A hacking incident involving Ethereum (ETH) and CENNZ with a 400 million yen scale at the overseas exchange Cryptopia!
Hacking incident at overseas exchange Cryptopia (Cryptopia) has occurred!
Cryptopia, a cryptocurrency exchange based in New Zealand, reported on its Twitter on January 15 that they had suffered a security incident on January 14 and have halted all trading.
— Cryptopia Exchange (@Cryptopia_NZ)January 15, 2019
【Japanese Translation】
On January 14, a security incident with Cryptopia, a cryptocurrency exchange, was found to involve a “significant loss.”
To verify the extent of the damage, an emergency maintenance is currently being carried out.
The authorities have already been notified, and maintenance will continue until the investigation results are known, with all trading services suspended.
We apologize for the inconvenience and will work with utmost effort toward resolution, providing updates as the latest information becomes available.
In this announcement, a notable point is that the term used is not “hacking” but “security breach.”
This expression is likely used to minimize sensationalism, but as stated in Cryptopia’s announcement above,
they acknowledge “significant losses” and are currently in the process of confirming the detailed damages.
【Table of Contents for this Article】
- Hacking incident at overseas exchange Cryptopia (Cryptopia) occurred!
- Cryptopia’s damages
- What is the impact on the cryptocurrency market?
- CZ comments on Cryptopia and freezes targeted cryptocurrencies
- Articles related to the hacking incident
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