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Title: Cryptopia down! Post by: Wotan Wipeout on January 16, 2019, 06:27:38 AM Bad news....
https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/ Investigation involving crypto-currency company Tuesday, 15 January 2019 - 9:50pm National News Police were advised late yesterday of an issue involving potential un-authorised transaction activity at the Christchurch based crypto-currency trading company Cryptopia. A significant value of crypto-currency may be involved and Police are taking this very seriously. We are currently talking to the company to gain a further understanding of what has occurred. A dedicated investigation team is being established in Christchurch including specialist police staff with expertise in this area. Police are also liaising with relevant partner agencies in New Zealand and overseas. The investigation is still in its very early stages and police are unable to provide further information tonight We expect to provide an update tomorrow. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre. Title: Re: Cryptopia down! Post by: R0land on January 16, 2019, 07:01:04 AM They had a security breach and losses a lot of coins.
They wrote it on twitter. Title: Re: Cryptopia down! Post by: mdayonliner on January 16, 2019, 11:15:48 AM Meaning I made mistake not withdrawing some of my ETN. The value was over 0.1 BTC or so... Damn!
Title: Re: Cryptopia down! Post by: crairezx20 on January 16, 2019, 01:26:13 PM That is why I don't trust centralized exchange. I have a few coins left from the site and I think they will never give our coins back.
I don't know if it's real that they are hacked or maybe this is an inside job? If I'm right maybe they are instant millionaire due to many coins stuck from their website. Title: Re: Cryptopia down! Post by: swogerino on January 16, 2019, 01:47:50 PM I hope they come back up but I am suspicious that this maybe an inside job as almost always when a security breach happen at this level, I can't explain otherwise all these hacked exchanges. Never keep a significant amount of your crypto capital in an exchange which is administered by a third party, people you don't know and even if you know the people that is no warranty at all that bad things will not happen.
Title: Re: Cryptopia down! Post by: gotminer on January 17, 2019, 04:36:14 PM Glad my Cryptopia account only contained dust. Another shitty exchange goes down.
Title: Re: Cryptopia down! Post by: smoolae on January 17, 2019, 08:45:50 PM Well, there goes my dust ;D. I feel bad for anyone who did suffer losses thanks this breach :'(, know how it feels like thanks to BitGrail.
This occasion once again shows that exchanges, even the ones that have been around for a long time, could still have some weak spots that haven't been discovered. Always keep your coins in an offline wallet. |