
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has been hit by a $6.3bn heist(盗窃;劫案) that, according to experts, is likely to be the work of(……所为;……的作品) North Korea.
全球最大的加密货币交易所遭遇了63亿美元盗窃案,专家认为这很可能是朝鲜所为。
This is not the first time a crypto market has been targeted by hackers, and the rogue state(流氓国家;无赖国家) has a track record(过往记录;业绩记录) of this type of theft. Here we answer some key questions about what’s happened:
这并非加密货币市场首次遭到黑客攻击,这个流氓国家在此类盗窃上早有前科。下面我们回答一些关于此次事件的关键问题:
Just how big a deal is this?
这件事到底有多严重?
It could be the biggest heist of any kind(任何类型的) in history, according to Elliptic, a consultancy(咨询公司) specialising in crypto-related crime. The incident, which took place late on Thursday, is more than four times bigger than the previous largest crypto hack, the $1.5bn one targeting the Bybit exchange last year.(该事件发生在周四深夜,规模是此前最大加密货币黑客攻击(去年针对Bybit交易所的15亿美元盗窃案)的四倍多。) Elliptic says there does not appear to be anything comparable in the pre-crypto era(加密货币出现之前的时代).
专门研究加密货币相关犯罪的咨询公司Elliptic表示,这可能是历史上任何类型的最大盗窃案。该事件发生在周四深夜,规模是此前最大加密货币黑客攻击(去年针对Bybit交易所的15亿美元盗窃案)的四倍多。Elliptic表示,在加密货币出现之前的时代,似乎没有可与之相比的案例。
So what exactly is cryptocurrency?
那么加密货币到底是什么?
And what is a cryptoexchange?
那么加密货币交易所是什么?
How was Binance hacked?
币安是如何被黑的?
How do the hackers get hold of their haul?
黑客如何处置他们的赃物?
Do we know who did it?
我们知道是谁干的吗?
Are my crypto investments safe?
我的加密货币投资安全吗?