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The Fintech Files: How secure is today’s crypto sector?

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Are digital asset firms taking hacks seriously enough?
Are digital asset firms taking hacks seriously enough? Photo: Getty Images

When hackers attacked crypto exchange Mt. Gox in February 2014, they dismantled the platform by stealing 850,000 bitcoin, the biggest heist in crypto history.

But crypto hackers didn’t stop there. In the following years, they kept attacking exchanges, blockchain protocols and decentralised platforms to steal billions.

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