Mercado Bitcoin: After suffering a loss of approximately 49 million USD due to an attack, it has restored read-only access to accounts

Bitcoin News posted on platform X that the Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin reopened read-only accounts a week after being attacked, resulting in an estimated loss of about 49 million dollars. Users can view their balances as of the day the attack occurred, but withdrawals are currently not possible, and the exchange has not announced a timeline for resuming withdrawals.

Mercado Bitcoin stated that it has 4.8 million customers and will cover all losses with company funds, but has not explained how the attackers accessed its wallets. After withdrawals are resumed, they will only be processed through Pix, and users will need to reconfirm their information, with withdrawals only allowed to accounts under their own names.