Crypto.com CEO, Kris Marszalek, said in a recent interview with Bloomberg that approximately 400 accounts have been compromised as a result of the recent hack attack, which — according to various estimates — cost the company from $15 million to $33 million in cryptocurrencies.
The Crypto.com CEO said the attackers — whose identity remains unclear — gained unauthorized access to withdrawals from the affected accounts. However, Marszalek emphasized no user funds were affected as the company managed to stop the bad actors.
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"...we fixed it [and] we were back online in about 13-14 hours and during the same day, all the accounts that were affected very fully reimbursed, so there was no loss of customer funds," Marszalek added.
As iHodl earlier reported, the attackers laundered 4,600 ETH via the crypto mixer called Tornado Cash. A few hours after the attack, Crypto.com asked its users to log in to their accounts and reset their two-factor authentication (2FA) settings. It remains unclear though how exactly the attackers managed to steal the funds.
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