Korean karaoke platform hacked for more than 11.5 million USD in crypto

Somesing, a blockchain-based online karaoke platform, announced that it was hacked and lost 730 million SSX tokens, worth $11.58 million.

On January 27, Somesing posted a notice stating that 730 million SSX tokens had been hacked, including 504 million unallocated SSX (planned to circulate at the end of 2025) and 226 million SSX held by Somesing. hold.
After an investigation, the Korean Karaoke platform determined that the attacker was not an internal project, but a professional hacker or group. Somesig has now reported the incident to the National Police Agency's Cyber Investigation Unit
At the same time, Somesig sent an urgent request to domestic and foreign exchanges where SSX tokens are listed to temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals. In addition, the project also cooperates with Klaytn Foundation and Uppsala Security cybersecurity unit to trace and determine the money flow and identity of hackers. SSX is listed on exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, HTX and Gate.io. The token price has lost more than 15% of its value in the past 7 days, affected by news of being hacked.

Price of SSX frame 7D taken on January 29, 2024 on CoinMarketCap