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Thailand issues arrest warrant for Chinese businessman tied to $28 million illegal crypto mining probe: report
Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng was accused of involvement in illegal crypto mining operations that used $28 million…
SecondFi loses $2.4 million in Cardano wallet exploit
SecondFi was hit by three separate attacks exploiting a flaw in its wallet generation software. A further 129 million…
Aave could soar to $3,500 by 2030 on DeFi revival, says StanChart
Geoff Kendrick said Aave has moved past April's cyberattack-related market disruption and is well positioned to benef…
New York man sentenced for $1.4 million crypto fraud scheme using bogus influencer accounts
A New York man who posed as crypto influencers on Telegram and used false promises of staking rewards was sentenced t…
DOJ seizes Huione Group cloud computing account used to launder billions in fraud proceeds
Last year, FinCEN designated Huione Group as a primary money laundering concern under the USA Patriot Act.
Trump’s quantum computing push puts $449 billion in “exposed Bitcoin” back in the limelight
On June 22, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that put the federal government’s most sensitive civ…
THORChain resumes trading five weeks after $10.7 million exploit
THORChain resumed trading after a 5-week halt following a $10.7 million multichain exploit in May affecting an Asgard…
Trump signs orders to build a quantum computer and protect against the one that could break encryption
The White House issued twin executive orders to accelerate U.S. development of large-scale quantum computers while si…
Trump signs orders for quantum computer, cryptography upgrades
“We’re going to be investing in American quantum leadership like never before to stay ahead of the pack,” says …
Q2 2026 emerges as most-hacked quarter on record with 83 incidents
Crypto hackers stole $755 million across 83 cybersecurity incidents, as cross–chain bridges remained the most costl…
Taiko halts its Ethereum layer-2 network after a bridge exploit, token dives
An attacker forged withdrawal proofs to drain about $1.7 million, the same type of flaw behind this year's biggest br…
CryptoBandits malware lets criminals use your USB drive to access crypto wallets – Microsoft warns
Microsoft’s latest crypto malware research points to crypto wallets, one of several places a transaction can fail, …
Ethereum Layer 2 Taiko halts block production following exploit; urges users to withdraw funds
Onchain security firm Blockaid said the root cause of the exploit could be a flaw in Taiko bridge's source-signal pro…
Fentanyl-linked Chinese network tied to crypto fraud from Japan involving fake ‘Zksync.jp’ token: Nikkei
The linked criminal group allegedly distributed a scam token under the name "zksync.jp" to deceive crypto users world…
Notorious ‘jaredfromsubway’ MEV bot drained for roughly $7.5 million in counter-MEV honeypot
An X account using the bot's name claimed a $15 million loss and offered a $1 million bounty, but evidence shows it i…
FCC robocall rule could make phone accounts a richer target for crypto attackers
The FCC’s proposed robocall rule, published May 26 under CG Docket Nos. 17-59 and 02-278, asks whether originating …
Secret Network’s Axelar bridge drained for $4.67 million in infinite-mint exploit that went unnoticed for seven days
Secret Network says about $770,000 of the stolen funds still sits in the attacker's Axelar wallet, and that Axelar de…
AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore
As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape wh…
Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks
The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows…
Algorand plans ‘broad quantum resilience’ by 2027
Algorand is planning new accounts and consensus mechanisms designed to be resistant to the cryptography-breaking thre…
CFTC enters settlement with former Celsius CEO, imposes a permanent trading ban
The CFTC said it has settled its case against former Celsius CEO Alexander Mashinsky, who is currently serving a 12-y…
The DAO hack at 10: From $50 million exploit to a $130 million Ethereum security fund
Ten years ago, an attacker drained roughly 3.6 million ETH from The DAO, helping to spur the creation of the modern c…
Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028
The announcement reflects a crypto's growing recognition that adopting quantum-resistant cryptography could take year…
Aztec investigates $2 million exploit of deprecated payments product
The immutable stage 2 rollup was sunset in 2022, and Aztec Labs holds no admin keys or control over the system, the t…
Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery sy…
‘Bitcoin Rodney’ pleads guilty in $1.8 billion crypto fraud case
Rodney Burton pleaded guilty in federal court over his role in HyperFund, a $1.8 billion global cryptocurrency fraud …
France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption
France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption startin…
Crypto’s security nightmare won’t be solved by ordinary audits
Without an update to the current auditing infrastructure, the crypto space will likely continue to suffer significant…
Legacy Aztec Connect Contract Drained Of $2.1 Million Three Years After Shutdown
A legacy Aztec Connect contract was exploited years after shutdown, while current Aztec infrastructure remains unaffe…
Humanity Protocol Plans New H Token After $36 Million Key Compromise
Humanity Protocol is restructuring its H token after a $36 million exploit, but the incident appears tied to compromi…