The CEO of Indian cryptocurrency exchange Bitbns admitted that the platform was hacked last year
ChainCatcher news, Gaurav Dahake, the CEO of the Indian cryptocurrency exchange Bitbns, admitted during an AMA yesterday that the exchange was indeed hacked 13 months ago. However, Dahake claimed that the system was taken offline to analyze anomalies, not to intentionally hide the hacking incident.He also stated that after such events, the exchange would improve its security systems, and Bitbns has been operating "seamlessly" for the 13 months following the attack. However, Dahake has not confirmed the amount of assets stolen from the exchange during the attack.ChainCatcher previously reported that on March 1, on-chain data analyst ZachXBT tweeted that the Indian cryptocurrency exchange Bitbns concealed a $7.5 million hacking incident from its users on February 1, 2022, informing users it was "system maintenance." (Source link)
