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Bitget’s hackers turn to Zcash after $50 million: Security incident

Hackers behind Bitget’s $387.5 million breach are turning to Zcash's privacy features to hide the stolen funds as crypto firms increasingly block other escape routes. About 2,746 ZEC worth roughly $3.9 million was transferred Wednesday into Zcash’s Ironwood shielded pool through three transactions, according to on-chain activity flagged by blockchain investigator ZachXBT. The amount represents […] The post Bitget’s hackers turn to Zcash after $50 million laundering route gets blocked appeared first on CryptoSlate .

StatusUnder review
Reported loss$50.0M
ChainNot specified
Confidence55%

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First seen: 2026-09-30T20:20:28.000Z. Last updated: 2026-09-30T22:45:23.006Z. Revision: 1.