FTX officials confirm rumors of hack on telegram and tell users to delete FTX application and Avoid visiting the website.
FTX users reported that he had $0 balances in their FTX.com and FTX US wallet As per the on-chain data many tokens moved to decentralised exchange like 1inchand bot FTX and FTX US appear to be affected
According to the coin desk news website
“The collapse of FTX, already one of the most spectacular disasters in financial history, worsened as hundreds of millions of dollars were drained from the cryptocurrency exchange hours after it filed for bankruptcy.
More than $600 million was siphoned from FTX's crypto wallets late Friday. Soon after, FTX stated in its official Telegram channel that it had been compromised, instructing users not to install any new upgrades and to delete all FTX apps.
"FTX has been hacked. FTX apps are malware. Delete them. Chat is open. Don't go on FTX site as it might download Trojans," wrote an account administrator in the FTX Support Telegram chat. The message was pinned by FTX General Counsel Ryne Miller.
Hours later, Miller disclosed in a tweet that FTX US and FTX.com had been moving all their digital assets to cold storage because of the Friday bankruptcy. "Process was expedited this evening – to mitigate damage upon observing unauthorized transactions," he said”
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