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Coinsbuy offers $100K reward after Sunday security breach

Par Cointelegraph by Nate KostarPublié il y a 20 minutes 1 min de lecture
Coinsbuy offers $100K reward after Sunday security breach

Coinsbuy said it covered all affected client funds after unauthorized withdrawals, while an onchain investigator estimated more than $7.9 million was stolen.

Wallets linked to crypto payments platform Coinsbuy were reportedly drained of more than $7.9 million across Ethereum and TRON on Sunday.

According to a Telegram post from blockchain investigator SpecterAnalyst, the attacker began moving the stolen funds into Monero through exchanges, while ChangeNOW helped freeze a six-figure portion of the assets.

Coinsbuy temporarily paused deposits and withdrawals following the incident before restoring both services, according to SpecterAnalyst. The investigator identified three addresses linked to the stolen funds, including two Ethereum addresses and one TRON address.

Source: SpecterAnalyst, Telegram

Incorporated in Panama, Coinsbuy is a crypto payments platform that provides businesses with infrastructure to accept, store, send and exchange digital assets.

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Coinsbuy covers client losses, offers $100K reward

Coinsbuy confirmed the Aug. 9 security incident in a statement shared with Cointelegraph, saying unauthorized withdrawals affected several platform wallets. The company wrote:

All affected client funds have been fully covered by Coinsbuy from our own reserves, so our users have not experienced any financial losses. The platform is back to operating normally, with all services fully available. 

It is investigating the incident but said it will not disclose technical details until the investigation is complete and its findings have been verified. The company did not confirm or dispute the reported $7.9 million figure.

Coinsbuy also offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the identification of those responsible, plus an additional bonus for help recovering the stolen funds.

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