Economy
Mercado Bitcoin hit by cyberattack and temporarily suspends operations
The exchange has suspended withdrawals and deposits as a precautionary measure while working with researchers to track diverted assets, totaling about 106 bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies across ten different networks.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- A cyberattack resulted in suspicious movements of digital assets from the Mercado Bitcoin exchange.
- Who is affected
- Mercado Bitcoin customers, who have had deposits and withdrawals temporarily suspended.
- What changes
- Temporary suspension of withdrawals and deposits on the platform while the company investigates the incident.
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