The security apparatus of the carousel started investigations on today, Monday (11/6) cryptocurrency Korea's largest post Coinrail lost more than 40 billion ($37 million) in the realm of altcoins by hacker attacks fitting end Pecans yesterday.
"We are securing access to the server Coinrail and currently we are in the process of analyzing them," a police spokesman said. Security officials say himself will find out whether the leakage of cryptocurrencies caused by hacking or computer network problems.
On time Monday morning, cryptocurrency price slump following the news at the time it was reported that Coinrail lost more than 40 billion in altcoins. The price of the Bitcoin fell 6.81 percent the lowest since 12 April, according to Bithumb, one of cryptocurrency Korea Exchange.
The price of the Ethereum also experienced the fall of 9.14 percent to reach 570.000 won and ripple down 9.34 percent to 640 won. While Tron is one of cryptocurrencies who had hijacked this time down 16.12 percent to 52 won.
Linked from that case, the company said it will ask the technical support of the Internet Security Agency of the State-run Korea &.
"We started an investigation immediately after receiving a report from the company. It may take about one month to accurately find out the cause, "said a spokesman for KISA
Coinrail said in a statement on its website Sunday that 70 percent of the total coins and tokens of the backup has been confirmed safe stored and moved to cold wallet. "Two-thirds of the stolen cryptocurrencies-drawn by the associated Exchange and coin company. For the rest, we are investigating into it with the institution of investigation, exchange of coins and related developer, "he added.
According to the stock exchange, local crypto Token is frozen is flashed a X (NPXS), Aston (ATX) and Nper (NPER).
The incidence of Coinrail is not the first hacking attack in Korea. Earlier last year, foreign cryptocurrency Youbit Korea lost bitcoins worth about 20 billion won. In the case of cyberthieves have already experienced twice, once in April and in December.