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Blockchain data contradicts Mercado Bitcoin's claim it "contained" its hack
Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery says a Mercado Bitcoin attacker kept draining customer deposit addresses for nearly four hours after the Brazilian exchange declared the breach contained, with losses it puts at $48.6 million across 11 chains.
Mercado Bitcoin's attacker kept draining wallets for hours after the exchange said it was "contained"
Blockchain analytics firm Bitquery says Mercado Bitcoin's attacker kept draining customer deposit addresses for about four hours after the Brazilian exchange declared the breach contained, with total losses now traced at $48.6 million across 10 chains.
Mercado Bitcoin halts deposits and withdrawals after breach; outside trackers put losses at $40M–$46M
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest crypto exchange, suspended deposits and withdrawals on November 2 after a security breach that outside analysts peg at $40 million to $46 million across at least 10 blockchains.