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Bitget resumes Bitcoin withdrawals after $387.5 million crypto heist
Bitget said the flaw is fixed and its User Protection Fund will cover losses as it restores services in stages.
- On Monday, September 28, 2026, Bitget resumed Bitcoin withdrawals at 08:00 UTC, marking the first phase of service restoration following a September 24 security breach affecting approximately $388 million in assets.
- During a September 28 livestream, CEO Gracy Chen explained that attackers exploited a third-party security product vulnerability to obtain internal network credentials, then used them to generate fraudulent withdrawal commands bypassing risk controls.
- The exchange's User Protection Fund, holding about $464 million, will cover the losses in full, while Mandiant and SlowMist investigators continue reviewing the approximately $387.5 million theft.
- Ether withdrawals are set for Tuesday across Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism, while USDT withdrawals on Ethereum, BSC, Solana, and Tron follow on Wednesday as security checks progress.
- The exchange launched a 5% bounty program for frozen or recovered stolen assets, while remaining services including fiat and peer-to-peer transactions are scheduled to return Friday, October 2.
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Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has resumed Bitcoin withdrawals suspended after suspected North Korean hackers breached its systems last week and stole over $350 million.
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