Crypto Briefing·Oct 18, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC

Qubic halts mainnet after wallet drain empties 1,404 accounts

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1,404 accounts

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The incident highlights vulnerabilities in third-party wallet software, impacting user trust and necessitating stronger security measures in decentralized networks.

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BeInCrypto ↗
How an Attacker Emptied 1,404 Qubic Wallets Without Breaking the Blockchain
Bitcoinist ↗
Qubic Halts Blockchain After Weak Wallet Seeds Leave 1,400 Accounts Exposed
TokenPost ↗
Qubic Halts Blockchain After 1,404 Wallets Are Drained
CryptoPotato ↗
Qubic Pushes Back on Hack Claims: Weak Wallet Seeds Were to Blame
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Qubic Blames Weak Wallet Seeds for Theft as Network Stays Halted
The Defiant ↗
SlowMist Says Qubic Wallet Keys Could Be Recovered From Six Network Samples
Crypto Briefing ↗
SlowMist traces Qubic wallet theft to weak randomness in seed generation
TokenPost ↗
SlowMist Rebuilds Qubic Private Key From Six Header Values in Local Test
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MEXC Freezes Qubic Funds After Drain Hits 1,404 Wallets
Cointelegraph ↗
Qubic restarts blockchain, opens recovery claims after $1.4M hack

Qubic halts mainnet after wallet drain empties 1,404 accounts

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