Bitget — Security Incident and Withdrawal Suspension

What happened

On September 24, 2026, at 18:31 UTC, an unauthorized transfer of approximately $351.6 million occurred from Bitget's hot and warm wallets, which was officially announced by CEO Gracy Chen on her official X account later that night at around 21:30 UTC. The breach was caused by a compromise of the wallet service's backend system rather than a private key leak, with indications pointing to North Korean hacking groups as the likely perpetrators. A formal incident report analyzing the root cause is scheduled to be released within 24 hours of the initial notice, specifically during the day on September 25, 2026. While deposit and trading services remain fully operational, withdrawal services have been temporarily suspended and will resume sequentially once system security verification and recovery are complete.

What to check if you used this exchange

• Log in to your account to verify that your balance is displayed correctly, as cold wallets remain unaffected and 100% of user assets will be covered by the $464 million User Protection Fund.
• Please wait for an official announcement regarding the resumption of withdrawals, as withdrawal services are currently suspended while trading and deposit services remain active.
• Exercise caution when transferring assets or conducting linked transactions between Bitget and external exchanges, as domestic exchanges have issued warnings regarding asset movements to Bitget.

Verify everything in the exchange's own announcements. The source links below are the starting point.

This exchange in our data

The following is not borrowed reporting — these are values AntProfit collects and measures directly (as of 17:00 on 25 Sep KST).

• USDT spot markets we track on this exchange: 3,098
• Measured fill cost (buying KITE): a $100 order slips 0.005% — the book is deep (fills are normal)

Normal-looking numbers do not mean safety — regulatory and withdrawal problems show up in prices and books only later.

For AntProfit users

• If you have this exchange connected to AntProfit, check its own deposit and withdrawal status first. If the exchange halts withdrawals, our service cannot move those assets either.
• We only accept API keys without withdrawal permission. Moving assets is always something you do yourself on the exchange.
• This article does not urge you to use or leave any exchange. It gathers the facts and sources you need to judge for yourself.

Detected 2026-09-25 16:00 · assessment: high risk · you can check the original sources below.