Bitget CEO: Preliminary confirmation that hackers breached the wallet service's backend system, private key leak ruled out

Odaily reports that Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated in a post that the security team has preliminarily identified the source of the attack. Hackers breached a critical backend system of the wallet service and exploited it to forge transfer information and invoke the authorization signing process to move funds out. A private key leak has now been ruled out.

Gracy Chen stated that the loss has now been contained, and the platform faces no further risk of fund outflow. The specific intrusion method is still under technical investigation. Multiple technical teams are simultaneously working on system repairs, security hardening, and preparations for resuming withdrawals. The restoration timeline will be announced as soon as it is confirmed.