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Crypto ‘wrench attacks’ on the rise, with victims’ family members increasingly at risk: CertiK
There has been 34 verified incidents globally, a 41% increase from the same period in 2025, CertiK said in a report p…
Arbitrum DAO approves $70 million ETH release for Kelp DAO recovery
However, a May 1 court order restricted Arbitrum DAO from moving the recovered funds, prompting Aave to file an emerg…
1inch liquidity provider TrustedVolumes hit with ongoing exploit, draining nearly $6 million: Blockaid
Blockaid said the attacker was the same entity that exploited 1inch Fusion V1 in March 2025, which drained around $5 …
Aave liquidates Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH positions
Aave required a governance process to manipulate its rsETH oracle price to generate a deficit in the attacker’s fra…
Project Eleven warns quantum moment could hit ‘all at once,’ pegs Q-Day as early as 2030
Roughly 6.9 million BTC could be at risk to quantum computers under certain conditions, Project Eleven estimates.
Attackers drain $1.4M in wrapped bitcoin from DeFi protocol Ekubo in approval-based exploit
Ekubo Protocol lost roughly $1.4 million in WBTC after attackers exploited a flaw in its EVM swap router contracts.
Ripple shares North Korea-linked threat data as crypto attacks shift to social engineering
The recent $280 million Drift incident has demonstrated a shift toward more sophisticated social engineering tactics.
Aave fights court-ordered $73 million ETH freeze, argues ‘a thief does not own what he steals’
Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to lift an order that froze ether tied to last month's Ke…
Binance adds protection against physical threats as problems with crypto wrench attacks persist
Blockchain analytics firm CertiK said this February that attacks using physical threats to steal crypto rose 75% in 2…
North Korea blames ‘reptile media’ over reports of crypto theft
North Korea rejected U.S. cybercrime claims as 'absurd slander,' blaming media as crypto theft attributed to the coun…
The Funding: How DeFi hacks could hit crypto funds
DeFi’s latest hack wave is likely to add pressure on liquid and yield-focused crypto funds already navigating a tou…
North Korea terrorism creditors move to seize Arbitrum-frozen Kelp DAO ETH ahead of DeFi United vote
The plaintiffs are not Kelp DAO hack victims but families holding three unsatisfied terrorism judgments against North…
Crypto hacks hit record high in April as exploits kept piling up
With the end of April in sight, another exploit involving dormant Ethereum mainnet addresses appears to have occurred.
North Korea accounts for 76% of 2026 crypto hack losses, with theft since 2017 topping $6 billion: TRM Labs
North Korea-linked hackers stole $577 million in two April exploits, accounting for 76% of crypto losses in 2026, acc…
Wasabi Protocol hit by more than $5 million exploit across multiple chains, security firms say
Blockaid and CertiK said a compromised admin key was used to upgrade Wasabi Protocol contracts and drain funds.
SWEAT protocol thwarts multi-million dollar exploit, restores user balances
Blockaid estimates the attacker stole roughly 13.71 billion SWEAT, about 65% of the total supply, worth about $3.5 mi…
ZetaChain identifies cross-chain messaging loophole as root of targeted exploit
ZetaChain's post-mortem explained that the attacker took advantage of three vulnerabilities to drain $333,868 from te…
Syndicate suffers exploit linked to Commons bridge compromise; SYND slides 36%
The Syndicate team said it is investigating the incident with security firms and exploring options to 'make people wh…
LayerZero commits 10,000 ETH to DeFi United effort
Kelp says it used the default configuration for its LayerZero-powered Decentralized Verifier Network that was exploited.
DeFi United unveils plan to restore rsETH after $292 million Kelp DAO exploit
The restoration process involves converting ETH into rsETH in tranches, which will then be transferred to the affecte…
ZetaChain halts cross-chain transactions following attack on smart contract
The attack has only impacted internal ZetaChain team wallets, and no user funds were affected, the team said.
Aave, Kelp, LayerZero ask Arbitrum DAO to release $71 million in frozen ETH to rsETH recovery effort
The standard Constitutional AIP lifecycle runs roughly 49 days from forum publication to onchain execution, a timelin…
Aave proposes 25,000 ETH contribution to DeFi United to plug Kelp DAO exploit hole
Protocols and individual DeFi users have collectively pledged enough to cover the Kelp DAO exploit losses.
Mantle proposes up to 30,000 ETH loan to address Aave bad debt from Kelp exploit
The Mantle team wrote that the loan would generate yield and strengthen the relationship between Mantle and Aave.
Sui-based Volo Protocol exploited; team pledges to absorb losses
Sui-based liquid staking platform Volo reported that it was exploited for roughly $3.5 million from its WBTC, XAUm, a…
Kelp DAO exploiter launders $80 million worth of ETH, mostly through THORChain: onchain analyst
The 24-hour swap volume on THORChain surged to $394 million, significantly exceeding usual daily volumes of under $35…
‘Are we an industry of clowns?’: DeFi grapples with security tradeoffs after $292M Kelp DAO fallout
Aftermath conditions from Kelp DAO’s exploit has opened a broader debate over DeFi’s security model, after billio…
Kelp DAO exploiter begins moving stolen funds across chains after Arbitrum ETH freeze
Wallets tied to the approximate $292 million Kelp DAO exploit have begun moving funds across chains following Arbitru…
Arbitrum freezes $71 million worth of ETH stolen in Kelp DAO exploit
The Arbitrum Security Council said the frozen funds will only be moved by further action through Arbitrum governance.
Kelp DAO shifts blame to LayerZero for $292 million exploit; Aave examines bad debt scenarios
Kelp DAO has countered LayerZero's earlier statement, saying the 1-of-1 DVN setup under criticism was shipped as the …