{"id":85464,"date":"2026-08-03T09:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitcoinwisdom.com\/?p=85464"},"modified":"2026-08-03T09:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T09:43:40","slug":"huobi-suffers-7-9m-hack-offers-reward-to-hacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitcoinwisdom.com\/nl\/huobi-suffers-7-9m-hack-offers-reward-to-hacker\/","title":{"rendered":"Huobi lijdt aan $7.9M-hack: biedt beloning aan hacker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Huobi plans to enlist the help of law enforcement agents if the hacker fails to return the funds within 7 days.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mixin Network was recently hacked for around $200 million.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Huobi offered the hacker a role in its security team if the funds were returned.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>A report from blockchain analytics platform Cyvers <a aria-label=\"revealed (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyversAlerts\/status\/1706301345223897506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"ek-link\">revealed<\/a> that Huobi Global&#8217;s HTX cryptocurrency exchange suffered an attack on September 24, which drained cryptocurrency worth $7.9 million. HTX responded to Cyver&#8217;s notice and quickly informed the public of the hack to prevent further damage. In addition, the HTX security team said they had unmasked the hacker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8Red Code\ud83d\udea8Yesterday, our ML-powered system detected a suspicious transaction involving <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HuobiGlobal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@HuobiGlobal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HTX_Global?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@HTX_Global<\/a>.<br>Despite our attempts to reach out, we received no response. An EOA received 5K <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">$ETH<\/a>  $7.9M from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HuobiGlobal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@HuobiGlobal<\/a>&#39;s hot wallet.<br><br>\ud83d\udd0d This morning, we spotted\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3oqHhAVi8P\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/3oqHhAVi8P<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \ud83d\udea8 Cyvers Alerts \ud83d\udea8 (@CyversAlerts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyversAlerts\/status\/1706301345223897506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tron founder Justin Sun confirmed the hack in a post on X but claimed that the exchange had fully covered the loss and that users&#8217; funds were safe. Sun also offered a 5% bonus to the attacker if the funds were returned. However, Huobi plans to involve law enforcement agents if the hacker fails to comply within seven days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sun wrote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are willing to offer 5% of the stolen amount (400,000 USD) as a white-hat reward to encourage the hacker to return the stolen funds. If the hacker returns the funds, we will also hire them as a security white-hat advisor for HTX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">HTX <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HTX_Global?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@HTX_Global<\/a> has suffered a loss of 5,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#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 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAFU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#SAFU<\/a> and the platform is operating completely normally.<\/p>&mdash; H.E. Justin Sun \u5b59\u5b87\u6668 (@justinsuntron) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinsuntron\/status\/1706311251024822748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Crypto hacks have become commonplace in recent months, the bulk of these attacks have been linked to North Korea&#8217;s Lazarus Group. The criminal outfit <a aria-label=\"reportedly (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinwisdom.com\/lazarus-group-is-linked-to-the-54m-coinex-hack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">reportedly<\/a> stole $70 million from cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the recent hacks in the crypto market involves Mixin Network, a decentralized peer-to-peer platform. Mixin confirmed that the hack drained around $200 million from its mainnet and led to the suspension of withdrawal deposit services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIn the early morning of September 23\u2026the database of Mixin Network&#8217;s cloud service provider was attacked by hackers, resulting in the loss of some assets on the mainnet. The funds involved are approximately US$200 million,\u201d Mixin said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">[Announcement] In the early morning of September 23, 2023 Hong Kong time, the database of Mixin Network&#39;s cloud service provider was attacked by hackers, resulting in the loss of some assets on the mainnet. We have contacted Google and blockchain security company <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SlowMist_Team?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@SlowMist_Team<\/a>\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Mixin Kernel (@MixinKernel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MixinKernel\/status\/1706139175018529139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The network is reportedly seeking the help of SlowMist, a blockchain investigation platform, and Google to help track the hacker as it attempts to recoup the missing funds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report from blockchain analytics platform Cyvers revealed that Huobi Global&#8217;s HTX cryptocurrency exchange suffered an attack on September 24, which drained cryptocurrency worth $7.9 million. HTX responded to Cyver&#8217;s notice and quickly informed the public of the hack to prevent further damage. In addition, the HTX security team said they had unmasked the hacker. 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