{
  "id": 10438760,
  "title": "THORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as $6 million moves to bitcoin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/thorchain-rejects-bitget-request-to-block-hacker-as-6-million-moves",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-28T12:13:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/09/28/thorchain-rejects-bitget-request-to-block-hacker-as-usd6-million-moves-to-bitcoin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bitget was hacked for $387.5 million on September 24, with the attackers exploiting a backend wallet system. The stolen assets included Ether, XRP, USDT, USDC, Avalanche, and BNB across multiple networks. According to Bitget CEO Gracy Chen, the hack bore the hallmarks of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors.\n\nThe hackers moved some of the stolen crypto through THORChain. CoinDesk reported that 27 successful swaps moved about 2,390 ETH into 75.2 BTC. THORChain rejected a request from Bitget to block the hacker.\n\nBitget has since restored services, resuming Bitcoin withdrawals and planning to resume Ether and Tether withdrawals. The exchange said it patched the vulnerability and will cover losses from the incident with its user protection fund.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Block",
        "title": "Bitget starts phased withdrawal resumption following $388 million exploit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/bitget-starts-phased-withdrawal-resumption-following-388-million",
        "published": "2026-09-28T08:31:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}