3/21/2018

Bitcoin Mining Hack

Hackers may have gotten away with $60 million worth of after a cyber attack hit the cryptocurrency mining platform NiceHash. Users highlighted the cyber breach on Reddit and Twitter Wednesday, with some saying they could lose hundreds of dollars. NiceHash lets people offer computing capacity for bitcoin miners to mine digital currencies. Scrivener Keygen Mackeeper. Cryptocurrency miners work out complex mathematical equations to add cryptocurrency transactions to decentralized public ledgers called blockchains.

Bitcoin Mining Hack

The mining marketplace initially said its service was undergoing 'maintenance'on Twitter, later adding it was 'working hard' to resolve issues affecting the site. NiceHash said in a statement it was 'investigating the nature of the incident,' and that it would close down its site for a day. 'We are working to verify the precise number of BTC (bitcoin) taken,' the company said. 'Clearly, this is a matter of deep concern and we are working hard to rectify the matter in the coming days.In addition to undertaking our own investigation, the incident has been reported to the relevant authorities and law enforcement and we are co-operating with them as a matter of urgency.'

NiceHash, the largest cryptocurrency mining exchange, hacked and $70 millions in Bitcoin stolen.