On the night of 14 July 15, decentralized social network was attacked Steemit: hacked about 260 accounts and stolen a little less than $ 85,000 in tokens and Steem Steem Dollars.
"The attack at the moment stopped. User accounts and wallets are not at risk, and we hope to soon restart Steemit site normally. All damages to victims of the attack users will be reimbursed in full, "- said the wording ForkLog administration Steemit.
Guide the social network has already appealed to the police and the FBI to jointly investigate. Steemit Partner - kriptovalyutnaya Exchange Bitfinex - well aware of the attack and will help in the investigation.
Recall that a few days ago Steem cryptocurrency the cost began to grow at a record pace and 14 July surpassed the mark of $ 4.6.
Earlier, in an interview Forklog one of the founders of the social networking Ned Scott noted that, unlike similar projects blokcheyne, Steemit offers a fundamentally new solution. When working with a social network using token Steem, are traded on the stock exchanges kriptovalyutnyh. Using emission profit similar Bitcoin Mining, blokcheyn can allocate values between those who publish content, and voice. The higher the estimated publication, the more can earn its authors and voting.