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BitMart Founder Cites Staffing Shortages After $391K Hack

The exchange's founder blames security staff exodus for the breach, which analysts link to suspicious transfers from a Mercado Bitcoin hack.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 4 Nov 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 4 Nov 2026. Protos published first, on 4 November at 15:37 UTC; Cointelegraph.com News followed 6h 54m later. The most recent article, from Cointelegraph.com News, appeared on 4 November at 22:31 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Protos, Cointelegraph.com News.

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  1. BitMart founder says security team ‘severely understaffed’ after new hack Cointelegraph.com News
  2. BitMart hit by $391K hack amid security staff exodus Protos

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