Crypto exchange Bitrue suffers $23M hack due to hot wallet exploit

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Bitrue cryptocurrency exchange has suffered a hot wallet exploit, allowing attackers to withdraw various crypto assets worth nearly $23 million.

Announcing the news on April 14, Bitrue said that it had to temporarily suspend all withdrawals due to a “brief exploit” of its hot wallet. The firm expects to reopen withdrawals on April 18, 2023, after conducting additional security checks.

Bitrue stressed that it was able to address the matter quickly, which allowed the platform to prevent the further draining of funds. “We take this matter seriously and are currently investigating the situation,” Bitrue stated, adding that the affected hot wallet only accounted for less than 5% of the exchange’s overall funds. The firm wrote:

“The rest of our wallets continue to remain secure and have not been compromised. We are conducting a thorough security review and will update you as we make progress.”

Bitrue executives promised to fully compensate all the identified users affected by the incident. According to the announcement, the affected currencies on the exploited hot wallet included Ether (ETH), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Quant (QNT), Gala (GALA), Holo (HOT) and Polygon (MATIC).

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