NiceHash Security Breach - Video Update From NiceHash Team
There hasn't been any new development on the NiceHash break-in. The site is still down and I don't expect it to be up and running anytime soon.
In the meantime, the NiceHash team published a live video on Facebook explaining the happening of the night when their system was broken into and around 4000 BTC was stolen.
The link to the recording of the video: https://www.facebook.com/NiceHash/videos/2013146182237851/
Marko Kobal, the CEO and NiceHash cofounder, together with Matjaz Skorjanc, the original author of NiceHash miner software, explained the situation and told how they cooperate with authorities in investigating the break-in.
Nice to see that they are keeping the communication with the community open and that they are as transparent as possible.
On the other hand, they didn't mention anything about recovering or reimbursing the lost funds. Nor when the site will be up and running again.
It is way too early to predict anything about it, I am afraid.
Read the official press release too ...
They lost more than 62,666,400$.
I didn't know that NiceHash is from Slovenia.
You didn't? Eh...
Maybe I should make a series of articles about top Slovenian tech companies. It would be quite a long one ...
They are also registered in Slovenia which is a rarity.
Most of these companies are registered on some islands ... :)
I don't understand why someone was able to steal the coins. Why were they able to access the coins? Did NiceHash keep all this coins in hot wallets?
According to Marko's explanation a computer in their office was compromised. They, whoever that was, actually broke into NiceHash's intranet.
This steal was thoroughly planned, apparently.
Evo se potem pa Avstriji in mi je tale prva, drgač pa bo tole sranje zaznamovalo celotno crypto sceno pri nas in je v bistvu prav narobe tole...
Slabo je vsekakor a NiceHash je svetovna znamka, tako da na slovensko sceno to ne bo vplivalo.
Sorry, ne razumem, kaj misliš z Avstrijo?
Nc ne mislim klatim se tukaj po hribih in potem tole.☺