Remitano exchange allegedly hacked for $2.7M; $1.4M frozen by Tether By Cointelegraph

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Crypto exchange Remitano experienced large withdrawals under suspicious circumstances on Sept. 14, with some blockchain analysts concluding that it may have been hacked. A total of $2.7 million worth of crypto has been withdrawn through the suspicious transactions. has frozen one address the attacker allegedly used, potentially saving $1.4 million worth of customers’ crypto.

At approximately 12:45 pm, a known Remitano hot wallet began sending funds to an address with no prior history. Approximately $1.4 million worth of Tether (USDT), $208,000 worth of (USDC) and 104,000 Ankr tokens (worth $2,000 at the time) were moved to the new address.