Brazilian Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Hacked, Loses Approximately $38 Million, Pledges to Compensate Users
The exchange confirmed that users will not incur any asset losses due to this incident. The platform has suspended deposits, withdrawals, and platform services, and has notified the relevant authorities. Preliminary analysis suggests that the attacker may have compromised the signing credentials required for transaction authorization. According to Bitquery, the suspicious transfers span multiple networks including Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Stellar, Arbitrum, Tron, and Polygon, while the specific intrusion vector remains undetermined.
