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EXMO cryptocurrency exchange hacked, loses 5% of total assets

British cryptocurrency exchange EXMO has disclosed that unknown attackers withdrew almost 5% of its total assets after compromising its hot wallets. The exchange had a 2273 BTC (nearly $52 million) 24-hour trading volume and 27,795 active traders. EXMO says that it has temporarily suspended all withdrawals after detecting suspicious and large withdrawals starting with December 21st, at 2:27:02 UTC. The hackers behind the attack were able to steal and withdraw nearly five% of EXMO’s total assets to the following addresses.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exmo-cryptocurrency-exchange-hacked-loses-5-percent-of-total-assets/

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