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Another day, another hack. This time around, Justin Sun’s crypto exchange – Poloniex – has reportedly fallen victim to a theft. This has resulted in the platform incurring a loss of over $60 million, according to Colin Wu. This incident was also confirmed by Peckshied, a blockchain security and data analytics company.
So far, the crypto exchange has lost money in several cryptocurrencies, including Link, TRX, and TUSD. According to the exchange’s latest X (Twitter) post, Poloniex’s wallet “has been disabled for maintenance.” The platform, however, did not mention the root cause for the suspension and there has been no official mention of a hack.
The founder of Tron and owner of Poloniex – Justin Sun has spoken about the incident on his official X account stating that the team was investigating the hack incident. The Tron founder has also promised to “fully reimburse the affected funds”, claiming that the exchange “maintains a healthy financial position.” Sun also stated that the team was “exploring opportunities for collaboration with other exchanges” to recover the stolen funds”
Poloniex becomes Sun’s second exchange to fall
Interestingly, reports of a hack surfaced months after Sun’s other crypto exchange – HTX also fell victim to a hack. The exchange, which was previously known as Huobi, lost 5000 ETH (nearly $8 million) over an attack that took place in September 2023.
However, despite the loss, Sun assured customers that the exchange “fully covered the losses incurred from the attack and has successfully resolved all related issues.” The founder even claimed that the $8 million that was stolen equated to the exchange’s two week’s revenue.
The story is still developing…
