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Bitcoin News @BitcoinNewsCom BLINK SERVICES BACK ONLINE AFTER SECURITY INCIDENT Blink says a few dozen custodial accounts were affected and will remain temporarily locked. The vulnerability has been fixed and verified, and all affected users will be made whole without needing to take action. Non-custodial balances were never affected. A full post-mortem will follow. Bitcoin News @BitcoinNewsCom 12h BLINK PAUSES SERVICES WHILE INVESTIGATING SECURITY INCIDENT An attacker accessed a limited number of custodial accounts and withdrew funds. Blink says the large majority of funds remain secure and non-custodial wallets are unaffected. Blink uses Spark, the Bitcoin payment 8:58 PM · Sep 19, 2026 · 7,972 Views 5

X Finance Bull Academy @XFBAcademy 4h This is the reminder people hate until something breaks. Custodial convenience always comes with custodial risk

SHATOSHI @JamesIIIIIII 4h Non-custodial is an unglamorous superpower: no outage can lock what you control.

8lends @eightlends 5h glad they handled it fast and kept most funds safe custodial risk is always there but they moved quick

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Blink Wallet Security Breach Drains Custodial Accounts On September 19, 2026, Blink Wallet, a Bitcoin Lightning Network platform, paused its services following a security breach that allowed an attacker to access and withdraw funds from a limited number of custodial accounts. Blink confirmed that only a 'few dozen' custodial accounts were affected, while the majority of funds remained secure and non-custodial wallets were unaffected. The company is currently investigating the incident and has promised to make every affected user whole. No specific details about the attack vector or the amount of funds withdrawn have been disclosed. This incident follows a series of security issues impacting various digital currency businesses and Lightning Network applications, raising concerns about the overall security in the sector. As of now, services remain suspended while the investigation continues. 10 sources 55

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