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Grinex, a US-sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange registered in Kyrgyzstan, said it\u2019s halting operations after experiencing a $13 million heist carried out by \u201cwestern special services\u201d hackers.<\/p>\n

Researchers from TRM, which has confirmed the theft, put the value of stolen assets at $15 million after discovering roughly 70 drained addresses, about 16 more than Grinex reported. Neither TRM nor fellow blockchain research firm Elliptic has said how the attackers slipped past Grinex\u2019s defenses. Grinex said it has been under almost constant attack attempts since incorporating 16 months ago. The latest attacks, it said, targeted Russian users of the exchange.<\/p>\n

Damaging “Russia’s financial sovereignty”<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe digital footprints and nature of the attack indicate an unprecedented level of resources and technology available exclusively to the structures of unfriendly states,\u201d Grinex said<\/a>. \u201cAccording to preliminary data, the attack was coordinated with the aim of causing direct damage to Russia’s financial sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Grinex, a US-sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange registered in Kyrgyzstan, said it\u2019s halting operations after experiencing a $13 million heist carried out by \u201cwestern special services\u201d hackers. Researchers from TRM, which has confirmed the theft, put the value of stolen assets at $15 million after discovering roughly 70 drained addresses, about 16 more than Grinex reported. 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