Bithumb Hacked for $31 Million

Summary # On June 20, 2018, Bithumb, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, was hacked for $31.5 million. The attacker gained access to one of the exchange’s hot wallets. Attackers # The identity of the attacker(s) is unknown. Losses # 35 billion won ($31.5 million) Timeline # June 20, 2018: Bithumb announced that 35,000,000,000 KRW worth cryptocurrencies have been stolen June 28, 2018: Bithamb announced that he managed to return part of the stolen funds and the actual amount of damage is 19 billion won ($17. ...