Security News > 2017 > July > Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked! Over $1 Billion Worth Bitcoin and Ether Stolen (The Hackers News)
2017-07-05 03:01
One of the world's largest Bitcoin and Ether cryptocurrencies exchanges Bithumb has recently been hacked, resulting in loss of more than $1 Billion in cryptocurrencies after a number of its user accounts compromised. Bithumb is South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange with 20% of global ether trades, and roughly 10% of the global bitcoin trade is exchanged for South Korea's currency, the
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