New Zealand Authorities Make Progress Investigating Cryptopia Hack

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New Zealand Police continue to excellently investigate the Cryptopia hack that took place on Monday, January 24, 2019. Via an official press release, the Police revealed on Feb 7, that the probe is progressing on well. Cryptopia is a cryptoasset exchange that is based in New Zealand.

The exchange also saw more than $180,000 worth of Ethereum (ETH) stolen in a second hack that happened 15 days after the first hack, as Coinidol reported.   

Malevolent hackers managed to successfully access Cryptopia’s hot wallets before snatching out over $11 million worth of digital currency.   

After the first hack, over 40 users demanded reimbursement from the hacked Cryptopia and the matter was handled by the relevant authorities in the country.   

Will the investigations Yield Anything Big?   

The New Zealand police media centre declared last month that several investigations into the matter were underway as far as the hack is concerned, Canterbury CIB and expert staff from the police High Tech Crime Unit were delegated to the case.   

Read the details in the article of Coinidol dot com, the world blockchain news outlet: https://coinidol.com/new-zealand-authorities/