Zeus Wallet Goes Offline After Cyberattack, Says No Customer Funds Lost
TLDR
- Zeus Wallet took its infrastructure offline after a cyberattack on August 5, 2026
- Founder Evan Kaloudis confirmed no customer funds were lost or at risk
- No vulnerability was found in Bitcoin Lightning Network node software
- Users with closed Lightning Service Provider channels will get replacement channels
- No timeline has been given for restoring services
Zeus Wallet, a self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning Network wallet, shut down its infrastructure on August 5, 2026, after detecting a cyberattack. The company said it contained the attack within hours but decided to keep services offline while it completes a full systems audit.
ZEUS infrastructure is temporarily offline following a cybersecurity incident.
The attack has been mitigated. We are keeping services offline while we conduct a comprehensive audit of all systems before restoring operations.
**Customer funds were neither lost or at risk.**
- ZEUS (@ZeusLN) August 5, 2026
Founder Evan Kaloudis confirmed in a company blog post that the investigation so far points to the attack being limited to Zeusโ own infrastructure. No customer funds were lost, and no Lightning node software vulnerability has been found.
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