As a result of hacking Nicehash, bitcoins were stolen for $ 60 million, the service suspended work

As a result of hacking Nicehash, bitcoins were stolen for $ 60 million, the service suspended work

Yesterday afternoon on the pages of Reddit there was a message that the service Nicehash was hacked, as a result of which users were stolen from the users' wallets funds in bitcoins for a total of $ 60 million. All of them were transferred to one purse. In this case, the wallets of both buyers and sellers were affected.

In the evening, the Nicehash administration confirmed the fact of hacking and stated about the vulnerability in the security system of the site. The administration conducts an investigation of the incident and asked the law enforcement authorities for help. The service is suspended for 24 hours. So far, the administration does not name the exact amount of stolen funds, the counts of bitcoins that the attackers have carried out continue. The administration intends to resume the service in the future. It is also noted that while the investigation continues and there is no complete picture of what happened, it is recommended that all users of Nicehash change their online passwords.

Note, Nicehash is not a crypto currency exchange or a pool for mining. Rather, it can be called a joint mining service. Some users are ready to put into use the available hardware resources. Another part of users is ready to lease these capacities for the needs of own mining. Nicehash acts as an intermediary between buyers and sellers of computing power.

Source: Reddit, Nicehash