In what is being regarded as the biggest theft of cryptocurrency in the country so far, a leading bitcoin exchange firm has lost bitcoins worth Rs 20 crore after most of its wallets were hacked. Altogether 440 bitcoins were stolen in this way.
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Senior officers of Delhi Police’s Cyber Cell confirmed the incident and said the firm, identified as Coinsecure, told them about the theft. A case was registered under IPC sections and Section 66 of the IT Act.
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The company, which has over two lakh users across the country, told police that they got to know about the theft on Monday while going through all the wallets.