FTX officials confirm hack on exchange’s Telegram channel.

FTX officials appeared to confirm rumors of a hack on the bankrupt crypto exchange's Telegram channel.

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According to a message on Telegram, FTX has asked users to delete the app as it contains malware.

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The world’s second largest crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy after a week of uncertainty.

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"FTX has been hacked," an account administrator in the FTX Support Telegram channel wrote in a message.

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More than $600 million in crypto were withdrawn from FTX late Friday after it had filed for bankruptcy.

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Some have even entertained the theory of an insider job.

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FTT token plunged from around $22 to $2.2 in a matter of few days as FTX struggled to stay solvent.

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