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Qubic freezes chain after attacker drains 1.4K wallets with weak seeds

Cointelegraph·October 19, 2026·1 min read
Qubic freezes chain after attacker drains 1.4K wallets with weak seeds

Qubic froze its chain after an attacker drained 1,400 wallets using weak seeds. 87.1% of stolen funds remain onchain, while the rest were frozen at exchange MEXC. Network validators will vote on a recovery plan, with the freeze preventing further losses and enabling potential restitution.

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