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Oct 18, 2026

Qubic halts mainnet after attacker drains 1,404 wallets of $1.3 million

Qubic, a decentralized AI computing network, paused its mainnet on October 18, 2026, after an attacker drained approximately 2.94 trillion QU tokens worth $1.3 million from 1,404 user wallets. The network said 87.1% of the drained tokens remain immobilized on its network, while MEXC froze the account receiving the rest.

Oct 18, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Qubic developers stated that the October 18, 2026 wallet drain stemmed from weak, predictable wallet seeds created on legacy Apple devices, Safari browsers, and early iOS applications rather than a core network code bug
  • ▪The August 2026 Vottun Bridge exploit exposed operational risks tied to outer components, including the Vottun Bridge, of the Qubic network
  • ▪The Qubic wallet drain on October 18, 2026 lasted 104 minutes, running from 23:42 UTC on October 17, 2026, to 01:26 UTC on October 18, 2026

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