One of the world's biggest bitcoin exchanges has been hacked

BraveNewCoin reports that "billions" of won has been stolen. For context, 1 billion won is about $870,000, or £670,000. As such, it is markedly smaller than some previous hacks of bitcoin exchanges, such as Mt. Gox, where $460 million (at then current prices) in bitcoin disappeared in 2014. Some
Some Bithumb users were reportedly victims of "phishing," where someone phoned them up saying they worked for Bithumb and scammed them out of funds.
The incident underscores the fact that it is not just investors and digital-currency enthusiasts who are excited by the current surge of interest in cryptocurrencies - criminals are also eyeing up businesses that hold bitcoin and its sister currencies, and no one can promise absolute security.
There has been a wild surge of interest in bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital currencies over the past month, with prices surging to all-time highs. Bitcoin is currently worth $2,578 per coin, with a total global market cap of $42 billion, while Ethereum trades for $263 with a market cap of $24 billion, according to data from CoinDesk.