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Admins of the Telegram group of the FTX community stated that the platform had been hacked and all of the funds of the exchange seemed to be gone. FTX U.S. General Counsel Ryne Miller, who reportedly pinned the message in the group, explained he was investigating \u201cabnormalities\u201d regarding FTX balances across other exchanges.<\/strong><\/p>\n

FTX Officials Report Being Victim Of Hack On Telegram<\/h2>\n

An admin of the now-closed Telegram group of the FTX community announced that the exchange was the victim of a hack attempt on Nov. 12. The message, which was pinned by FTX U.S. General Counsel Ryne Miller, informed of a hack in progress and recommended customers to stay away from using FTX apps, reporting that they could be compromised too.<\/p>\n

The admin, identified as Rey, wrote<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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FTX has been hacked. FTX apps are malware. Delete them. Chat is open. Don\u2019t go on FTX site as it might download Trojans.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Several users on social media have reported having their wallets in the exchange drained<\/a> of their funds, and seeing swaps of their tokens by stablecoins like Dai onchain. Nansen\u2019s Martin Lee observed<\/a> \u201cmassive withdrawals to the same wallet,\u201d something that the exchange had not informed about before.<\/p>\n

General Counsel Sees Abnormalities, Onchain Funds Blocked By Tether<\/h2>\n

While FTX\u2019s regular communication channels have been silent on the issue, Ryne Miller, FTX U.S. General Counsel, reported being looking at these transactions earlier in the evening. Miller tweeted<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Investigating abnormalities with wallet movements related to consolidation of ftx balances across exchanges \u2013 unclear facts as other movements not clear. Will share more info as soon as we have it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Funds that have been withdrawn in the form of USDT<\/a> in different chains have been blocked<\/a> by Tether, according<\/a> to reports. More than 30 million USDT<\/a> were involved in this move.<\/p>\n

Miller also reported the exchange is now moving the remaining funds to cold wallets to preserve the remaining capital after an investigation of these \u201cunauthorized transactions\u201d. He stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Following the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings \u2013 FTX US and FTX [dot] com initiated precautionary steps to move all digital assets to cold storage. Process was expedited this evening \u2013 to mitigate damage upon observing unauthorized transactions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

According to a report<\/a> from Reuters, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried allegedly had a backdoor in FTX\u2019s system. \u201cIn a subsequent examination, FTX legal and finance teams also learned that Mr Bankman-Fried implemented what the two people described as a \u2018backdoor\u2019 in FTX\u2019s book-keeping system, which was built using bespoke software,\u201d Reuters reported. <\/span><\/p>\n

The news outlet also spoke with Bankman-Fried via text and Reuters said Bankman-Fried denied any existence of a backdoor. <\/span>The exchange had filed<\/a> for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on Nov. 11. The story is still in development as the movement of funds still continues at the time of writing.<\/p>\n

What do you think of the announcement of FTX\u2019s Hack in its Telegram group? Tell us in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nSergio Goschenko <\/h6>\n

\nSergio is a cryptocurrency journalist based in Venezuela. He describes himself as late to the game, entering the cryptosphere when the price rise happened during December 2017. Having a computer engineering background, living in Venezuela, and being impacted by the cryptocurrency boom at a social level, he offers a different point of view about crypto success and how it helps the unbanked and underserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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