{"id":4115,"date":"2023-09-25T18:19:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=4115"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:19:51","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:19:51","slug":"htx-fell-victim-to-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/htx-fell-victim-to-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"HTX Fell Victim to Hack!"},"content":{"rendered":"

HTX<\/strong> Fell Victim to Hack! HTX<\/strong> exchange CEO Justin Sun<\/strong> announced that he was attacked, which led to a loss of 5,000 Ethereum<\/strong> ($7.9 million).<\/p>\n

After HTX fell victim to the hack attack Justin Sun shared to assure customers via ‘X’<\/strong> ” HTX<\/strong>, has suffered a loss of 5,000<\/strong> Ethereum<\/strong> due to a hacker attack.” “HTX, has fully covered the losses caused by the attack and successfully resolved all related issues.” He said.<\/p>\n

Justin Sun said that the stolen ether “represents a small amount compared to the $3 billion<\/strong> worth of assets in our users’ hands.” Sun also stressed that the stolen cryptocurrencies were only equivalent to the exchange’s two-week<\/strong> income.<\/p>\n

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HTX @HTX_Global<\/a> has suffered a loss of 5,000 #Eth<\/a> ($8 million USD) due to a hacker attack. HTX has fully covered the losses incurred from the attack and has successfully resolved all related issues. All user assets are #SAFU<\/a> and the platform is operating completely normally.<\/p>\n

— H.E. Justin Sun \u5b59\u5b87\u6668 (@justinsuntron) September 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n