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Solflare validator pays no rewards after incident, 1.56 million SOL staked

Delegated SOL stays in users own stake accounts, no user funds were touched.

Move to the new validator only in the Solflare app, rewards stay paused until active.

First reported Oct 27, 2026, 23:39 UTC

Source reports

  • 🚨ALERT: @solflare says a security incident at its staking provider affected the keys held for its validator, which is currently not producing staking rewards. The wallet says no user funds were touched. Delegated $SOL stays in users’ own stake accounts and is controlled by their… — @SolanaFloor (X), Oct 27, 2026, 23:39 UTC
  • THE BLOCK: Solflare said its staking provider has experienced a security breach, affecting the keys they hold for the Solflare validator. The Solana self-custody wallet platform said its validator has stopped producing rewards. Solflare said users' SOL holdings are safe and that… — @TheBlockCo (X), Oct 28, 2026, 00:22 UTC
  • SOLFLARE VALIDATOR REWARDS HALT AFTER PROVIDER SECURITY INCIDENT About 1.56 million $SOL is staked with the node. Solflare says user funds are safe, but rewards resume only once stake is active on its replacement validator. Read more here… — @DefiantNews (X), Oct 28, 2026, 00:35 UTC
  • 🚨 ALERT: Solflare’s validator has stopped producing SOL staking rewards after a security incident at its staking provider affected the validator keys, though the wallet says user funds are safe. — @Cointelegraph (X), Oct 28, 2026, 00:45 UTC
  • SOLFLARE VALIDATOR STOPS PRODUCING SOLANA $SOL STAKING REWARDS AFTER A SECURITY INCIDENT AT ITS STAKING PROVIDER — @scottmelker (X), Oct 28, 2026, 00:50 UTC
  • Solflare says staking provider breach halts validator rewards, SOL remains safe - 𝕏/@solflare 🔗 Discord · Leviathan · Source 🗺️ Breach · Validators · $SOL 🕵️ @Danicjade via 𝕏 — Закрепи.sender, Oct 28, 2026, 02:20 UTC
  • Solflare says staking provider breach halts validator rewards, SOL remains safe - 𝕏/@solflare 🔗 Discord · Leviathan · Source 🗺️ Breach · Validators · $SOL 🕵️ @Danicjade via 𝕏 — Rickler Feed, Oct 28, 2026, 02:20 UTC
  • Solflare validator halted rewards after staking provider key incident 1.56M SOL staked, SOL around $101.6 up 1.1% in 24h No user funds touched, stake stays in user accounts Migration via app update, compensation planned Ask a question: https://poparecon.com — @PopaRecon (X), Oct 28, 2026, 02:28 UTC

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