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 <li><strong>OKX users who were recently affected by a hack received full compensation from OKX.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>The exchange </strong><strong>decides to add a mandatory Google Authenticator to avoid similar incidents.</strong></li>
 <li><strong>SlowMist reported earlier that the accounts were compromised by a SIM-swapping</strong><strong> attack.</strong></li>
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<p>The two OKX users who were recently hacked received their full compensation from<a href="https://coinedition.com/okx-backlog-snarls-bitcoin-transactions-fees-surge/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> OKX</a>. . Chinese crypto journalist Colin Wu had a report on two user accounts that were hacked through SMS and email hijacking.</p>
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Exclusive: Two users whose OKX accounts were stolen have received full compensation from OKX. The suspected cause was the hijacking of their SMS and email. OKX has decided to add mandatory Google Authenticator in the future to avoid similar incidents from happening again. <a href="https://t.co/MmRSLXohBt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/MmRSLXohBt</a></p>— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) <a href="https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1800761716651049360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">June 12, 2024</a>
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<p>On June 9, 2024, Blockchain security firm SlowMist founder Yu Xian reported a major exploit in the OKX ecosystem, resulting in the loss of funds for two OKX users. The users’ accounts were reportedly compromised in a SIM-swapping attack due to a vulnerability in the platform’s Two-Factor authentication (2FA) security system.</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://coinedition.com/okx-hacked-victims-reimbursed-2fa-security-beefed-up/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">OKX Hacked: Victims Reimbursed, 2FA Security Beefed Up</a> appeared first on <a href="https://coinedition.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Coin Edition</a>.</p>

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