NiceHash mining service hacked - Possible large-scale theft of BTC

Hi All,

While this isn't a mining subreddit, this event may (or may not) have repercussions on the greater community.

For all those miners out there that were using NiceHash, their site has been hacked, and funds have been stolen. Some unofficial reports say 60M+ worth of bitcoin.

Here's the official twitter page, with the post.

Twitter

I personally had about 30$ worth of in the NH wallet, so I haven't lost much... I was mining to their pools, but using my own front end (MultiPoolMiner).

Stay safe out there.

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