Summary
- BigOne Exchange reported that it suffered a loss of approximately $27 million due to a hacker exploit attack.
- It stated that this attack occurred as a supply chain attack, compromising the operational network and modifying the logic of the account and risk management servers.
- BigOne Exchange explained that although there was unauthorized access to the hot wallet, all private keys are safe and that system recovery and fund movement monitoring are ongoing.
The cryptocurrency exchange BigOne Exchange suffered a loss amounting to $27 million due to a hacker exploit attack.
On the 16th (local time), the on-chain security platform SlowMist reported through its official X (formerly Twitter) account that "BigOne Exchange's operation network was compromised in a hacker’s supply chain attack, resulting in modifications to the logic of account and risk management server operations and causing losses exceeding $27 million."
BigOne Exchange officially stated, "Although there was unauthorized access to hot wallets, all private keys remain safe. We are tracking the attacker's address and monitoring the movement of funds, and system recovery is currently in progress."
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