BITHUMB EXCHANGE HACKED??steemCreated with Sketch.

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SAVE_20180620_155803.jpegOn Wednesday, roughly 35 billion Korean won (around $31 million) in cryptocurrency was stolen by hackers from the South Korea-based exchange Bithumb.....

Immediately after announcing the hack, Bithumb confirmed it will pay back victims using its own reserves... At the same time, Bithumb also started moving users' assets to a cold wallet to store cryptocurrencies in a more secure offline environment

Bithumb has not officially announced what exactly allowed the hackers to access its system, nor has it provided an estimated timeline for when asset deposits and withdrawals will resume....

Bithumb's hack marks the second cyber incident in the crypto industry in South Korea in recent days, and its second in less than a year. Less than two weeks ago, a breach at Coinrail is thought to have seen $40 million-worth of cryptocurrencies stolen. While, last year, a hack of the Youbit exchange notably led to the exchange filing for bankruptcy.

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Very unique knowledge and useful article

Yeah, you all are right frndz, just be aware and stay safe...

we can't trust any exchange blindly. we should more careful about all crypto exchanges where we dealing.......what about it? am i right ?

Yup and as genius says "don't put all eggs in one basket". We have to work with many exchanges, instead of just one.

it is a tragic event that the exchange should also increase its security

No exchange is hack proof...
better to diversify fund into multiple exchanges.