VALLETTA, Malta—With just a single transaction, hackers have stolen nearly £31 million ($40m) in Bitcoins from one of the world's largest cryptocurrency trading companies.
The theft, which affected Binance, was carried out with a variety of methods that included phishing and viruses, the Daily Mail reported.
The hackers were able to withdraw 7,000 Bitcoin (£30.9m) by surpassing all the company's security checks, said the company's CEO.
Chief Executive Changpang Zhao said that the amount taken made up “about 2%” of Binance's total Bitcoin holdings.