The total hacking loss for Zaif is 6.7 billion yen! What will be the future measures!?
Zaif cryptocurrency exchange suffers hacking on September 20!
Zaif, a major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, revealed on PRTIMES that around 2:00 AM on September 20, it incurred hacking damage amounting to about 6.7 billion yen and is currently suspending deposits and withdrawals of cryptocurrencies.
>>>Zaif’s announcement page on PRTIMES
The sequence of Zaif’s hacking incident
Zaif has announced the currently known facts as follows.
First, between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM on September 14, due to unauthorized external access, cryptocurrency was illegally transferred from the hot wallet managed by Zaif.
Subsequently, on September 17, citing server access issues, all deposits and withdrawals of all cryptocurrencies were halted, and on September 18 the hacking damage was acknowledged.
The following four items are official Twitter announcements made by Zaif when the hacking incident occurred.
Currently, deposits and withdrawals for BTC and MONA are suspended due to server issues. We are investigating toward restoration. Please refrain from deposits and withdrawals. We apologize for the inconvenience.
【Follow-up】Currently, in addition to BTC and MONA, BCH deposits and withdrawals are also suspended due to server issues. We are continuing damage response and will report once restored. Please refrain from deposits and withdrawals.
Also, payments via ZaifPayment are suspended. We apologize for the inconvenience.
【Follow-up on cryptocurrency deposits/withdrawals issues】
Currently deposits and withdrawals for BTC, MONA, and BCH are temporarily suspended. We are continuing the issue response, and we have confirmed the safety of customers’ assets. Restoration is planned within 1–2 business days. We apologize for the inconvenience.
【Follow-up on cryptocurrency deposits/withdrawals issues】
For the following counterparty tokens handled by Zaif, withdrawals are also suspended for the same reason.
ZAIF/XCP/BCY/SJCX/FSCC/PEPECASH/CICC/NCXC
We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to customers.
