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Meta-Acquired Moltbook Breach Exposes 1.5M Tokens, Sparks 1,800% Surge

6/15/2026

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Moltbook launched Jan 28 2026, was acquired by Meta in March 2026, then suffered a security breach.
Wiz researchers found a backend misconfiguration that exposed 35,000 email addresses, thousands of private messages, and 1.5 million API tokens, granting database access in under three minutes.
The platform went offline, patched the flaw, and reset all API keys.
The MOLT token rose 1,800% in 24 hours before retreating while CertiK said crypto losses hit $2.5 billion in H1 2025.

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Moltbook launched Jan 28 2026, was acquired by Meta in March 2026, then suffered a security breach.
Wiz researchers found a backend misconfiguration that exposed 35,000 email addresses, thousands of private messages, and 1.5 million API tokens, granting database access in under three minutes.
The platform went offline, patched the flaw, and reset all API keys.
The MOLT token rose 1,800% in 24 hours before retreating while CertiK said crypto losses hit $2.5 billion in H1 2025.