🚨 [SECURITY ALERT] MERCADO BITCOIN CONFIRMS SECURITY INCIDENT: REPORTED >$40M LOSS, DEPOSITS & WITHDRAWALS TEMPORARILY HALTED
Mercado Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil, has confirmed an overnight security incident resulting in a reported breach exceeding $40 Million:
▫️ Operations Suspended: The exchange has enacted an emergency halt on all deposit and withdrawal rails across the platform to contain further unauthorized transfers.
▫️ Zero User Impact Pledged: In an official public statement, Mercado Bitcoin affirmed that user account balances remain entirely intact, with zero client data compromised.
▫️ Active On-Chain Forensics: Security teams and blockchain analysts are actively tracing the attacker's destination addresses on Ethereum (ETH) via Etherscan in direct collaboration with local and international law enforcement.
▫️ Containment & Recovery: The incident follows heightened industry surveillance following recent major security events, with the exchange preparing a comprehensive forensic post-mortem before services resume.
#ETH #CryptoSecurity #BinanceSquare
Mercado Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Brazil, has confirmed an overnight security incident resulting in a reported breach exceeding $40 Million:
▫️ Operations Suspended: The exchange has enacted an emergency halt on all deposit and withdrawal rails across the platform to contain further unauthorized transfers.
▫️ Zero User Impact Pledged: In an official public statement, Mercado Bitcoin affirmed that user account balances remain entirely intact, with zero client data compromised.
▫️ Active On-Chain Forensics: Security teams and blockchain analysts are actively tracing the attacker's destination addresses on Ethereum (ETH) via Etherscan in direct collaboration with local and international law enforcement.
▫️ Containment & Recovery: The incident follows heightened industry surveillance following recent major security events, with the exchange preparing a comprehensive forensic post-mortem before services resume.
#ETH #CryptoSecurity #BinanceSquare
