{"id":371353,"date":"2019-02-13T21:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T21:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=371353"},"modified":"2019-02-13T19:11:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T19:11:13","slug":"cryptocurrency-pubg-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/cryptocurrency-pubg-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"Cryptocurrency Criminals Use PUBG to Orchestrate $2.47M Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"
A group of online criminals from Turkey have been detained by local authorities on suspicion of hacking a domestic cryptocurrency<\/a> company.\u00a0Those behind the security breach are thought to have used the popular video game PUBG to communicate prior to the attack.<\/p>\n The Turkish company has had around $2.47 million taken from it in the hack. Some of this figure has been recovered in raids following the arrest of those connected with the incident.<\/p>\n Digital currencies held in large amounts by a single entity have long been a target<\/a> for online criminals. According to local news publication\u00a0DailySabah<\/a>, the latest example of a company falling victim to such an attack is that of an Istanbul-based cryptocurrency firm. The source did not disclose the nature of the company affected but many similar, previous\u00a0examples<\/a>\u00a0have been digital currency trading platforms.<\/p>\n The publication states that a total of 24 people have been detained following a nationwide search across eight of Turkey’s provinces. These individuals were arrested on the suspicion of their involvement in the $2.47 million digital heist.<\/p>\n Authorities were originally alerted to the hack by the company itself. In the initial report, it stated that a large amount of Bitcoin<\/a>, Ether<\/a>, and XRP was taken. The Istanbul Cybercrime Branch Office later confirmed that two of the firm’s wallets can been compromised to the tune of 13 million lira – around $2.47 million. These funds were sent from company wallets to those controlled by the hackers. A joint operation was then launched across the provinces of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Afyonkarahisar, Bursa, Edirne, Bolu and Antalya, leading to the arrests.<\/p>\n During these raids, 54,000 lira in cash and 1.3 million lira worth of cryptocurrency was discovered. These funds were reportedly seized and returned to the company’s coffers.<\/p>\nRaids Across Turkey Recover Just $256,000 of Missing $2.47M in Cryptocurrency<\/h2>\n