Security Incident · Wallet
BitPoint Wallet Theft: $27.61M Reported Loss
On July 12, Japan's BitPoint Japan (BPJ) exchange was hacked, and 3.5 billion yen (32 million U.S. dollars) worth of cryptocurrency in the hot wallet was stolen.
- Reported loss
- $ 27,610,000
- Attack category
- Wallet Stolen
Incident Overview
After that, BPJ shut down all services of the exchange. On the 14th, BPJ announced the recovery of some stolen cryptocurrencies from overseas trading systems, reducing the total loss to 3.02 billion yen (customer funds 2.06 billion, BPJ own funds 960 million).
Sources & References
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