BTC.com was hit with cyber-attacks that cost $3 million in cryptocurrency.

BTC.com is one of the largest crypto mining companies in the world. It announced that it had been the victim of cyberattacks that saw the theft of around $3 million of crypto assets.

According to BTC.com ranks seventh in cryptocurrency mining pool size with 2.66%.

Some stolen items have been recovered

BTC.com released a statement stating that the attackers stole approximately $700,000. In addition, $2.3 Million in digital assets and crypto belonging to its clients were taken.

BTC.com that “certain digital assets were stolen in the cyberattack”, including around US$700,000.00 in client asset value and about US$2.3million in Company asset value.

BTC.com discovered the attack and reported it to Chinese authorities in Shenzen.

Although some cryptocurrency was recovered by the company, the exact amount has yet to be disclosed.

BTC.com said that authorities launched an investigation on December 23, 2022. They began gathering evidence and requested coordination from relevant agencies.

The Company will make every effort to retrieve the digital assets that were stolen.

No info about stolen data

BTC.com stated that they have taken steps to prevent similar attacks from happening in the future, and its operations are unaffected.

The company stated that it had implemented technology in order to intercept and block hackers after discovering the cyberattack.

BTC.com continues to operate as normal. Its digital asset services and client funds services have not been affected.

BleepingComputer reached out to BTC.com for additional details about the cyberattack but was unable to get a spokesperson for them immediately.

It is not known how attackers stole cryptocurrency, or whether any personal data was stolen.