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A group of hackers steal more than 65 million dollars to BitFinex

robo de bitcoin a BitFinex

While the bitcoin as such isn’t very well defined, i.e., it is not known if it is a product, a vehicle of investment or money as such, I certainly have been many small investors who have opted for this cryptocurrency attracted by its bullish value. All this interest could change quickly after the theft of more than 65 million dollars, current value, perpetrated by a group of hackers to a platform for the exchange of Hong Kong.

As he has transcended, apparently hackers have done with 119.756 bitcoins after making illegitimate access to the site from Exchange BitFinex, in turn, one of the largest in the world. One of the first actions by the site has been to warn whenever there are all users of the existence of a breach of security, after its repair, now is trying to find out which users have lost part of their bitcoins and quantity.

Steal more than 65 million of dollars in Bitcoins taking advantage of a gap in security in BitFinex.

According to the words issued in a statement by the makers of BitFinex:

We are investigating the security breach to determine what has happened, but we know that the bitcoins for some users have been stolen. We are carrying out a review to determine which users have been affected by the unlawful access.

Undoubtedly a heavy blow to the bitcoin has seen as, in just 24 hours, its value has fallen by about 20% now stood at 480 dollars per bitcoin. As you might expect, there are many voices seeking how to create more restrictive regulation in the field of safety and security.

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