← Back to overview

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget was hacked resulting in the theft of $387.5 million. The breach was disclosed by Bitget and attributed to a zero-day vulnerability in third-party security products used by the exchange. Attackers exploited this previously unknown flaw to gain access to Bitget's systems. The incident highlights the risks posed by supply chain and third-party software dependencies in financial and crypto platforms. The scale of the theft makes this one of the larger cryptocurrency exchange hacks on record. The identity of the third-party security products involved was not fully disclosed in the article. The breach occurred approximately one week before the public disclosure. No specific CVEs were mentioned in the article summary.

Affected products

  • Bitget
  • third-party security products

Categories

  • Data Breach & Exfiltration
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Supply Chain & Dependencies
  • Zero-Day Vulnerabilities