Shocking news for players in the cryptocurrency market hit the agenda like a bomb. According to reports, suspicious transfers have begun from wallets linked to popular exchange CoinEx…
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx sounds an alarm
According to on-chain analysis, there is a remarkable movement of approximately $18 million from the exchange’s hot wallets. Mysterious transfers raised the possibility of a hacking incident.
According to CyversAlerts’ report, the size of transfers from CoinEx’s hot wallets, which has a daily transaction volume of $32 million, reached $18 million. The increasing volume, especially in Ethereum-based transactions, strengthens the possibility of a hacking attempt.
🚨ALERT🚨Hey @coinexcom, Our AI powered
system has detected multiple suspicious transactions
with your #Ethereum hot wallet. It is being draining
right now. You should stop all the withdraws and deposits right now@tayvano_ @zachxbt
More info will come
Stay Vigilant! pic.twitter.com/I6GON0An4v
— 🚨 Cyvers Alerts 🚨 (@CyversAlerts) September 12, 2023
CoinEx users should be careful
Cyber security experts also express their concerns about the incident. It is emphasized that Ethereum wallets may be in the process of being emptied and investors should take immediate precautions. They also sent warnings to the CoinEx team that it should temporarily suspend deposits/withdrawals.
Meanwhile, CyversAlerts said in a follow-up tweet that they were unable to contact the CoinEx team.
🚨UPDATE🚨We tried to contact @coinexcom, But, we could not.3 suspicious address got around $18M from @coinexcom hot wallets.https://t.co/Rs0plL3d70https://t.co/btdQN1IfGZhttps://t.co/ygrMK0WhCF
Suspicious addresses started swapping tokens for #ETH.#CyversAlert https://t.co/Wzw84aAjZk
— 🚨 Cyvers Alerts 🚨 (@CyversAlerts) September 12, 2023
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