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Customer funds stolen in hack of UK cryptocurrency exchange EXMO
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U.K.-registered cryptocurrency exchange EXMO Exchange Ltd. has been hacked and the equivalent of about $10 million in customer cryptocurrency was stolen.
The hack on the exchange, which is popular in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan was detected Monday and primarily involved the theft of bitcoin but also XRP, Zcash, USDT, Ethereum Classic and Ethereum from customer hot wallets, those that are readily accessible.
An investigation by EXMO is still underway but the company has been transparent in providing updates and details to customers. In an update early Dec. 23 U.K. time, EXMO wrote Monday that the amount stolen due to the hack makes up about 6% of the company’s total assets.
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Cyberattack Leaves U.K. Infrastructure Exposed for Month
On 12/15/20 at 5:08 PM EST
A cyberattack on a U.S. technology company that has left U.K. infrastructure exposed, including the Home Office, National Health Service (NHS) and police forces, could take months to remove, it has been claimed.
U.S. officials confirmed that it had been hit by cyberattacks targeting SolarWinds corp. The attack inserted malware into software updates. The company supplies technology products to all five branches of the U.S. military as well as the NHS, European Parliament and NATO.
President and CEO of SolarWinds Kevin Thompson said in a statement: We believe that this vulnerability is the result of a highly sophisticated, targeted and manual supply chain attack by a nation-state. We are acting in close coordinate with FireEye, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the intelligence community, and other law enforcement to investigate these matters. As such, we are limited as to what we can share at
U.S. agencies hit in brazen attack by suspected Russian hackers
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In one of the most audacious hacks in recent memory, U.S. government agencies were attacked as part of a global campaign that exploited a flaw in the software updates of a U.S. company. The hackers are suspected to be part of a notorious hacking group tied to the Russian government, the Washington Post reported.