# Bitget Hacker Resumes Laundering as October's Security Roundup Adds Ledger Implants and Balancer's Wind-Down

The attacker behind Bitget's $387.5 million theft moved $19.48 million between Oct. 21 and Oct. 24, while estimates of losses from tampered Ledger devices sold by a reseller range from $86 million to $102 million.

- Published: 2026-10-26T05:45:33.692Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-26/bitget-hacker-resumes-laundering-as-october-s-security-round
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Rekt News (Bitget)](https://www.rekt.news/), [Rekt News (Factory Sealed)](https://www.rekt.news/), [Rekt News (NEAR Intents)](https://www.rekt.news/), [Rekt News (Duelbits)](https://www.rekt.news/), [Rekt News (Out of Balance)](https://www.rekt.news/), [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/bitget-confirms-third-party-zero-day.html), [Finbold](https://finbold.com/bitget-hacker-just-began-laundering-the-388-million-loot/), [Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/380826/ledger-finds-lte-implant-that-stole-recovery-phrases-in-suspected-86m-drain), [Halborn](https://www.halborn.com/blog/post/explained-ledger-supply-chain-attack-october-2026)

Several large incidents from recent weeks moved into new phases over the weekend. Rekt News has published post-mortems on most of them. Bitget. The September 24 theft of $387.5 million from Bitget's hot and warm wallets did not involve stol…

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