- Some assets in hot wallets were seized by hackers.
- The exchange announced that it has suspended withdrawals.
Today, the cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue was hacked! As a result of the attack, millions of dollars worth of tokens were seized!
Hack Attack on Bitrue Exchange!
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitrue announced today that it was hacked and that $23 million worth of ETH, QNT, GALA, SHIB, HOT, and MATIC assets were stolen.
Hack attack on Bitrue exchange. Attackers seized $23 million worth of $ETH, $QNT, $GALA, $SHIB, $HOT, and $MATIC.
— CO NEWS (@coinotag) April 14, 2023
Bitrue, with a 24-hour volume of $1.8 billion, reported that they quickly resolved the issue and prevented further funds from being stolen. It was also reported that the stolen assets were less than 5% of total assets.
Bitrue announced that it has suspended all withdrawals until April 18 for additional security checks.