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Whitehats Rescue $5.7m in NFTs After Magic Eden Exploit Scare

Security experts rescued 23,155 tokens worth $5.7 million from a vulnerability in Magic Eden's legacy approvals system.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 25 Sept 2026 · updated 43d ago

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First reported by Cointelegraph.com News, 4h 20m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 25 Sept 2026. Cointelegraph.com News published first, on 25 September at 09:48 UTC; The Block followed 4h 20m later. The most recent article, from decrypt.co, appeared on 25 September at 16:17 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Cointelegraph.com News, The Block, decrypt.co.

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  1. Magic Eden Warns Old Ethereum NFT Listings Are Exposed to Payment Processor Exploit decrypt.co
  2. Magic Eden legacy approvals leave $5.7 million in NFTs exposed to exploit before rescue The Block
  3. Magic Eden scare puts 3,832 NFTs in whitehat protective custody Cointelegraph.com News

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  • Magic Eden
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