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Home » Press Release » In Japan Crypto Heist, Hackers have Stolen Almost $100 Million

In Japan Crypto Heist, Hackers have Stolen Almost $100 Million

Hackers have looted $97 million worth of Ethereum and other digital coins from Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid in the latest digital swindle days after one of the largest ever cryptocurrency heists.

According to Fortune magazine, the business acknowledged a “compromise” in a tweet issued late Thursday, stating it is putting assets that were not touched into more secure “cold wallet” storage.

Warm crypto wallets are hosted on the internet and allow crypto investors to access their funds using digital platforms. Cold wallets, on the other hand, are offline-based, making them more difficult for would-be attackers to access. Because they are not connected to the internet, cold wallets are typically viewed as a more secure storage solution, according to CoinMarketCap.

Storing a large number of digital assets in a hot wallet…is not recommended since it exposes your cash to potential security dangers, such as cyber theft. As a result, you should only keep a modest quantity of cryptocurrency in a hot wallet and put your long-term investment in a cold wallet. After the second significant cryptocurrency theft in recent days, the firm has also banned deposits and withdrawals.

According to the BBC, a $600 million robbery targeted the digital token platform Poly Network. A hacker exploited a hole in the system of blockchain site Poly Network last week, stealing $600 million. You have hacked one of the largest sums of money in [decentralized finance] history, Poly Network claimed. Since then, the hacker known as Mr. White Hat has returned over $427 million in assets.

The Liquid isn’t the only Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that’s been hacked. MtGox, a Tokyo-based exchange, collapsed in 2014 after nearly half a billion dollars in bitcoin was stolen, while Coincheck was hacked in a $530 million robbery in 2018.

The firm announced on Twitter that we regret to inform you that the warm wallets of #LiquidGlobal have been compromised; we are transferring assets to the cold wallet.

Liquid, which was founded in 2014, now operates in over 100 countries and serves millions of customers.

According to CoinMarketCap data, it is one of the top 20 largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world by daily trading volumes. Liquid’s staff are still investigating the attack vector and taking steps to limit the impact on users, according to a blog post from the firm. The company said that Liquid would continue to do everything necessary to lessen the impact of this problem and restore full service as quickly as feasible.

Although Liquid did not provide a cash figure, blockchain analytics firm Elliptic estimated the losses to be at $97 million. $45 million of it was in Ethereum tokens, which are being changed into Ether to prevent the hacker’s assets from being frozen. Bitcoin, XRP, and stable coins were among the other cryptos seized in the theft.

According to CoinMarketCap, Liquid is one of the top 20 crypto exchanges in terms of daily trading volume. It has transacted approximately $141 million in cryptocurrency in just 24 hours. The theft comes just over a week after hackers stole $600 million in cryptocurrencies, arguably the largest crime in the history of decentralized finance. The next day, the attackers returned half of what they had stolen, and finally, practically all of it ($135 million is still locked in an account that requires the hacker’s password).

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August 24, 2021   NYIJ
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