Record cryptocurrency heist valued at US$600mil

A cryptocurrency transferring service revealed it had a massive amount of tokens stolen in its system, with hackers grabbing a record-setting haul potentially worth RM2.54bil. — REUTERS

A firm specialising in transferring cryptocurrency said Tuesday that hackers cracked its security, making off with a record-setting haul potentially worth US$600mil (RM2.54bil).

Poly Network put out a plea for the stolen Ethereum, BinanceChain and OxPolygon tokens to be shunned by traders running "wallets" for storing cryptocurrency.