CoinEx: Preliminary determination of the incident cause is the leakage of hot wallet private keys, and the wallet system is being rebuilt

ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx has announced the latest developments regarding the hacking incident, stating that the preliminary cause of the event is the leakage of hot wallet private keys. The attack mainly involved crypto assets such as BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, and SOL, with the specific value still being settled. The assets in CoinEx's cold wallet were not affected by this incident. CoinEx promises that its user asset security foundation will cover the economic losses caused by this incident.

Currently, CoinEx is working on rebuilding the wallet system, including 211 chains and 737 tokens. During this period, users are advised not to deposit to old addresses to avoid potential asset losses.