The exchange suspended the input and withdrawal of funds after suspicious transactions, the total amount of which was about $ 48 million. Cyvers specialists recorded large transfers from the platform wallets in Ethereum, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, Optim, Mantle and Polygon.
Later representatives BTCTURK They confirmed the fact of hacking, assuring that most of the assets are stored in protected cold wallets, and user funds are not affected by the attack.
“While our detailed investigation continues, the authorities are informed, we have taken all the necessary security measures,” the exchange said in a statement.
Cybersecurity specialists of the company Lookonchain They said that the scammers hacking BTCTURK have already begun to convert the stolen funds on the air. This is the second case of the theft of funds with the largest Turkish crypto -tank. In June 2024, BTCTURK was hacked by hackers and lost a total of $ 54 million.
The other day, experts in the field of cybersecurity of PeckShield said that Odin.fun platform was a victim of hacking, having lost 58 bitcoins.
Source: Bits
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