Threat Pulse 62High
Brazil: Mercado Bitcoin contains security incident, suspends deposits and withdrawals; about $40M in suspicious transfers flagged
Severity 7ActivereportedCryptoFinance

Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest exchange, says it found and contained an overnight incident in one system, with no customer losses and no data leak, and has paused deposits and withdrawals while it traces assets with authorities. Hypernative flagged more than $40M in suspicious transfers across about 10 chains; Tether reportedly froze 4.5M USDT.

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@MercadoBitcoinverifiedNov 2, 12:56 UTC

Comunicado oficial: Identificamos e contivemos com rapidez um incidente de segurança em um de nossos sistemas nesta madrugada. Reforçamos que: • Não houve nenhum prejuízo aos clientes; • Não houve vazamento de dados. Como medida preventiva de proteção, depó

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@coinbureauverifiedNov 2, 14:25 UTC

🚨BREAKING: Brazil’s largest crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin confirms a security breach TODAY. Hypernative flagged over $40 MILLION in suspicious transfers across roughly 10 blockchains. The exchange suspended deposits and withdrawals while investigating. It

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@WatcherGuruverifiedNov 2, 14:37 UTC

JUST IN: 🇧🇷 Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, suspends deposits and withdrawals after reportedly being hacked for over $40 million.

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