“We have identified a large-scale security breach,” the company confirmed in a statement last updated on Monday morning, adding that it was suspending all withdrawals as a result.
“At this moment we are still concluding the possible methods used,” the statement said, but it confirmed that “hackers were able to withdraw assets of the value of approximately $150m (£113m).
However, the loss was estimated to be closer to $200m (£150m) by the blockchain analytics company PeckShield.
