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Unattributed: Security incident

An institutional cryptocurrency holder has reportedly lost approximately $2.84 million in a suspected attack by North Korea-linked hacking group SquidSquad. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT disclosed the suspected theft on October 21, identifying October 8 as the date of the incident on…

StatusUnder review
Reported loss$2.8M
ChainBNB Chain
Confidence55%

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Record history

First seen: 2026-10-21T06:54:32.000Z. Last updated: 2026-10-21T07:28:59.934Z. Revision: 1.