Crypto.com admits over $30 million stolen by hackers
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge In a blog post published in the early hours of Thursday morning, cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com acknowledged that the company had lost well over $30 million in Bitcoin and Ethereum after a hack that took place on January 17th.
The company has been criticized for vague communication around the hack, which was only officially confirmed yesterday by CEO Kris Marszalek.
The new blog post said that the total value of the unauthorized withdrawals was 4,836.26 ETH and 443.93 BTC - equivalent to roughly $15.2 million and $18.6 million respectively, at current exchange rates - as well as $66,200 worth of other currencies. According to the post, 483 Crypto.com users had their accounts compromised.
Crypto.com has said that all affected...