Mercado Bitcoin confirms security incident, pauses deposits and withdrawals

No client loss and no data leak, with deposits and withdrawals suspended as a preventive measure.

Hypernative estimates over $40 million in suspicious transfers across at least 10 blockchains.

First reported Nov 2, 2026, 14:02 UTC

Source reports

  • Mercado Bitcoin suspends deposits and withdrawals after security incident, says no client funds or data affected - 𝕏/@mercadobitcoin 🔗 Discord · Leviathan · Source 🗺️ South America · Mercado · Hacks 🕵️ @w00tcake — Закрепи.sender, Nov 2, 2026, 14:02 UTC
  • Mercado Bitcoin suspends deposits and withdrawals after security incident, says no client funds or data affected - 𝕏/@mercadobitcoin 🔗 Discord · Leviathan · Source 🗺️ South America · Mercado · Hacks 🕵️ @w00tcake — Rickler Feed, Nov 2, 2026, 14:02 UTC
  • Mercado Bitcoin confirms cyberattack, Hypernative estimates over $40M suspected losses Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest cryptocurrency exchange, confirmed on November 2 that one of its systems had suffered a cyberattack. The exchange said the incident was quickly contained… — Rickler Feed, Nov 2, 2026, 14:03 UTC
  • ⚠️ Mercado Bitcoin (Brazil's largest CEX) confirms cyberattack, Hypernative estimates $40M in losses across 10 blockchains Source — ahboyashreads, Nov 2, 2026, 14:03 UTC
  • ⚠️ Mercado Bitcoin confirms cyberattack, Hypernative estimates $40M in losses across 10 blockchains Source — Rickler Feed, Nov 2, 2026, 14:04 UTC
  • 🇧🇷 Бразильская криптобиржа Mercado Bitcoin остановила ввод и вывод средств после инцидента безопасности — аналитики заметили подозрительные переводы на сумму более $40 000 000. Сама биржа уверяет, что деньги клиентов и личные данные в безопасности, но пока расследует… — AGGREGATOR, Nov 2, 2026, 14:15 UTC
  • @MercadoBitcoin, Brazil's largest cryptocurrency exchange, hacked for $40 M across at least 10 blockchains, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Tron. @EthSecurity1 — Rickler Feed, Nov 2, 2026, 14:19 UTC
  • JUST IN: 🇧🇷 Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, suspends deposits and withdrawals after reportedly being hacked for over $40 million. @WatcherGuru — Rickler Feed, Nov 2, 2026, 14:38 UTC
  • ⚠️✴️🇧🇷#хак #крипто Крупнейшая криптобиржа Бразилии Mercado Bitcoin взломана ущерб на данный момент более $40 млн — markettwits, Nov 2, 2026, 14:46 UTC
  • ⚠️ Mercado Bitcoin contains overnight security incident; deposits and withdrawals suspended, no client losses or data leak reported Source — ahboyashreads, Nov 2, 2026, 15:22 UTC
  • ⚠️ Mercado Bitcoin contains overnight security incident; deposits and withdrawals suspended, no client losses or data leak reported Source — Rickler Feed, Nov 2, 2026, 15:22 UTC
  • Крупнейшая криптобиржа Бразилии Mercado Bitcoin взломана ущерб на данный момент более $40 млн — Закрепи.sender, Nov 2, 2026, 15:45 UTC

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