$37 Million in Ether Stolen as People Refuse to Learn Their Lesson About Cryptocurrencies

in ethereum •  7 years ago 

Unknown hackers made off with an estimated $32 million in hot cryptocurrency Ether, one of the most popular of the innumerable successors to Bitcoin, this week.

According to CyberScoop, hackers discovered a vulnerability in Parity Wallet, one of many services which offer bank account-like wallet services for users to park cryptocurrencies in. Exploiting the vulnerability allowed the hackers to escape with approximately 153,000 Ether in three separate transactions.

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