bitcoin agency in Hong Kong has $ 63 million stolen – Techworld

Bitfinex suspended trading currencies after identifying security breach and said it is investigating the case with authorities

An exchange office digital currency in Hong Kong has suspended trading currencies after a gap security where, apparently, cybercriminals are gone as equivalent to US $ 63 million.

the Bitfinex agency reported the raid on Tuesday (2) and said it has worked with local police to investigate the theft.

“We are investigating the breach to determine what happened, but we know that some of our users had stolen bitcoins,” he said Bitfinex.

The statement from the agency does not report, however how many bitcoins were stolen, but Zane Tackett, director of site and product development, said on Reddit that the losses amount to 119.756 bitcoins. The Bitfinex did not confirm the amount.

At the time of closing this report, one bitcoin was worth US $ 527.25, though the value was in the fall as the theft news spread.

Bitfinex is also used to exchange other digital currencies, including the ether and litecoin, but the site says only bitcoins were affected.

“As we count the individual losses customers, we may need to open margin positions, associated financing and / or collateral affected by the violation, “the exchange office. “We will consider several options to address the loss of customers after the investigation.”

Bitfinex is not the first currency exchange digital currencies that lost money on a break this year. In April, Shapeshift was hacked in what later came to say that it was an internal theft. A month later, the Gatecoin had about $ 2 million in stolen equivalent bitcoin.

These incidents are relatively timid when compared to the collapse of Mt. Gox, based in Tokyo, two years ago, when the agency closed its doors after losing bitcoins evaluated at the time at $ 474 million.

“We’ll keep the site is the air until we 100% sure you’re safe,” Tackett said in a post on Reddit, where he answered user questions

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