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Bitget Loses $351.6M After Attackers Spoof the Data Its Own Approval Process Trusted

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TL;DR what: Bitget says attackers compromised a critical backend system in its wallet infrastructure, used it to spoof transaction data, and triggered its own authorization process to move $351.6 million out of hot and warm wallets. impact: ETH, XRP, BNB, AVAX, USDT and USDC were taken across Ethereum, XRP Ledger, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, BSC and Base, and withdrawals are suspended while the review runs. fix: No patch applies: Bitget has brought in Mandiant and SlowMist, contacted chain foundations (some have frozen attacker addresses), and says no further unauthorized transfers are possible. who: Any organization whose payment or signing approvals rely on transaction data from a backend system that an attacker could compromise, especially crypto custodians and exchanges. At 18:31 UTC on September 24, 2026, Bitget's security systems flagged unauthorized transfers from what the exchange called "a limited number of hot wallets." By the next day the total was $351.6 million. Bitget's CEO, Gracy Chen, said the attack method was "highly consistent with known patterns of North Korean hacker organizations," based on IP behavior patterns and on-chain analysis.

9 days ago
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Zelensky To UN: Russia's Deficit 'Bigger Than Any Other Year' - More Sanctions Needed

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Zelensky To UN: Russia's Deficit 'Bigger Than Any Other Year' - More Sanctions Needed Among the more interesting parts of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech before the UN General Assembly on Wednesday afternoon was when he lashed out at North Korea. Zelensky said while issuing leveling a litany of charges against Russia for its war that "The leader of North Korea sent his troops to Russia to support the weak points of the Russian army . " via Associated Press He questioned why a faraway southeast Asian country would be so willing to sacrifice its troops for a Russian endeavor. Zelensky said: "You probably saw the broadcast from Pyongyang when they honored those who were killed. And this is madness, too. Why should Koreans give their lives in a war against Ukraine? " He further accused Kim Jong Un of using his own citizens "like currency" in return for "improved ballistic missiles and Pyongyang’s much [upgraded] drone capabilities . " Likely these barbs will only cause Kim's regime to double down, and keep up its military support to Moscow.

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