Initia halts its L1 and rollups during a security incident

The halt began at 15:41:30 UTC on October 23 while the investigation continued.

First reported Oct 23, 2026, 15:27 UTC

Source reports

  • Initia chain hacked and a bunch of tokens infiniminted. Hacker has cashed out $2.6m thus far with more in flight — @spreekaway (X), Oct 23, 2026, 15:27 UTC
  • Initia chain hacked and a bunch of tokens infiniminted. Hacker has withdrawn $2.6m so far Source — ahboyashreads, Oct 23, 2026, 15:35 UTC
  • 🏴‍☠️ #INIT Spreek заявили, что Initia, вероятно, подверглись атаке. На данный момент убытки составляют ~2,6 млн $. Масштаб атаки и окончательные убытки пока не установлены. — КриптоАтака 24 ⚡️, Oct 23, 2026, 16:00 UTC
  • 🏴‍☠️ #INIT Spreek заявили, что Initia, вероятно, подверглись атаке. На данный момент убытки составляют ~2,6 млн $. Масштаб атаки и окончательные убытки пока не установлены. — Закрепи.sender, Oct 23, 2026, 16:00 UTC
  • Initia chain exploited as tokens are infinite-minted; hacker has cashed out $2.6M with more in flight - 𝕏/@spreekaway 🔗 Discord · Leviathan · Source 🗺️ Initia · Compromised · Hacker 🕵️ @w00tcake — Закрепи.sender, Oct 23, 2026, 16:15 UTC

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