
Crypto Exchange Deribit sufre $28 Million Hack
- Un representante de Deribit afirmó que esta sería la primera vez que el intercambio sufre un ataque.
- El intercambio de opciones planea realizar una investigación completa sobre el hackeo para descubrir áreas vulnerables.
- Las criptoempresas se han enfrentado a un aumento de las amenazas de los piratas informáticos desde octubre.
Panama-based crypto futures and options exchange, Deribit, is the latest to suffer a hack in what has been a turbulent few weeks for the industry. The platform is said to have halted withdrawals after hackers made off with $28 million from the platform’s hot wallet.
Some crypto exchanges prefer hot wallets since they help with instant withdrawals. However, these kinds of wallets are prone to exploitation and hacking. In a Twitter post announcing the hack, Deribit noted that its clients’ funds were safe and covered by the reserve.
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Client assets, Fireblocks or any of the cold storage addresses are not affected. It’s company procedure to keep 99% of our user funds in cold storage to limit the impact of these type of events.
Deribit had to restrict withdrawals as a preventive measure and part of security checks. The exchange will resume withdrawal once it is confident of its security. Deribit explained that deposits that have already been sent would be processed and credited to accounts once the necessary confirmation has been received.
Deribit wrote that the “hack is isolated to their BTC, ETH, and USDC hot wallets.” The hacker reportedly gained 691 BTC and 9,111.59 ETH from the hack and quickly converted the stolen USDC to Ethereum. According to reports, the stolen funds are being held in two wallets and have not been sent to any mixing or laundering service.
Deribit también compartió una publicación para asegurar a sus usuarios su estabilidad financiera y agregó que sus reservas cubrirían cualquier pérdida sin afectar sus fondos de seguro. escribió
El fondo del seguro no se verá afectado, la pérdida se pagará con las reservas de la empresa. Deribit permanece en una posición financiera sólida y las operaciones en curso no se verán afectadas.
A spokesperson for the exchange told Cointelegraph that the platform was looking at getting back to business as soon as possible and was reviewing its security. The spokesperson added that Deribit would conduct a full investigation into the hack to find areas of vulnerability. The company’s representative claimed this would be the first time it had suffered a hack and loss since its debut in 2016.
Los criptoproyectos han sufrido un mayor número de ataques desde que comenzó el año, y octubre se describió como el peor de todos. Los usuarios están preocupados por la seguridad de sus fondos y han pedido mejores medidas de seguridad en los intercambios.