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Crypto hacks soar to $19B in 13 years: Crystal Intelligence
Nearly $19 billion worth of digital assets have been lost to exploits in the past 13 years, with $2.9 billion stolen …
Crypto Hacks Net $19B Since 2011 and Illegal Activity on Blockchain Is Still Growing
Almost $19 billion worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen in thefts dating back to 2011 as the industry continues to…
Hacker drains $19.5 million from UwU Lend in price oracle exploit
Blockchain security firm Cyvers Alert reported a significant exploit on the DeFi lending protocol UwU Lend, which res…
LRC falls to 4-month low as Loopring’s ‘most secured wallets’ hit with $5 million breach
Loopring, an Ethereum ZK-Rollup protocol, reported on June 9 that some of its smart wallets were exploited for an und…
Developer posts secret key on GitHub, loses $40K in 2 minutes
Developer Brian Guan claimed that the funds were drained in just two minutes, sparking mixed reactions within the cry…
Avalanche Core wallet gets Blockaid security integration
The security integration uses Blockaid’s threats database to screen for increasingly sophisticated phishing scams a…
The Protocol: Another Episode in the Layer-2 Teams Drama
We take a look at what unfolded after Matter Labs’ planned to trademark the term “ZK.”
Crypto Security Firm Ironblocks Builds 'Firewall' for DeFi Protocols
"Once you get hacked in most of the cases you're done," CEO Dadosh said. "And this is what we're trying to prevent."
Crypto Firms Hit by Newsletter Breach Attack, Mailing Lists Leaked
Several cryptocurrency businesses are reporting that there is an ongoing "supply chain email breach attack" that uses…
OKX user claims to have lost $2 million in deep fake AI scam
A user known as “来日方长” (The Future is Long) has reported a significant security breach involving their OK…
Hackers recover $3 million Bitcoin from 2013 wallet through ingenious password crack
Hardware hacker Joe Grand and his team successfully recovered $3 million worth of Bitcoin from a software wallet that…
Japanese DMM exchange suspends withdrawals after $305 million Bitcoin theft
Japan-based crypto exchange DMM confirmed a hack resulting in the theft of 4,502.9 BTC, valued at approximately 48 bi…
Japanese exchange DMM loses $305M in Bitcoin via private key hack
The cryptocurrency exchange lost 4,502.9 BTC due to a hack of its private key; withdrawals have been temporarily susp…
Based Doge hit with 'same as Normie’ exploit as 91.4M BOGE is drained
An attacker minted 91 million BOGE tokens and crashed its price, relying on a similar vulnerability as the Normie exp…
Memecoin team connected to GCR hack, reveals ZachXBT
According to the on-chain sleuth, CAT memecoin creators hacked crypto influencer GCR to manipulate some coin prices.
Layer-2 Network Starknet Gets Ethereum Virtual Machine With Zero-Knowledge Proofs
The zkEVM, called Kakarot, already in testing, will be available via the Starknet Stack.
Trump campaign leans in on crypto with new donation page amid shifting political landscape
Former President Donald Trump has begun accepting crypto donations for his re-election campaign, making him the first…
Tornado Cash verdict has chilling implications for crypto industry
The conviction of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev reinforces a very broad interpretation of criminal liability,…
Alex Labs freezes $3.9M of exploited funds sent to CEXs after hack
The team behind the Bitcoin layer-2 developer has successfully frozen some exploited crypto after the attacker tried …
Pink Drainer shuts down after dealing over $85 million in damage
Pink Drainer, a notorious crypto wallet-draining service, announces its closure after pilfering over $85 million from…
Pump.fun halts trading after suffering flash loan exploit
Solana-based DeFi memecoin platform Pump.fun experienced a significant breach on May 16 when an exploiter apparently …
How MIT Brothers Allegedly Cheated a Noxious-But-Accepted Ethereum Practice for $25M
First there was "The Bait." Then there was "Unblinding the block," followed by "The Search," and ultimately "The Prop…
Brothers Accused of $25M Ethereum Exploit as U.S. Reveals Fraud Charges
The alleged 12-second attack related to the controversial practice known as MEV, or maximal extractable value.
Stablecoin issuer Circle eyes US move, setting stage for rumored IPO
Stablecoin issuer Circle reportedly plans to shift its legal home to the United States from Ireland for undisclosed r…
Rain exchange suffered $14.1M in suspicious outflows 2 weeks ago — ZachXBT
Several wallets reportedly belonging to Rain sent suspicious token transfers to a new address.
Hacker returns $47 million in ETH to scam victim
A victim who lost $71 million in a WBTC scam is receiving over $47 million back in Ether, amid speculation of tax eva…
Bugs in Gains Network fork let traders profit 900% on every trade: Report
An attacker could have placed a limit buy order with an arbitrarily high open price to automatically win every trade,…
Sophon ZKSync hyperchain raises $60M in node sale
The entertainment-focused Hyperchain aims to provide a robust infrastructure for gaming, AI and SocialFi-related prot…
Polygon’s ZK-rollup Ethereum scaler Miden hits testnet
The Ethereum layer-2 scaling solutions provider is going up against StartWare’s tech stack Starknet.
Crypto phishing attacks plummet in April, reaching a yearly low of $38 million
Phishing attacks within the crypto industry decreased 46% to $38 million in April, the lowest amount this year, accor…