Exchanges • November 10, 2023, 6:37AM EST
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Quick Take
- Poloniex appears to have suffered from a major security hack affecting more than $60 million in crypto assets.

Centralized crypto exchange Poloniex appears to have suffered a security hack on one of its wallets, tagged as Poloniex 4 on Etherscan. Suspicious outflows from the apparent hot wallet indicate the incident affected a large sum of its funds, although the exchange has yet to confirm the amount. Initial analysis of the addresses receiving the outflows suggests that over $63 million in crypto assets were taken, with outflows ongoing, according to security firm PeckShield. “Our wallet has been disabled for maintenance. We will update this thread once the wallet has been re-enabled,” the exchange stated on its customer support X account. Poloniex has operated as a centralized exchange since 2014. Tron founder Justin Sun acquired the exchange in 2019. This is a developing story. © 2023 The Block. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.