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Qubic Hack: How the Network Saved 87% of Stolen Funds

Cointribune·November 1, 2026·1 min read
Qubic Hack: How the Network Saved 87% of Stolen Funds

On the night of October 17-18, an attacker emptied 1,404 Qubic wallets, or 2,940 billion QU. The Computors stopped the network, freezing 87.1% of stolen funds, and MEXC blocked the receiving account. Twelve days later, 293 billion QU returned and first owners were reimbursed. The flaw came from seed generation on certain Apple devices.

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