The trending update in the cryptocurrency space is about the recent hack of Binance security system that made the exchange to lose a whooping amount that summed up to 7000 BTC, which is approximately 41 million US dollars at press time.
There might be competition and tussle for supremacy in the crypto space, but it has always been “a problem for one is a challenge for all to solve”.
Since the hacking of Binance exchange surfaced, there has been a host of supports from different communities. The notable one was from Tron (TRX)’s founder and CEO, Justin Sun, where he promised to deposit about 7000 BTC into Binance exchange wallet, which is exactly the same amount stolen by the anonymous hackers.
John McAfee invites Kaspersky to track down the Hackers
In the solidarity to combat the internet manipulators, some internet security gurus have been showing their faces in the quest to offer Binance the help that is within their capacity.
John McAfee, the computer programmer and founder of McAfee Associates, is a well-known expert in terms of internet security with an antivirus software named after him.
The internet security veteran has come out to challenge the theft as he promises to chase the hackers to the wall.
McAfee in his recent tweet inquired of how he could bail the embattled Binance exchange out of the menace of the desperate hackers, claiming he has the most experienced cyber security gurus on earth in his possession.
McAfee stressed that he’s ready to aid Binance with the capacity he gathered for 51 years.
.@cz_binance – if I can help at all please let me know. Underneath my clown suit is still one of the most experienced cybersecurity experts on the planet. I've been doing it for 51 years. I am at your service.
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) May 8, 2019
John McAfee in another tweet invited his aged competitor in cyber security, Kaspersky, to join hands with him in order to fish out the unknown hackers.
The cyber security expert shared that hackers are the dark wizards of this dispensation, stirring cyber security experts to stand and defend the assets of the innocents.
Hackers are the dark wizards of our age. Now is the time for my cybersecurity peers to prove they are wizards of the people. I challenge my one-time awesome and fearful competitor –@e_kaspersky – to join me in offering support to @cz_binance. And all of the rest of you.
— John McAfee (@officialmcafee) May 8, 2019
7000 BTC Hack: Binance Looks up to Cybersecurity Experts McAfee, Kaspersky
It appears Binance would be seeking advice from John McAfee and Kaspersky Lab CEO, Eugene Kaspersky to recover the stolen 7000BTC from hackers.
The CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao has responded to McAfee’s offer to help trace the stolen funds.
🤝🤝🤝 Would love to pick your brain about it. Will DM you and arrange a time.
— CZ Binance (@cz_binance) May 8, 2019
Mcafee and Kaspersky Lab CEO, who founded the prominent antivirus Kaspersky and some other cybersecurity experts are going to be tackling the security breaches while also preferring long-lasting solutions to it.
Token Analyst Offers on-chain Intelligence
Token Analyst, the definitive source for on-chain intelligence, had earlier taken to twitter to share the result of the smart research he conducted after the hackers’ perpetration.
The analyst showed that the anonymous culprits presently have green wallets containing 5846.32 BTC of the stolen 7000 BTC. The analyst also claimed that the BTC have not been transferred since the news about the alleged hack was made public.
We took a quick look at the @Binance hack, and have identified hacker owned wallets (green) that are holding 5846.32 BTC (~$34M) of the 7000 BTC that was stolen. This #BTC has not moved since the hack pic.twitter.com/1gxTnVciI0
— TokenAnalyst (@thetokenanalyst) May 8, 2019
