A bitcoin mining company in Slovenia said it had been hacked for the possible theft of tens of millions of dollars. As the price of the virtual currency soared past $17,000, NiceHash, a company that mines bitcoins on behalf of customers, said it is investigating a security breach that may have resulted in the theft of about $70 million worth of bitcoin.
The company said it would stop operating for 24 hours while it verifies how many bitcoins were taken.
Research company Coindesk said that a wallet address referred to by NiceHash users indicates that about 4,700 bitcoins had been stolen. NiceHash said it will stop operating for 24 hours while it verifies how many bitcoins were taken. Wallet is a nickname for an online account.
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