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Qubic Halts Blockchain After Wallet Seeds Exposure
Qubic halted its network after attackers exploited weakly generated wallet credentials, resulting in the removal of approximately $1.4 million in cryptocurrency from more than 1,400 accounts. The issue was traced to wallet seed generation, highlighting the importance of strong randomness in wallet secrets. The project responded with an emergency network halt while investigators worked on containment options.