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Zeus Wallet disabled after cyberattack; founder Evan Kaloudis reports no funds lost and no Lightning flaw

8/6/2026

Against the backdrop of persistent attacks on crypto wallet infrastructure, a self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet made a sharp call to go dark.

Zeus Wallet disabled its infrastructure after a cyberattack, with founder Evan Kaloudis reporting that no customer funds were lost and no vulnerability in the Lightning Network protocol itself was found.

The mechanism: infrastructure versus protocol The distinction Kaloudis drew is the one that matters in a Lightning Network incident.

A flaw in the Lightning Network protocol would carry risk across every node and payment channel on the network, touching operators far beyond Zeus Wallet.

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