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Qubic Freezes Chain After Weak Seeds Drain $1.4M From 1,400 Wallets

COINOTAG·October 19, 2026·1 min read
Qubic Freezes Chain After Weak Seeds Drain $1.4M From 1,400 Wallets

Qubic halted its blockchain after weak seeds allowed an attacker to drain $1.4 million from 1,400 wallets. Most of the stolen QU tokens were frozen on-chain, while exchange MEXC locked the remainder. The incident highlights security risks from weak seed generation in crypto wallets.

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