of time. for $53.96 million It was stated that it was reached. The assets were listed as follows:
- $5.9 million worth 231 BTC
- 6 million dollars worth 12.6 million XRP
- $18 million worth 11.2 million ETH
- $53.9 thousand worth 200 thousand Bkex Chain (BKK)
- $11 million worth 137 million TRX
- 32 thousand dollars worth 12.7 million Klevers (KLV)
- 285 thousand dollars worth 559 thousand MATIC
- $6.2 million worth 29.5 million BNB
- 120 thousand dollars worth 70 BNB and some altcoins
- $2.5 million worth 141 thousand SOL
- 440 thousand dollars worth 2,220 BCH
- 1.7 million 229 million XDAG worth $
- 1.1 million 2.2 million KDA worth USD
Statement from CoinEx
CoinEx September 12 published on his official social media account on in the shipmentThey said they were investigating the situation soon. a detailed report He stated that they would prepare it. Stock market for more security Deposits and withdrawals are suspended he stated.
CoinEx reported that the stolen assets were significantly higher than the total assets of the exchange. Small He said it represented a share. Additionally, CoinEx ensures that customer funds are 100% safe and that all affected parties will receive full compensation.
The exchange also records the wallets through which the attacker moved assets. disclosure He urged users to be careful with these wallets.