Bitget suspects North Korea was behind a $352 million crypto hack

North Korea accused of plundering Bitget for $387 million in year’s biggest crypto attack

Hackers exploited Bitget’s wallet backend, using a flaw that made fraudulent withdrawals look legitimate.

Fortune•Camila Grigera Naón

Bitget Hack Losses Climb to $387M: Here’s What Happened, and Why North Korea Is a Suspect

An attacker faked internal transfer requests to drain $387.5 million from Bitget's hot and warm wallets, and the exchange's CEO says the fingerprints look like Pyongyang's.

Decrypt•Jose Antonio Lanz

North Korean hackers suspected in $351M crypto theft, the largest so far this year

The $351 million theft from crypto exchange Bitget is the latest in a string of high profile hacks targeting the crypto sector.

TechCrunch•Zack Whittaker

Bitget’s eighth birthday ends with a $352M hack

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen confirmed the crypto exchange lost $352M to the hack and that North Korea's Lazarus Group appears to be responsible.

Protos•Jake Harrison

Bitget Says Suspected North Korean Hackers Stole $351.6M After Backend Compromise

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget said suspected North Korean threat actors have stolen $351.6 million from its hot and warm wallets.  "At 18:31 UTC on September 24, 2026, Bitget's security systems identified unauthorized transfers involving a limited number of hot wallets," BitGet said in a post shared on X. "Bitget's cold wallets and the overwhelming majority of platform assets remain

The Hacker News•info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)

Bitget’s North Korea-linked $352 million hack could drain 76% of its protection fund

At a $464 million reference value, covering the full estimate from the fund would leave about $112 million, below its stated floor.

CryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo

Hackers steal $351.6 million in Bitget crypto exchange hack

​Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget disclosed today that suspected North Korean hackers have stolen $351.6 million from its hot and warm wallets. [...]

BleepingComputer•Sergiu Gatlan

Bitget Wallet Hack Steals $351.6M: Gracy Chen Points Finger at North Korea

The Bitget hack triggered a $351.6M loss, froze withdrawals and left its claimed $464M protection fund unverified while trading continues normally.

CryptoNews•Ahmed Barakat

Bitget Hit by $351.6M Hot Wallet Breach, North Korean Hackers Suspected

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen announced that at 18:31 UTC on September 24, 2026, Bitget’s security systems detected unauthorised transfers from a number of its hot wallets. The emergency response team was activated within minutes. By the time the initial assessment was complete, the damage had been confirmed at approximately $351.6

TheNewsCrypto•Sarayu Krishna

Crypto platform Bitget suspects North Korea is responsible for $352 million hack

CNBC

North Korean Hackers “Very Likely” Drained $350 Million From Bitget, CEO Says

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said North Korea was “very likely” behind the $350 million Bitget hack. The attackers breached a backend system and never obtained private keys, she added. Withdrawals remain suspended after the September 24 breach. DefiLlama data now ranks it as the largest crypto hack of 2026. Chen Follows a VPN Trail to

BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir

Bitget CEO suspects North Korea behind $352M hack, citing IP clues

Bitget CEO Gracy Chen said a preliminary investigation found IP addresses matching VPN choices associated with a DPRK hacking group.

Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Felix Ng