Shock threat to Tether from crypto hackers!
Tether, whose case with the New York Attorney General’s Office has been settled in the past days, and who was breathing a sigh of relief, was once again shaken by the ransom demand from crypto hackers!
Ransom demand on Tether!
Tether continues to engage the crypto public. A new Tether crisis broke out less than a week after the conclusion of the Tether-Bitfinex case, which has occupied the crypto money public for a long time and worried the industry.
A few hours ago, Tether announced on its official Twitter account that it was threatened by crypto hackers. made a series of statements. Tether said in a statement that the hackers demanded a 500 BTC ransom from them and threatened to leak a number of documents to the public that could harm the Bitcoin ecosystem if the ransom is not sent by tomorrow.
”On the Internet, between Tether and Deltec Bank & Trust. specified fake documents are circulating. This is all bogus.
In addition to these documents circulating on the internet, we received a ransom request today to send 500 BTC to this address bc1qa9f60pved3w3w0p7snpxlnh5t4uj95vxn797a7 by tomorrow. The sender threatened us with publicly leaking some documents that would damage the Bitcoin system if we don’t send the ransom by tomorrow.. We absolutely refuse to pay such a ransom.
It is not clear whether this is an industry-wide attack or just us.. But what is clear is that these people are becoming increasingly desperate.
We want our customers, employees and the entire crypto industry to stay safe.. Please always stay alert and take your security procedures to the next level.
While we believe this is just a dry attack, we’re keeping it tight.. We transferred all we know about the subject to law enforcement.. As always, we will continue to support our law enforcement forces until the end to investigate this ransom case.”
Although Tether described this attack by hackers as a dry threat to wear Tether, the response from the attackers refrained from sharing the original text. This led to the impression that the hackers had information about the Tether-Bitfinex case in the crypto public’s hands.
We’ll wait until tomorrow and see what happens.. However, we recommend that you do not have USDT in your hand in case of any negativity.
Tether- Bitfinex case has been decided!
Tether – Bitfinex case, which has occupied the crypto money public for a long time and worried the industry, has concluded. Crypto companies Bitfinex and Tether have reached an agreement with the Office of the New York Attorney General (NYAG). It was stated that Tether and Bitfinex were ordered to pay a penalty of 18.5 million to New York State.. It has also been announced that Bitfinex and Tether have ceased their activities in New York.
While the question arises whether this decision, which is valid in New York, will affect other states, concerns about the future of Tether still remain valid.