Security
Qubic Loses $1.3 Million in Wallet Raid Before Network Halts
Bitcoin.com News·October 18, 2026·1 min read
An overnight theft emptied 1,404 Qubic wallets of approximately 2.94 trillion QU, worth $1.3 million, before validators halted the network. The apparent culprit wasn't a blockchain vulnerability but predictable wallet seeds generated by older Apple devices and browsers. Most stolen tokens remain trapped on the paused network, with another portion frozen by MEXC.
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