Tether froze more than $4.5 million in USDT linked to the security incident affecting Brazilian platform Mercado Bitcoin, confirmed by CEO Paolo Ardoino. According to the platform, no customers suffered losses and no data was leaked, but the financial extent of the attack was not disclosed. Funds immobilized by several parties exceeded $9 million across nine digital assets, while wallets attributed to the attacker held approximately $46 million, including $8.37 million in Ethereum, $8.24 million in Bitcoin and $1.76 million in PEPE. Mercado Bitcoin suspended deposits and withdrawals, published destination addresses to facilitate tracing and did not yet announce a timetable for a full reopening of its services. The FBI attributed the attacks against Bybit and Binance to North Korean hackers, but no connection has been established with the Mercado Bitcoin incident.
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