Cryptohack Roundup: Turkey Holds Hex Founder, Seizes $7.15M

Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 05:00 PM UTC·Source: Bank Info Security

Updated: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 05:01 PM UTC

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Also: Fake Ngrave Alerts Linked to $2.65M Crypto Theft This week, Turkish police detained Hex founder Richard Heart, attackers exploited Cysic's bridge to mint unauthorized tokens, fake Ngrave alerts led to $2.65 million in cryptocurrency thefts and Qubic restarted its blockchain after a $1.4 million token theft.

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Source Attribution

Originally published by Bank Info Security on Oct 22, 2026.

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