BlockSec: $387.5M Stolen From Bitget, Under $1M Frozen
BlockSec, a blockchain security and smart contract auditing firm, attributed the theft total of $387. 5 million to an incident involving Bitget.
BlockSec, a blockchain security and smart contract auditing firm, attributed the theft total of $387. 5 million to an incident involving Bitget.
BlockSec, a blockchain security and smart contract auditing firm, attributed the theft total of $387. 5 million to an incident involving Bitget.
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