Mercado Bitcoin confirms cyberattack after $46M stolen
Original title: Largest crypto exchange in Brazil confirms cyberattack as millions flow out of platform
Hackers stole more than $46 million from Brazil's largest crypto exchange in an incident that suspended deposits and withdrawals.
Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals after a cybersecurity incident. Blockchain investigators tracked over $46 million in stolen funds leaving the platform on Sunday night. The company stated it did not harm customers but experts disputed this and noted funds were accessed. Tether froze $4.5 million and other platforms froze an additional $2 million. The attack came days after a $6.3 billion breach at Binance.
- $46 million stolen
- $4.5 million frozen by Tether
- $2 million frozen by others
- 4.5 million customers
- Attack similar to recent Binance incident
Impact: funds stolen from customers
- Vendors
- Mercado Bitcoin
- Products
- cryptocurrency
- Organizations
- ChainalysisTether
- Countries
- Brazil
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2 min read at therecord.mediaBlockchain security companies said more than $46 million left the Mercado Bitcoin platform.
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