A Tokyo-based cryptocurrency Exchange called Bitpoint has suspended operations after it lost $32 million to a hacking last night.
The company that runs the exchange, Remixpoint, discovered that ¥3.5 billion worth of various digital currencies had disappeared under its management.
Bitpoint Hacked and Suspends OperationsAccording to the exchange, the funds went missing from a hot wallet (a wallet connected to the internet), but other funds held in cold wallets or offline haven’t been affected. The hacking was brought to light when an error appeared in the exchange’s outgoing funds transfer system.
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