Blink Wallet Hit by Attacker, ‘Few Dozen’ Custodial Accounts Drained
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Blink Wallet Restores Services After Attacker Drains Custodial Accounts
Bitcoin payments app Blink Wallet restored services on September 19 after an attacker gained unauthorized access to a limited number of custodial accounts and withdrew funds, prompting the company to temporarily shut down its platform. Blink initially paused services while investigating the incident, saying the large majority of funds remained secure. Its non-custodial wallets were… Continue reading Blink Wallet Restores Services After Attacker …
Blink Wallet Hit by Attacker, 'Few Dozen' Custodial Accounts Drained
On Saturday, the Lightning Network payments platform Blink Wallet, which provides both custodial and non-custodial services, revealed that an attacker had infiltrated a limited number of custodial accounts and moved the funds. Blink Wallet Says Every Affected Custodial Account Will Be Made Whole Lightning Network applications and platforms cannot get a break these days, and […]
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CoincuBlink Suspends Services During Security Incident Investigation
Blink has suspended its services while the company investigates a security incident, according to an official company update, leaving users unable to access the platform as the scope, cause, and duration of the disruption remain unconfirmed. Read more...
According to ChainCatcher, market sources indicate that attackers accessed a small number of Blink custodian accounts and withdrew funds. Blink stated that the vast majority of funds remain safe, and non-custodian wallets were unaffected. Blink uses Spark, its Bitcoin payment protocol, which powers multiple Lightning Network wallets, but it has not yet confirmed that Spark was the source of this security incident.
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