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Kyrgyzstan-based crypto exchange Grinex shuts down after $13.7M cyber heist, blames Western Intelligence

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STIX ID: report--d4fc2bd8-a2ef-5619-8b74-958cdd81a726

Feed Name: Security Affairs

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-04-17

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: Pierluigi Paganini

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**Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-based crypto-ruble exchange, halted operations after a cyber heist that stole roughly 1 billion rubles (~$13.1–13.7M) from Russian users; the company alleges involvement by Western intelligence, and blockchain firm Elliptic reported that the attackers moved about $15M in USDT and quickly converted it to TRX or ETH to evade freezing.**

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