Recently the Bitcoin Mining Site NiceHash was Hacked and Over $60 Million Lost .
A Slovenian cryptocurrency mining marketplace, NiceHash, public that they lost about $64 million (roughly Rs. 413 crores) worth of Bitcoin because of some hack in its payment system, the latest incident to highlight risks that uneven oversight and security pose to booming digital currencies.
More than 980,000 Bitcoin was stolen from exchanges , which would be worth more than $15 billion at current position of bitcoins. Few have been recovered, leaving some investors without any compensation.
They said on their website that "We ask for patience and understanding while we investigate the causes and find the appropriate solutions for the future of the service"
It is not clear yet that did the customer faced any losses.
A Slovenian cryptocurrency mining marketplace, NiceHash, public that they lost about $64 million (roughly Rs. 413 crores) worth of Bitcoin because of some hack in its payment system, the latest incident to highlight risks that uneven oversight and security pose to booming digital currencies.
More than 980,000 Bitcoin was stolen from exchanges , which would be worth more than $15 billion at current position of bitcoins. Few have been recovered, leaving some investors without any compensation.
They said on their website that "We ask for patience and understanding while we investigate the causes and find the appropriate solutions for the future of the service"
It is not clear yet that did the customer faced any losses.
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