Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin suffered a hacker attack resulting in a loss of approximately 38 million USD, and has promised to compensate users
According to Bitcoin.com News, Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin disclosed on November 2 that it experienced a security incident, with approximately 38 million dollars in digital assets stolen. Additionally, Arkham Intelligence analyst Emmett Gallic estimated that the suspicious transfer amount exceeded 46 million dollars, and these two figures have yet to be verified.The exchange stated that users would not suffer asset losses due to this incident. The platform has suspended deposits, withdrawals, and platform services, and has notified the relevant authorities. Preliminary analysis indicates that the attackers may have controlled the transaction authorization signature credentials. According to Bitquery analysis, the suspicious transfers involved multiple chains including Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Stellar, Arbitrum, Tron, and Polygon, with the specific method of intrusion yet to be determined.Mercado Bitcoin stated that it has collaborated with Tether, Circle, Paxos, BRL1, and Chainalysis to freeze 11 million dollars in assets and has identified other funds that can be frozen. The platform has not yet announced a specific time for restoring services.