Crypto-exchange Youbit !NOT YOBIT! :) Youbit has declared itself bankrupt after the second year of hacker attack

in #news7 years ago (edited)

Crypto-exchange Youbit !NOT YObit! :) YOUbit has declared itself bankrupt after the second year of hacker attack

The South Korean currency exchange Youbit announced the closure and commencement of bankruptcy proceedings after being the victim of hackers for the second time in the last year. Unknown attackers stole about 17% of the assets of the site.


According to the publication, the exchange was hacked on Tuesday, December 19, at 4:35 local time. Representatives of Youbit did not disclose the exact amount of stolen funds, but they already confirmed that they will transfer 75% of the funds they stored on their balance sheets before the break-in.

A spokesman for the Korean Internet and Security Agency (KISA) added that law enforcement agencies are already investigating a hacker attack.

Note, before that, Youbit was attacked in April this year. Then the unknown kidnapped about 4000 BTC, and local media linked the attack with the actions of the North Korean special services.

According to recent assumptions, North Korea at the state level "hunts" for bitcoin. A number of experts say that against the backdrop of global "cryptomania" Kim Jong-un's regime intends to establish control over a significant number of existing bitcoins, using for this virus-extortionists, hacking sites and mining.

Also, in May of this year, hundreds of thousands of computers around the world were infected with the WannaCry virus, which encrypted users' data and demanded a ransom of $ 300 in bitcoins. Soon after, the US National Security Agency announced the involvement of North Korean special services in this attack.

Bobby Lee, the CEO of BTCC, agreed with North Korea's likely involvement in the activities in the field of crypto currency. At the same time, he called such a policy "reasonable and worthy of imitation."

Source Reuters

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