The accounting firm Grant Thornton will begin registering refund claims by users of the hacked cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia from December, говорится in the report.
The firm says it is seeking additional assets to pass to clients. Where possible, refunds will be made in cryptocurrency.
“We will ask all account holders to register their claims and we will begin the process of verifying their identities after the release,” said Grant Thornton.
Representatives urged Cryptopia users not to trust third parties. The channels for publishing reliable information were named by Grant Thornton as its website, the firm’s accounts, and the exchange’s Facebook and Twitter pages.
The report also notes that due to an error by a Christchurch High Court officer, data belonging to some users ended up with an “unauthorised third party.”
“We are concerned that the third party may attempt to use this information to mislead and influence account holders’ decisions. We have taken steps to prevent this,” the firm stressed.
In January 2019 the New Zealand exchange Cryptopia reported “substantial losses” due to a hacking attack. By various estimates, the attackers stole assets worth about $16 million (at the time of the incident).
After the exchange began liquidation, Grant Thornton uncovered outstanding debts of $2.7 million. In July 2019 the firm began assessing losses.
Earlier, in September 2020, auditors stated that refunds to clients would commence after verifying their accounts and data.
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