# Rekt Post-Mortems Trace Bitget's Nine-Figure Loss and the SingularityNET Bridge Drain to Trusted Keys and Third-Party Tools

In most of the past month's largest incidents, attackers used credentials and components the systems treated as valid. NEAR Intents recovered its $3.8 million loss, and Balancer holders voted 99.2% to wind the protocol down.

- Published: 2026-10-22T05:48:52.369Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-22/rekt-post-mortems-trace-bitget-s-nine-figure-loss-and-the-si
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Rekt News](https://www.rekt.news/), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/09/24/crypto-exchange-bitget-loses-usd352-million-in-hack-claims-user-funds-are-safe), [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/one-wallet-links-1-55-million-fetchai-theft-to-massive-408-5-million-ntx-mint/), [ForkLog](https://forklog.com/en/analysts-link-fetch-ai-nunet-and-singularitynet-attacks-to-single-hacker/), [Bitcoin.com News](https://news.bitcoin.com/security/crypto-casino-duelbits-7m-hack-offline/), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/01/near-intents-hit-by-usd3-8-million-exploit-as-crypto-s-rough-year-of-hacks-continues), [The Crypto Times](https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/10/17/near-intents-traces-3-8m-exploit-to-smart-contract-deposit-bug/), [Rekt News](https://rekt.news/out-of-balance)

Rekt News published post-mortems on several of the past month's largest thefts. Together, they show a common pattern: in most cases, the attacker did not break the contract code itself. Instead, the attacker used a credential, key or tool t…

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