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A report in the Wall Street Journal shows more than $US800 million worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen by hackers this year.
The figures are based on an investigation by Autonomous Research, an independent research provider for the finance industry.
The biggest hack this year took place on Coincheck, a Japanese-based exchange which had more than $US500 million worth of crypto stolen in late-January.
South Korean exchange Bithumb was targeted, as hackers made off with around $US30 million while the company suspended operations and moved its crypto holdings to cold storage in June.
Seven cryptocurrency exchanges around the world were targeted by hackers in 2018, the WSJ reports.
In 2011, more than 56 cyberattacks have taken place, resulting in the theft of more than $US1.6 billion.
Binance was attacked by hackers. They hack binance API key and Sell sys coin at very high price.
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