April 25, 2024

Hackers withdrew $4.8 million from the ZB cryptocurrency exchange

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Hackers withdrew $4.8 million from the ZB cryptocurrency exchange

Cybersecurity experts from the company Peckshield reported a possible hack of the decentralized cryptocurrency exchange ZB, which claimed to be the most secure in the world.

According to Peckshield experts, hackersmanaged to withdraw digital assets worth about $4.8 million from wallets. At the same time, on August 2, the crypto exchange announced a temporary suspension of deposits and withdrawals due to the “unexpected failure of some major applications.”

During the suspension, hackers managedtransfer more than 20 types of tokens from the site’s hot wallet. The tokens went to various decentralized exchanges and were sold for 2 224 ETH ($3.6 million). At the same time, the attackers still have assets worth about $1 million in their wallets.

At the moment, there has been no confirmation of the hack from ZB representatives.

On the same day, August 2, the
cross-chain bridge of the decentralized finance project Nomad. The attackers managed to withdraw assets worth more than $190 million.