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Morning Edition · Wednesday, October 21, 2026Published at 1:37 AM EDT · New York
Qubic Restarts Its Chain After Weak Apple-Device Wallet Seeds Let an Attacker Drain $1.4 Million
Validators froze about 87.1% of the stolen QU on-chain and MEXC froze the account that received the rest, and the 1,404 affected holders can file claims until May 1, 2027.
Qubic, the network known for directing a majority of Monero's hash rate in 2025, has restarted its blockchain and opened a recovery process. An attacker drained roughly $1.4 million in QU tokens from 1,404 accounts. Qubic is urging users to…
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