TechFlow news: CoinEx has released an update on the hacking incident, stating that the preliminary investigation indicates the security breach was caused by a hot wallet private key leak. The investigation and remediation efforts are currently underway in an orderly manner.
The attack primarily involved cryptocurrency assets including BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, SOL, among others, with the exact value still under assessment. Assets held in CoinEx's cold wallets were not affected by this incident. CoinEx has already taken the following measures:
1. Suspended all deposit and withdrawal services for cryptocurrencies and urgently shut down the hot wallet servers.
2. Transferred remaining assets from the compromised hot wallet to secure addresses.
3. Rebuilt and redeployed the wallet system.
4. CoinEx's wallet and security teams have launched an investigation into the attack based on collected information and leads.
5. Contacted exchanges to freeze assets belonging to the malicious attacker.
CoinEx assures users that their assets have not and will not be affected by this attack. Any resulting economic losses will be covered by the CoinEx User Asset Security Foundation. Currently, CoinEx is actively rebuilding its wallet system, covering 211 blockchain networks and 737 cryptocurrencies.
The team will gradually restore deposit and withdrawal services once asset security is ensured.
