1,404 crypto wallets hacked in mass theft! Hackers exploit a random number vulnerability, forcing the entire blockchain to halt
At 13:06 on October 19 (Beijing time), crypto.news reported that Qubic had confirmed a security incident: attackers exploited a randomness flaw in the seed phrase generation process for some wallets, stealing approximately 2.94 trillion QU tokens from 1,404 wallets, worth about $1.4 million.
The project urgently suspended blockchain operations, leaving about 87.1% of the stolen tokens on-chain. The remainder flowed to exchanges and was restricted.
At 13:06 on October 19 (Beijing time), crypto.news reported that Qubic had confirmed a security incident: attackers exploited a randomness flaw in the seed phrase generation process for some wallets, stealing approximately 2.94 trillion QU tokens from 1,404 wallets, worth about $1.4 million.
The project urgently suspended blockchain operations, leaving about 87.1% of the stolen tokens on-chain. The remainder flowed to exchanges and was restricted.