Lubian controlled almost 6% of Bitcoin hashrate in 2020. Attackers brought more than 90% BTC from the pool of the pool on December 28. Then, on December 29, $ 6 million in BTC and USDT was stolen through the address on the Bitcoin Omni network.
After hacking, the Lubian pool transferred the remaining funds to backup wallets. The company sent messages to hackers through the OP_RETURN function in the blockchain with a request to return assets. It took 1.4 BTC and 1516 transactions, said Arkham experts.
They suggest that Lubian used the vulnerable algorithm for generating private keys, which allowed hackers to gain access to the pool. The funds stolen by attackers remain untouched so far.
Due to the growth of the bitcoin course, the volume of the first cryptocurrency on this wallet is now estimated at $ 14.5 billion, making the owner of the purse 13th in size by the holder BTC In the world, ARKHAM experts summed up.
Earlier, PeckShield blocks’ security experts said that in July 2025, hackers stole $ 142 million during 17 attacks, and the amount of lost funds increased by 27% compared to June $ 111 million.
Source: Bits
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