Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency exchange, suspended its normal withdrawal operations after customers reported having experienced suspicious activity regarding their accounts.
Auditing Firms Claim Crypto.com Lost $15 Million in Incident as Users Report Suspicious Activity
Crypto.com, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, experienced an incident on January 17 when some of its users reported strange activity in their accounts. The exchange acknowledged the event, and conducted an investigation immediately after, declaring that all funds were safe. However, reports from security and blockchain auditing firms Certik and Peckshield indicate that some funds were removed from exchange wallets.
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