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Nicehash, one of the largest bitcoin cloud mining and mining companies, has just been HACKED. This is their official press release:

"Unfortunately, there has been a security breach involving NiceHash website. We are currently investigating the nature of the incident and, as a result, we are stopping all operations for the next 24 hours.

Importantly, our payment system was compromised and the contents of the NiceHash Bitcoin wallet have been stolen. We are working to verify the precise number of BTC taken.

Clearly, this is a matter of deep concern and we are working hard to rectify the matter in the coming days. In addition to undertaking our own investigation, the incident has been reported to the relevant authorities and law enforcement and we are co-operating with them as a matter of urgency.

We are fully committed to restoring the NiceHash service with the highest security measures at the earliest opportunity.

We would not exist without our devoted buyers and miners all around the globe. We understand that you will have a lot of questions, and we ask for patience and understanding while we investigate the causes and find the appropriate solutions for the future of the service. We will endeavour to update you at regular intervals.

While the full scope of what happened is not yet known, we recommend, as a precaution, that you change your online passwords.

We are truly sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused and are committing every resource towards solving this issue as soon as possible"

The reported loss is approximately 60 million dollars! There have been some rumours that the owner of NiceHash took all of the earnings for himself, but those are just rumours.

This is a huge loss for all the people that used NiceHash's Internal wallets, it just goes to show that you should never trust other people with your money.

Have you lost anything in this breach, comment down below!

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I was on holiday then my rigs were mining. I have lost only one week profit. probably 100£ of bitcoin

Lucky! Some people lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in this hack.

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