Leading crypto firm Coinbase faces up to $400m hit from cyber attack

Mid ka mid ah shirkadaha ugu waaweyn caalamka ee cryptocurrency, Coinbase, ayaa sheegtay in weerar dhanka internetka ah oo dhawaan dhacay uu ku kici doono ilaa $400m (£301m). Leading crypto firm Coinbase faces up to $400m hit from cyber attack

Shirkaddu waxay sheegtay in ay la xiriireen tuugo sheegtay in ay heleen macluumaadka macaamiisha, oo ay ku heleen lacag bixinta qandaraaslayaasha Coinbase iyo shaqaalaha.

Boggiisa blog-ka, Coinbase wuxuu sheegay in dambiilayaasha ay heleen “in ka yar 1%” xogta macaamiisheeda, taas oo ay markaa u adeegsadeen inay iska dhigaan shirkadda oo ay dadka ku khiyaaneeyaan si ay ugu wareejiyaan crypto-kooda. Leading crypto firm Coinbase faces up to $400m hit from cyber attack

Kooxda ayaa markaas ka dalbatay Coinbase $20m si ay u aamusaan – balse waa ay diiday in ay bixiso lacagta laaluushka ah, taas beddelkeedana waxa ay ballan qaaday in ay dib u bixin doonto qof kasta oo la musuqmaasuqo.

Siidaynta ayaa keentay in qiimaha saamiga shirkadu uu hoos u dhaco 4.1%.

Weerarka internet-ka ayaa imaanaya maalmo ka hor inta aan la qorsheynin in shirkadda Mareykanka ay ku biirto bartilmaameedka S&P 500 index – waqti calaamad u ah warshadaha crypto.

Waxa kale oo ay ka tarjumaysaa sida, sida ay u korto, warshaduhu waxay si sii kordheysa u noqdeen bartilmaameedka dembiilayaasha internetka.

Warbixin ay soo saartay shirkadda cilmi-baarista ee Chainanalysis ayaa soo jeedisay in lacagaha laga xaday meheradaha crypto ay dhan yihiin $2.2bn sanadka 2024.

“Amniga ayaa weli caqabad ku ah warshadaha crypto inkastoo ay sii kordhayaan aqbalaadda guud,” ayuu yiri Nick Jones, aasaasaha shirkadda crypto Zumo.

“Maadaama warshadeena curdinka ahi ay si degdeg ah u korayso, waxay soo jiidataa indhaha jilayaasha xun, kuwaas oo aad u sii casriyeyn doona baaxadda weerarradooda.”

Rigoorooyinka ugu adag

Shirkaddu waxay sheegtay inay email ka heshay “jilaa khatar ah oo aan la garanayn” May 11.

“Waan u celin doonaa macaamiishii la khiyaaneeyay si ay lacag ugu soo diraan qofka weerarka geystay,” ayaa lagu yiri bayaankeeda.

“Waxaan si dhow ula shaqeyneynaa sharci fulinta si aan u raacno ciqaabta ugu adag ee suurtogalka ah mana bixin doono $20 milyan oo madaxfurasho ah oo aan helnay.

“Taas bedelkeeda waxaan sameyneynaa lacag abaal-marin ah oo dhan 20 milyan oo doollarka Mareykanka ah ciddii keenta xog horseedeysa in lasoo xiro laguna xukumo dambiilayaasha mas’uulka ka ah weerarkan.”

Xarayn ay u gudbisay Komishanka Securities and Sarifka Maraykanka, waxa ay ku qiyaastay kharashaadka u dhexeeya $180m iyo $400m.

Waxay sheegtay in tiradani ay ka timid “kharashka dib u habeynta iyo magdhawga macmiisha iskaa wax u qabso ah”, si kastaba ha ahaatee tiradani way isbedeli kartaa natiijada “khasaaraha suurtagalka ah, sheegashooyinka magdhawga, iyo soo kabashada suurtagalka ah”.

Xubnihii shaqaalaha ahaa ee xogta macaamiisha la wadaagay tuugta waa la eryay.

Coinbase ayaa u sheegay macaamiisheeda inay filayaan isku dayo dheeraad ah oo ka yimaada khayaanada mustaqbalka, waxayna kula talisay inay feejignaadaan.

“Coinbase waligiis ma waydiin doono eraygaaga sirta ah, 2FA codes, ama inaad ku wareejiso hantida cinwaan gaar ah ama cusub, akoon, khasnadda ama boorsada,” ayaa lagu yidhi.

Waxayna uga digtay macaamiisha inay xidhaan akoonadooda haddii ay ka shakiyaan.

“Macaamiishii ay saamaysay, waan ka xunahay welwelka iyo dhibka ay arrintani keentay,” ayaa lagu yidhi.

“Waxaan sii wadi doonaa lahaanshaha arrimaha marka ay soo baxaan.”