Mercado Bitcoin suffers cyberattack, researchers flag $40M suspicious transfers
Original title: Mercado Bitcoin Suffers Cyberattack as Researchers Flag $40 Million in Suspicious Crypto Transfers
Researchers flagged more than $40 million in suspicious transfers from the Brazilian crypto exchange across 10 blockchains.
The Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals after detecting a security incident in one of its systems. Blockchain security firm Hypernative flagged suspicious transfers totaling more than $40 million across at least 10 blockchains including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and others. The exchange stated customers suffered no harm and no data leaked, describing the suspension as a protective measure while investigating, tracing assets and working with authorities.
Unconfirmed: The actual loss amount is unconfirmed by Mercado Bitcoin; figures are researcher estimates only.
- Transfers involved Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Tron, Polygon, Arbitrum, Avalanche, BNB Chain and Stellar
- Approximately 2,852 ETH, 106 BTC, 10,700 SOL and 6.7 million XLM moved in a 34-minute window
- Exchange released destination addresses to help track funds on public blockchains
- No customer data leaked; incident contained early Monday morning
Impact: unauthorized transfer of cryptocurrency from exchange wallets
- 1.release destination addresses for tracking stolen funds
- 2.cooperate with law enforcement
- 3.monitor for suspicious transfers
- Vendors
- Mercado Bitcoin
- Products
- Mercado Bitcoin exchange
- Victims
- Mercado Bitcoin
- Countries
- Brazil
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Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals on November 2, 2026, after detecting a security incident in one of its systems. Blockchain security firm Hypernative flagged more than $40 million in suspicious transfers across at least 10 blockchains, raising questions about the scope of the breach. The exchange has not confirmed that amount […]
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