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 <li><strong>Recent security breach on iToken exposes customers’ private keys.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>Law enforcement launched an investigation into the perpetrator, who is an ex-Huobi staff.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>The assets of affected users successfully transferred to a secure wallet.</strong></li> 
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<p>In an exclusive report, Colin Wu, a prominent Chinese reporter, revealed a significant security breach in the iToken platform, formerly known as Huobi Wallet, which has led to the leakage of customers’ private keys.</p>    
<p>According to Wu’s tweet, the breach was orchestrated by a former employee of the renowned Huobi crypto exchange. Wu noted that the employee had planted a Trojan virus within the iToken system. As a result of the malicious action, certain user mnemonics and private keys of <a href="https://coinedition.com/tag/huobi-global/">Huobi users were compromised</a>.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Exclusive: Due to a Trojan virus set up by a former Huobi employee, some user mnemonics or private keys of iToken (formerly Huobi Wallet) have been leaked. The employee has been investigated by the police.</p>— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) <a href="https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1702917136950407590?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">September 16, 2023</a>
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<p>Furthermore, the Chinese reporter disclosed that law enforcement authorities have launched an investigati…</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinedition.com/ex-huobi-employee-leaks-users-private-keys-via-trojan-virus-report/">Ex Huobi Employee Leaks Users’ Private Keys via Trojan Virus: Report&nbsp;</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://coinedition.com">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

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