Enigma: An unknown hacker seems to have stolen so far Ethereum worth of 470.000 dollars. Ethereum for those who do not know is one of the most popular cryprobes.
The hacker managed to intercept the popular digital currency, when he successfully hacked the also popular Ethereum trading platform called Enigma.
According with an announcement made on their official website an hour ago, someone "unknown" managed to hack their website, stealing their accounts. Immediately after that he also published a fake websiteσελίδα ETH presale.
The hacker or hackers also sent emails with the Enigma newsletter asking for money to sell digital coins. So many victims sent their cryptocurrencies to the hackers' address.
The Etherscan, is a popular searching machine για το Ethereum Blockchain που επιτρέπει στους χρήστες να αναζητούν, να επιβεβαιώνουν και να επικυρώνουν τις συναλλαγές τους εύκολα, αναγνωρίζει ήδη επισημάνει τη διεύθυνση πληρωμής σαν κακόβουλη, αλλά υπάρχουν πολλοί που εξακολουθούν να στέλνουν ETH στην παρακάτω διεύθυνση:
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Until now, hackers have managed to grab over 1.487.90 Ether and still receive payments.
The hackers allegedly hit came a few days after an article was published by Enigma, which was trying to educate its users, to avoid phishers, fraudsters, spammers.
“As we work hard to build the future, crypto and invest, we're going to take a few minutes to talk about better safety,” the Enigma Project publication said.
"Because of our strong growth, our community has become a target. The worst elements of the cryptographic scene, fraudsters and phishers, are attracted by projects and communities like ours ".
The above incident marks the fifth Ethereum theft within two months:
Ethereum worth 8.4 million dollars at Veritaseum's original currency offer (ICO).
$32 million worth of Ethereum from Parity's Ethereum coin accounts.
Ethereum worth 7 million dollars during Israeli ICO CoinDash transactions.
Ethereum worth 1 million dollars in the Bithumb encryption exchange.
For the time being, it is unclear how attackers managed to enter the Enigma network.
