Surprise for Remixpoint, which manages the BitPoint crypto-exchange company: 3.5 billion yen disappeared from the digital box, representing 28 million euros.
The fund piracy cryptomonnaie stopped the activity of the company when it was visible on Thursday night.
An error in the system of transfer of funds out of the company
It was during a transfer of funds out of the company that the cryptocurrency went away. This was noticed as a result of an error in the system allowing the transfer of this cryptocurrency.
It would have escaped from a cryptocurrency wallet connected to the Internet, allowing the unconnected portfolios not to be affected by this piracy.
2.5 billion yen belonged to customers
The cryptocurrency piracy could concern the different virtual currencies managed by the company. Among them: Bitcoin, Ethereum or Ripple.
If for now, Remixpoint is still analyzing the loss following the incident, it has nevertheless already announced that affected customers would be compensated. In fact, 2.5 billion of the 3.5 flights belonged to customers.
The rest belonged to the company, which has also seen its shares lose 20% just after hacking and speaking.
In Japan, this event is not the first flight of cryptocurrency. Already, last year, Coincheck had been hacked into Japan, removing more than $ 500 million in digital currency. In 2017, two hacks directly forced Youbit into a bankruptcy filing.
In this country open to cryptocurrencies, hackers seem to be common, despite the use of the blockchain.
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