A troca de criptografia Upbit foi alvo de hackers 159 mil vezes no primeiro semestre: Relatório
Crypto A troca de criptografia Upbit foi alvo de hackers 159 mil vezes no primeiro semestre: Relatório 7 minutos atrás Notícias do Bitcoin Ethereum South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has been targeted by hackers on more than 159,000 occasions in the first half of 2023, according to its operating firm. The figures were reported by Dunamu — the firm operating Upbit — to South Korean Representative Park Seong-jung of the People Power Party, according to an Oct. 9 report by South Korea-based Yonhap News Agency. The figure marks a 117% increase from the first half of 2022 and a whopping 1800% increase from the first half of 2020. Upbit is one of South Koreas largest cryptocurrency exchanges with 24 hour trading volume of around $1.2 billion, according to CoinGecko. Other major exchanges include Bithumb, Coinone and Gopax. To counter the rise in security breach attempts, Dunamu said Upbit increased the proportion of funds it holds in cold wallets to 70% to strengthen security. Upbit also upped its security measures for funds held in hot wallets. Hot wallets tend to be hacked more often than cold wallets because the private keys are stored online as opposed to a cold wallet where theyre stored on external hard drives and USBs. Upbit suffered