The wallet linked to the Aztec Network Private Rollup Bridge exploit has deposited another 300 ETH, worth approximately $572,100, into Tornado Cash, according to PeckShield. The attacker has now deposited a total of 500 ETH into the mixer. Aztec Network suffered an exploit in June 2026, resulting in approximately $2.165 million in crypto losses. The …
A wallet controlled by an attacker drained approximately 500,000 USDC from a victim address on the Base network, according to PeckShield. However, the attacker’s subsequent token swap lacked sufficient slippage protection and was sandwiched by an MEV bot, significantly reducing the proceeds. As a result, the attacker reportedly received only about 67 WETH, worth roughly …
Cantor sees positive read-through for crypto custody providers, while FRNT says the breach could drive some investors toward bitcoin ETFs.
The pending transactions signal replace-by-fee, so anyone who spots their address in the mempool has minutes to pay a higher fee and move funds first.
Michael Coates, the foundation’s new CISO, said that AI vulnerabilities and fake identities will drive the next wave of blockchain security concerns.
A software bug in popular hardware wallet Coldcard that led to the theft to this point of nearly 600 bitcoin worth roughly $38 million is prompting questions about security and whether managing private keys has become too risky for everyday investors.
Coinkite has disclosed a critical entropy-generation flaw affecting certain COLDCARD Mk2 and Mk3 firmware versions that may have weakened the security of wallet recovery seeds. According to PeckShield, the vulnerability has been linked to the theft of about $38 million in Bitcoin. Users who generated seeds using affected firmware are advised to update to the …
Seoul police say the amount of the scam might rise to nearly $20 million. Two alleged scammers were detained and a third remains at-large.
Bitkub was the victim of a cyberattack in May 2021, which led to hacks stealing 1.7 billion baht across 16 different digital assets.
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev said the company has not launched any cryptocurrency token after his X account was compromised to promote a fake meme coin. Tenev said Robinhood is awaiting more details from X about the incident. The company’s communications team confirmed the account hack, stating the fraudulent post had been removed and access restoration …
Blockchain security firm PeckShieldAlert reported that AFX on the Arbitrum network was exploited for approximately $24 million in USDC. The attacker bridged the stolen funds from Arbitrum to Ethereum and swapped them for 12,467.5 ETH, which is currently held in a single wallet. The incident is under investigation, and market participants are awaiting further details …
The Verus Ethereum Bridge was exploited for $7.5 million after an attacker used a 0.01 VRSC transaction to trigger unbacked payouts of 1,137 ETH, 71.5 tBTC, and other tokens to a single wallet. Security firms said the attack mirrors a $11.6 million exploit in May, exploiting the same verification flaw despite a previous fix. The …
An attacker fed the lending system a fake, abnormally low bitcoin price, liquidated vaults that should have been safe, and pocketed the difference in a single transaction.
Balance Coin (BLC) plunged 99% after a $915,000 exploit targeted 42DAO, the decentralized organization behind Balance Protocol on BNB Chain. According to blockchain security firms including PeckShieldAlert, attackers manipulated a flawed BTCB oracle price update, triggering large liquidations, bad debt, and the sale of newly minted BLC tokens for USDT. BLC fell to around $0.001358 …
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Zilliqa said an exchange partner suffered a security incident in which ZIL was stolen from a cold wallet. The blockchain team is investigating the incident with relevant parties and has asked exchanges to temporarily pause ZIL deposits and withdrawals to help prevent the movement or sale of the stolen funds. The affected exchange and the …
Brian Chesky regained control of his account and told any new crypto followers he would be a "disappointing follow".
A hacker used Ostium's own price-reporting infrastructure against the protocol, submitting falsified future-dated oracle data to manufacture fake trading profits and trigger an $18 million payout.
Blockchain security firm PeckShield said Specter has reported that LayerZero Executor wallets appear to have been compromised, with about $2.4 million in crypto drained across multiple networks, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Mantle and Plasma. The attacker reportedly bridged the funds to Ethereum and converted most of the assets into 956 ETH …
Blockchain security firm PeckShield said Specter has reported a suspected exploit on the Hedera network, with about $5.25 million in stolen funds bridged from Hedera to Ethereum. According to the report, the attacker initially funded the wallet with 1 ETH from Tornado Cash and currently holds about 2,360 ETH and 15.58 WBTC. The incident could …
Summer Finance was exploited for about $6 million on the Ethereum network after an attacker targeted the protocol’s smart contracts and drained funds. The incident affects the platform and may raise security concerns for its users. The source does not confirm any wider market impact or related losses. The next steps are expected to include …
A critical flaw in the Aptos blockchain, which was patched, gave researchers a near-90% success rate at breaking a core security guarantee, with attack costs of just hundreds of dollars.
The protocol completed a multi-stage recovery that included an independent security review. The TAIKO token has surged as much as 136% in recent trading.
The industry is moving toward fixing the private key vulnerability issue, just not evenly, Wish Wu, co-founder and CEO of Pharos, said.
The prediction markets giant is under investigation in connection with false or deceptive marketing practices, according to news reports.
SecondFi was hit by three separate attacks exploiting a flaw in its wallet generation software. A further 129 million ADA was secured by the team before attackers could reach it.
Geoff Kendrick said Aave has moved past April's cyberattack-related market disruption and is well positioned to benefit from growth in tokenized assets and DeFi.
An attacker forged withdrawal proofs to drain about $1.7 million, the same type of flaw behind this year's biggest bridge hacks. Fast containment kept the damage small.
As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape what the crypto industry considers reasonable due diligence before deploying code, potentially altering expectations for developers and institutions.
The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows clipboard and inserts its own destination wallet addresses when it detects a transfer.