Blink Wallet Pauses Services After Security Incident
Blink Wallet has paused its services to investigate a security incident involving custodial accounts. An attacker accessed a limited number of these accounts and withdrew funds, but most funds remain secure.
Blink Wallet, a Bitcoin Lightning wallet, has temporarily halted its services due to a security incident. The team reported that an attacker gained access to a limited number of custodial accounts, resulting in unauthorized withdrawals. However, they emphasized that the large majority of funds are secure and that non-custodial wallets were not impacted by this breach.
The Blink Wallet team is currently conducting a thorough investigation and emergency response to address the vulnerability that allowed the attack to occur. They have committed to providing further details regarding the investigation and any recovery arrangements in the future. As of now, the specific chain involved and the scale of the loss have not been disclosed.