A hack worth 37 million dollars forces the "Upbit" platform to suspend withdrawals and compensate users
The “Upbit” platform, which is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, suffered a major hack valued at approximately 37 million dollars, prompting it to temporarily suspend withdrawals and deposits.
The platform clarified that the attack occurred this morning (Thursday) local time, where approximately 54 billion Korean won was withdrawn from several cryptocurrencies on the Solana network to an unknown external wallet.
According to an “Upbit” statement, the abnormal withdrawal occurred around 4:42 AM, targeting a wide range of cryptocurrencies including:
SOL, 2Z, ACS, BONK, DOOD, DRIFT, HUMA, IO, JTO, JUP, LAYER, ME, MEW, MOODENG, ORCA, PENGU, PYTH, RAY, RENDER, SONIC, SOON, TRUMP, USDC, and W.
The platform responded to the incident by transferring all its digital currencies to more secure cold wallets to prevent any additional hacks, and managed to freeze the equivalent of 8.18 million dollars in tokens
