😱😮577 Billion Shiba Inu Tokens Stolen from Poloniex Exchange
The attackers behind the Poloniex heist stole 577 billion Shiba Inu tokens and other crypto assets from the exchange.
Hackers recently stole billions of Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens from the popular cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex.
577B SHIB Disappeared in Poloniex Robbery
In the unfortunate incident that occurred yesterday, it was seen that the attackers took away 4.74 billion SHIB, worth $ 577 million at the time of the incident.
Interestingly, the value of Shiba Inu tokens stolen from Poloniex has increased over the past few hours. With Shiba Inu recording a gain of 6.2%, the value of 577B SHIB is currently around $5.15 million.
According to Spot On Chain, Shiba Inu was among the top five crypto assets, accounting for 64% of the total $114 million loot. Dec. The other top four assets on the list are as follows: 32.7 million USDT ($ 32.7 million), 443 Bitcoin ($ 16.5 million) and 6,103 ETH ($ 12.7 million).
In addition to the aforementioned assets, the attackers also stole other cryptocurrencies, including XRP, TRX, OX, TUSD, ELON, USDD, FLOKI, LINK, GLM, PEPE and MATIC.
Since the incident occurred, the attackers have exchanged most of the tokens, including SHIB and stablecoins, for 30.34 ETH, which is worth about $ 14,825 million at the time of writing this line.
An overview and latest updates of the @Poloniex hack
1. The attack happened ~15 hours ago and ~$114M was drained on both #Ethereum & #TRON networks
2. Top 5 assets accounted for 64% of the stolen funds, including:
• $32.7M USDT (mostly on TRON)
• $443 BTC ($16.5M) on TRON
• $6,103ETH ($12.7M)
• $6.75M USDC (mostly on Ethereum)
• $577B SHIB ($4.74M)
3. The hacker has swapped various assets including stablecoins, $SHIB, $LINK, $STORJ, $WTRX, $ELON for ~$14,825ETH ($30.7M) on the #Ethereum chain.
