$BTC A hosting provider says that Bitcoin hashrate totaling around 13 EH/s was hijacked and redirected entirely to the OCEAN mining pool. CoreX Hosting was the company that broke the news, posting on X that a large number of mining machines had been pointed to OCEAN, with the proceeds sent to an attacker-controlled address starting with bc1q. The hashrate later fell to around 100 PH/s. The attack appears to be over, but the software involved has not yet been disclosed. On-chain data shows that the address has not received any payments so far—the hashrate was captured, but the money hasn’t landed. At 13 EH/s, this is a noticeable amount relative to the entire network. However, the attack method and the number of customers’ mining machines involved have not been disclosed, so for now, keep an eye on whether funds arrive at the address. In the short term, don’t focus only on a single statement; trading volume and price range are more telling.
