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BIT Mining says $3M of digital assets stolen in cyberattack
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BIT Mining says $3M of digital assets stolen in cyberattack

BIT Mining Limited announced yesterday morning that the company’s subsidiary, BTC.com, experienced a cyberattack on December 3. In the cyberattack, certain digital assets were stolen, including approximately $700,000 in asset value owned by BTC.com’s clients, and approximately $2.3M in asset value owned by the company, BIT said in a statement. The company reported the incident to law enforcement authorities in Shenzhen, China. "Due to coordination locally and within the Company internally, some of BTC.com’s digital assets have already been secured. On December 23rd, 2022, the authorities had launched an investigation, began collecting evidence, and had requested assistance from and coordination with relevant agencies. The Company will devote considerable efforts to recover the stolen digital assets," it added. In the wake of discovering this cyberattack, BIT "has implemented technology to better block and intercept hackers. BTC.com is currently operating its business as usual, and apart from its digital asset services, its client fund services are unaffected."

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