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Qubic says weak wallet seeds, not protocol flaw, caused a 2.94 trillion QU loss.

Qubic confirmed an attacker drained 1,404 wallets and stole about 2.94 trillion QU between October 17 and 18, citing weak wallet seed generation as the cause.

Seed randomness was insufficient on iPhones, iPads (any browser before Oct 18), Macs (Safari before that date) and the Qubic iOS app before July 2025.

Validators halted the chain at tick 85,371,949, freezing 87.1% of the funds; the remaining 12.9% moved to MEXC, which froze the account, and exchanges have paused QUBIC deposits and withdrawals.

September recorded 55 crypto hacks costing about $766.5 million—462% higher than August—with $387 million lost at Bitget and $320 million at Liquid Network.

How should layer‑1 blockchains improve seed generation to protect users without hurting usability?

#Qubic #CryptoSecurity #Blockchain #CryptoHacks

🚨 $QUBIC SECURITY BREACH DRAINS $1.4M AS OVER 1,400 COMPROMISED WALLETS GET SWEPT! 📉

Over 1,400 wallets holding 2.94 trillion $QUBIC were drained for roughly $1.4M, but the chain consensus itself never failed. 🔍 The critical vulnerability stemmed from insufficient randomness during account credential generation on Apple devices before October 18, leaving stored balances exposed.

Around 87% of the diverted liquidity sits frozen on-chain while the rest was halted at a major exchange. 💡 Halting execution or freezing tokens is not the same as returning capital, and software updates will never fix structurally vulnerable legacy setups. 💬 How often do you migrate your holdings to newly secured vaults to protect your capital? 👇

⚠️ Not financial advice. Always manage your risk. 🛡️

🏷️ #QUBIC #CryptoSecurity #OnChain #RiskManagement #Crypto

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🚨 $QUBIC SECURITY BREACH REVEALS SEED VULNERABILITY 🦈

The incident underscores a classic smart‑money move: exploit predictable entropy before the network even feels the strain. 🦈 The 1,404 compromised wallets acted as a liquidity sink, draining $1.4 M while the blockchain itself stayed intact.

📌 Our analysis flags the seed‑generation window—iOS Safari and early Qubic app builds—as a high‑risk entropy pool. 📊 On‑chain data shows 87 % of the stolen tokens frozen, a clear sign that the attacker’s exit strategy was throttled by the network’s freeze logic.

The takeaway for any institutional holder: secure the key‑creation layer as fiercely as the custody layer. 🔍 Upgrade to deterministic wallets, audit RNG sources, and treat any pre‑Oct‑18 seed as compromised.

💬 What steps are you taking to audit seed randomness in your custodial pipelines? 👇

⚠️ Not financial advice. Always manage your risk. 🛡️

🏷️ #QUBIC #WalletSecurity #SmartMoney #Crypto #RiskManagement

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🚨 1,404 QUBIC WALLETS DRAINED — AND THE BLOCKCHAIN WASN'T THE WEAK POINT

Qubic just suffered a security incident involving roughly $1.4M in stolen tokens
But here's the detail that matters most 👀
The attacker didn't need to break the blockchain
Some wallet seeds were generated with insufficient randomness, making them potentially predictable

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🔴 What happened?
• 1,404 wallets drained
• 2.94 trillion QU stolen
• Qubic network halted to prevent further transfers
• 87.1% of stolen funds frozen on-chain
• Remaining funds reportedly frozen at ME.XC

⚠️ Here's the bigger warning
Affected seeds include those created before October 18 using:
• Any browser on iPhone or iPad
• Safari on Mac
• Qubic's iOS app before July 2025
Updating wallet software doesn't make an old weak seed secure
And frozen funds aren't the same as recovered funds

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🔍 My security checklist
If your wallet falls into an affected category, treat the seed as compromised
Follow Qubic's official recovery instructions before moving funds to a newly generated secure wallet
Never enter your seed into a random recovery website
Your blockchain can be secure while your wallet is already compromised
The real security question isn't just where your assets live
It's how the keys protecting them were created

#Qubic #WalletSecurity

📰 MEXC and Bitget Halt Qubic Deposits and Withdrawals on Their Platforms
MEXC linked its suspension to a request from Qubic’s project team. Bitget cited wallet maintenance.
Source : Econotimes
Time : 2026-10-18 15:27:05
Credit : miriam hart
#bitget #crypto_exchanges #qubic #mexc
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Qubic Halts Network Following Wallet Exploit and Outlines Recovery Vote

WHAT HAPPENED
▪️ An attacker drained 1.4K wallets with weak seeds, prompting Qubic to freeze its chain.
▪️ Qubic stated 87.1% of the funds remain onchain, while the rest were frozen at MEXC as validators prepare a recovery vote.

WHY IT MATTERS FOR TRADERS
Network halts may dampen participant confidence and temporarily constrain onchain liquidity. Validator-led asset recovery processes can also influence broader perceptions of governance and settlement finality.

MARKET SNAPSHOT
▪️ $BTC: 82,484.00 USD, up 0.8% (24h), 4H RSI 54.8
▪️ Range to watch: 80,684.36 support / 82,940.81 resistance

How do validator recovery votes influence your view of network governance and risk?

Source: Cointelegraph

Not financial advice. Always DYOR.
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An attacker drained 1,404 Qubic wallets between 07:42 and 09:26 UTC+8 on Oct 18. Qubic puts the total at about 2.94 trillion QU. At CoinGecko's price tonight that is about $1.25M, roughly $900 per wallet on average and about 2% of the circulating supply.

The weak spot was wallet seed generation, not the protocol. Some seeds were made with too little randomness, so the attacker could work them out. Qubic says affected seeds were made on an iPhone or iPad in any browser before Oct 18, in Safari on a Mac before Oct 18, or in the Qubic iOS app before July 2025. Version 4.26.4 fixes how new seeds are made.

Computors halted the network at tick 85,371,949. The last processed tick is stamped 09:32 UTC+8 on Oct 18, so the chain has now been stopped for about 17 hours. Qubic says 87.1% of the drained QU is frozen on the network. The other 12.9% went to MEXC, which froze the receiving account within about an hour. Exchanges have paused QUBIC deposits and withdrawals, and the price is down about 10% since the drain started.

If your seed fits one of those cases, move to a new seed from the fixed wallet once the chain restarts. Qubic says nobody from the team will message you first or charge for recovery.

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#Qubic #CryptoHack
NFA. DYOR.

🚨 $QUBIC SEED EXPLOIT FREEZES 87% OF STOLEN FUNDS! 🟢

📊 The seed randomness flaw let bad actors swipe 2.94 trillion QU from 1,404 wallets, but 87.1% of those coins sit frozen on‑chain, a massive liquidity wall. 🦈 Smart money is watching the pause at tick 85,371,949, gauging how the Computor quorum will redistribute the stash.

⚡ Version 4.26.4 patches the seed generator, and the network pause buys time for a recovery plan. 🌊 Until the frozen pool is unlocked, price pressure could swing sharply on sentiment alone.

💬 How do you think the freeze will shape $QUBIC ’s short‑term trajectory? 👇

⚠️ Not financial advice. Always manage your risk. 🛡️

🏷️ #QUBIC #Security #Crypto #Risk #Recovery

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⚠️The Qubic hack exposed something worse than a kill switch: 676 validators decided to freeze stolen funds, and now victims are waiting for permission from a handful of people to get their money back. Fake self-custody at its finest.

💬 "That AI is going to have to pay taxes in Argentina, and it’ll pay them in pesos."

How will regulatory and tax frameworks respond to the emergence of autonomous digital entities capable of accumulating and transferring value?

An insightful and necessary read👇

#Podcast #SDEX #Qubic #HackerAlert #AI $BTC

【Market Flash】1,404 wallets were drained within hours of 2.94 trillion QU, worth approximately $1.3 million. The culprit? The pseudorandom number generator Math.random()! SlowMist’s post-mortem: while the theoretical seed space was enormous, in practice it was reduced to about 2^32 possibilities—small enough to brute-force. Plaintext leaked in request headers could be observed six times to recover private keys. About 87.1% of the stolen funds have been frozen on-chain, and the remaining 12.9% were frozen by MEXC. Version 4.26.4 has switched to a secure random number generator. But old seeds won’t become secure automatically. Is your wallet still gambling on luck?
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#Qubic #钱包安全 #SlowMist
(Source: CryptoBriefing/SlowMist)
⚠️Risk warning: The above is shared for market information purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Investing involves risks; please exercise caution when entering the market.

A blockchain that can be stopped just like that: a weak-mnemonic vulnerability in Qubic let hackers drain over 1,400 wallets, stealing $1.4 million (2.94 trillion QU). The team urgently froze the entire network at tick 85,371,949. 87.1% of the funds are still frozen on-chain; the remaining 12.9% was transferred to MEXC, and the exchange froze the account within an hour. The postmortem stings even more: the web wallet used Math.random() to generate seeds. It wasn’t until the October 18 version that it switched to crypto.getRandomValues(); old seeds are still unsafe. The team insists this wasn’t a hack, but a “wallet hygiene issue.” There’s no restart date yet; they’re waiting for a vote by Computors. Market open: A) Halting the chain to limit losses—perfect move / B) The chain is stopped, and you’re still talking about decentralization. Sound off. $BTC $ETH $SOL #Qubic #黑客 #Security

🚨 $QUBIC: AN ATTACK AFFECTED 1,404 WALLETS AND FORCED THE NETWORK TO SHUT DOWN

Qubic reported that between October 17 and 18, an attacker stole approximately 2.94 trillion QU, worth around US$1.4 million at the time of the incident.

🔎 WHAT HAPPENED?

The problem was with the generation of some recovery seeds: the secret words that allow access to a wallet.

Because they were not generated with enough randomness, some could be discovered by attackers.

⚠️ WHO MIGHT BE AFFECTED?

According to the project, users who created their seeds:

• On an iPhone or iPad, before 10/18/2026.
• In Safari on a Mac, before 10/18/2026.
• In the Qubic iOS app, before July 2025.

This does NOT mean that all Apple wallets or other cryptocurrencies are vulnerable.

🛑 WHAT MEASURES WERE TAKEN?

The network was shut down to limit further movement of funds.

Qubic reported that approximately 87.1% of the stolen tokens were immobilized on the network and that MEXC restricted the account that received the rest.

But frozen funds do NOT mean recovered funds.

🛡️ WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU USE QUBIC?

Check the official announcements. Updating the app does not make a compromised old seed safe.

Do not share your recovery words or trust supposed recovery services.

📌 THE KEY TAKEAWAY

A cryptocurrency's security also depends on how its users' keys are generated and protected.

Source: Qubic announcement dated 10/18/2026.

💬 Do you think stopping a blockchain during an attack protects users or creates another problem?

#Qubic #CryptoSecurity

More than 1,400 wallets and $1.4 million—all gone overnight. The Qubic blockchain ground to a halt yesterday, and the team admitted that something had gone wrong with the random numbers used to generate wallet recovery phrases.

The technical details are almost unbelievable: the random numbers came from the browser’s built-in Math.random(). When it comes to cryptography, that’s practically an open book. Once hackers figured out the pattern, they tried wallets one by one—and hit the jackpot every time.

All the affected wallets were tied to Apple devices: wallets created in browsers on iPhones and iPads, or in Safari on Macs, before October 18 were vulnerable. The team has now fixed the issue by switching to a proper cryptographic random number generator. 87% of the funds were frozen on-chain before they could be moved, and MEXC froze the rest within an hour.

This got me thinking: we’re always watching out for private-key leaks and phishing links, but rarely stop to ask about the very first step—whether the random numbers used to generate our recovery phrases are actually reliable.

When and where did you create your wallet?

#Qubic #钱包安全 #助记词 #Web3 Security

—— Xiao Kai, a Web3 retail trader
The views above are personal and do not constitute investment advice.

🔐 Poor security can cost a lot in crypto.

On October 19, reports said an attack on the Qubic network had affected more than 1,400 accounts, with around $1.4 million in reported losses.

This incident is a reminder of an essential rule: security doesn’t depend on the blockchain alone. Generating keys and recovery phrases is just as important.

Never share your recovery phrase, avoid suspicious key generators, and always check official security alerts.

Do you think users still underestimate the importance of wallet security?

#CryptoSecurity #blockchain #Qubic

Around $1.4 million was stolen from Qubic due to weak wallet seeds, affecting 1,400+ accounts. The project team halted the chain and froze it directly.

The problem wasn’t the “blockchain itself,” but seed generation: iPhone/iPad browsers, older versions of Safari, and old iOS wallets were all affected. Most of the funds are still locked on-chain, and exchanges quickly froze the portion that had been withdrawn.

A reminder: insufficient seed entropy = a public address. Don’t assume a wallet is safe just because it’s cold storage—first make sure the seed-generation tool is trustworthy.

#钱包安全 #Qubic #安全事件 #CryptoSecurity

Qubic mainnet emergency halt: Insufficient randomness in wallet seeds leads to 1,404 wallets being drained of approximately 2.94 trillion QU (about $1.3–1.4 million)

1. Time: October 17, 23:42 to October 18, 01:26 (UTC), approximately 1 hour and 44 minutes.
2. Cause: The recovery seeds for some wallets were generated with insufficient randomness, allowing attackers to derive the private keys. The project team says the issue lies in the wallet software, not the chain’s consensus layer.
3. Affected users: Seeds created before October 18 in any browser on an iPhone or iPad, or in Safari on a Mac, as well as seeds generated by the Qubic iOS app before July 2025.
4. Response: Validators (Computors) halted the chain at tick 85,371,949. According to the project team, approximately 87.1% of the stolen tokens remain frozen on-chain, while the receiving accounts for the other 12.9%, which was transferred to MEXC, have been frozen. MEXC and Bitget have suspended $QUBIC deposits and withdrawals.
5. Fix: Web wallet version 4.26.4 now uses crypto.getRandomValues() to generate seeds. However, the upgrade only protects new seeds; it does not make old seeds secure. Affected users will need to create a new wallet and migrate their assets once transfers resume. When block production will resume and how the stolen funds will be handled are still up to the Computors to decide.

Reminder: Be wary of anyone who privately messages you claiming they can “help you recover your funds.” The project team has explicitly stated that it will never ask for your seed or private key.

For informational purposes only; not investment advice. DYOR. Use official channels only, and don’t click unfamiliar claim links.

#Qubic #安全事件 #钱包安全 #QUBIC

Qubic freezes chain after attacker drains $1.4 million from 1,404 wallets due to weak seed

- Layer-1 blockchain network Qubic paused operations on 18/10/2026 after an attacker drained approximately 2.94 trillion QU, worth around $1.4 million, from 1,404 wallets.
- The attack lasted about 104 minutes. Validators (Computors) halted the chain at tick 85,371,949.
- The root cause was not a protocol bug but a weak seed (weak randomness).
- The RSS source has not provided further details.

#Qubic #QU #CryptoNews #BinanceSquare

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Source: CoinGape

$BTC Hold on before you look at that—this Qubic saga is even crazier.
A hacker used weak seed phrases to steal from 1,400 wallets, but 87.1% of the funds are still sitting untouched on-chain.
Qubic hit back by freezing the entire chain, and MEXC has the remaining funds locked down.
Validators are preparing to vote on how to restore things. Put simply, a thief broke in and ransacked half the house, then the owner welded the door shut so even their own people can't get out.
That was a pretty heavy freeze, but at least the money didn't get away. The hacker's probably more panicked than anyone right now—they stole a real hot potato.
If you think the chain was unfairly frozen, come vent in the comments. #Qubic #WalletSecurity

$BTC $ETH Brothers, caught in the crossfire again? Over 1,400 wallets drained, and a public blockchain's seed phrases turned out to be generated with Math.random() 😡

I’ve said it before: don’t mess around with stuff from tiny chains! Last night, the L1 blockchain Qubic literally “pulled the plug”—the entire chain froze at tick 85,371,949. The reason is so absurd I can’t even laugh.

Hackers drained over 1,400 wallets—2.94 trillion QU, worth about $1.4 million. What was the root cause? Their web wallet was using JavaScript’s Math.random() to generate seed phrases! That’s not even truly random; if someone guesses it, it’s basically a free giveaway. Only in version 4.26.4 did they switch to crypto.getRandomValues(). They only thought to patch the wall after everything had been stolen.

A silver lining: 87.1% of the stolen funds are still frozen on-chain and haven’t escaped. The 12.9% sent to MEXC was frozen within an hour. Validators are preparing to vote on how to compensate users, but there’s still no timeline for restarting the chain.

Put simply, the chain stopping is a good thing; if the funds had actually been withdrawn, it would have been catastrophic. The lesson for the whole market is simple: seed phrases are the lifeblood of your wallet—don’t entrust them to a little browser wallet. Keep your BTC and ETH wherever you like, just don’t leave large sums in web wallets like this. Believe it or not.

#Qubic #钱包安全 #黑客攻击 #Web3 #CryptoMarketHotTopics

An L1 you can switch off with a button isn’t very decentralized. Qubic just proved that)

During the night of October 18, someone withdrew around 2.94 trillion QU from 1,404 wallets on the Qubic network. The protocol itself wasn’t hacked.

The flaw was in the wallets: seed phrases were generated with weak randomness.
Anyone who created a wallet in a browser on an iPhone or iPad, in Safari on a Mac, or in the old iOS app had a seed that could be predicted.

To stop the money from escaping, they simply shut down the network. 87.1% of the stolen funds are still on the network; MEXC froze around 12.9%.
The only problem is, it’s not just the thief’s money that’s frozen now—it’s everyone else’s too.

Computors will decide what happens to the balances by vote. Rollback, reimbursement, or something else—there’s no plan yet.

And the practical takeaway: a seed generated by a website depends entirely on that website’s code. Updating won’t save an old seed; you need to move the funds to a new one.

I’ll keep watching to see what the Computors decide about that 87.1%.

#Qubic #WalletSecurity