49ers get first Thanksgiving win in 51 years with victory over Seahawks

November 24, 2023

It had been a long time waiting for the San Francisco 49ers to get a victory on Thanksgiving, but on Thursday that day finally came.

They won their very first game on the holiday back in 1972, but lost their next two Thanksgiving games in 2011 and 2014, the latter of which was against their opponents on this year’s holiday, the Seattle Seahawks.

But 51 years after their first win, Turkey Day was victorious in the Bay Area, with the Niners throttling their NFC West rivals, 31-13.

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Jauan Jennings #15 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts during the first half against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on November 23, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

The first half was all 49ers, as Christian McCaffrey found the end zone twice and Deebo Samuel also ran in a score.

Jason Myers even missed a field goal as time expired in the first half for the Seahawks, and the Niners went into the locker room up 24-3, silencing a normally raucous Seattle crowd.

The Seahawks punted on the opening drive of the second half, putting San Fran in prime position to put the game away early. However, Brock Purdy threw a pick-six to Jordyn Brooks, and suddenly, Seattle was back in it.

After forcing a punt, Seattle had to settle for a field goal shortly before the third quarter ended to cut their deficit to 11.

Brock Purdy #13 of the San Francisco 49ers reacts to a touchdown during the second quarter of a game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on November 23, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

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Both teams exchanged punts, but with 7:51 to go, Purdy found Brandon Aiyuk for a 28-yard score, and the Niners were up 31-13, essentially icing the contest. The Seahawks turned the ball over on downs on the ensuing drive and never got the ball back.

The Niners (8-3) increased their lead in the division, as the second-place Seahawks dropped to 6-5.

In his quest for Offensive Player of the Year, McCaffrey ran for 114 yards on his 19 carries, two of which were scores. Purdy went 21-of-30 for 209 yards. Samuel led all players with seven receptions and 79 yards.

Christian McCaffrey #23 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates a touchdown during the second quarter of a game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on November 23, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)

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San Fran will visit Philly for an NFC Championship rematch (and possibly another preview) with the 9-1 Eagles. Seattle heads to Dallas for a date with the Cowboys (8-3), who were victorious earlier in the holiday, next Thursday.

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HTX to restore services ‘within 24 hours’ after $30M hack

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November 24, 2023

Crypto exchange HTX, formerly known as Huobi Global, has said it will resume deposits and withdrawals within 24 hours after suffering a $30 million exploit on Nov. 22. The exploit was reported to be $13.6 million around the time of incident but has since increased in value.

In its announcement, the exchange promised to “fully compensate for the losses caused by this attack and 100% guarantee the safety of user funds.” In addition, it wrote, “The amount of funds lost by Huobi HTX this time accounts for a very small amount of the total funds of the platform,” noting that the “normal operations” of HTX were not affected by the incident.

The day prior, HTX suffered a $30 million hack to its exchange hot wallets alongside an orchestrated $86.6 million attack against the HTX Eco (HECO) Chain bridge, consisting of HTX, Tron and BitTorrent. All the aforementioned entities are linked or de-facto controlled by Chinese blockchain entrepreneur Justin Sun.

Like previous incidents, HTX stated that “protecting user assets and information security is our highest responsibility, and we will take all necessary measures to prevent such incidents from happening again.” Over the past two months, HTX and other Sun-linked entities have been hacked four times. The largest was the $100 million Poloniex exchange exploit on Nov. 10 caused by an apparent private key compromise.

Sun has since stated, “We are investigating the specific reasons for the hacker attack. Once we complete the investigation and identify the cause, we will resume services.” A $10 million white hat bounty for the return of stolen funds in the $100 million Poloniex exploit remains open at the time of publication.