Crypto Hack
Ledger Customers Face Renewed Privacy Risks After Global-e Data Exposure
Ledger customers confronted renewed privacy concerns after a data exposure tied to Global-e, a payment processor used during purchases. The incident surfaced after customers received breach notifications warning that attackers...
December Crypto Losses Fall Despite High-Impact Security Incidents
Cryptocurrency-related losses declined in December 2025, despite several high-value security incidents being reported. According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, total losses from 26 major crypto exploits reached approximately $76 million...
TRM Traces $28M Stolen in LastPass Breach to Russian Exchanges via Demixing Analysis
A report from TRM Labs reveals blockchain intelligence analysts have traced stolen cryptocurrency linked to the 2022 LastPass password manager breach. The analysis identifies on-chain patterns that suggest Russian cybercriminal...
Flow Network Frozen as $3.9M Hack Triggers Rollback and Selloff
FLOW sold off hard last week after a confirmed security breach on the Flow blockchain. The token fell roughly 40% in a single day, sliding from $0.17 to $0.10 as...
Trust Wallet Confirms Extension v2.68 Security Issue After Wallet Drains
Security concerns surfaced around the Trust Wallet browser extension after reports linked a recent update to possible unauthorized access and wallet drains, prompting warnings from blockchain investigators and security-focused developers....
Trust Wallet Chrome Extension Breach Drains Over $6M in User Funds
User funds began disappearing on December 24 after a new Trust Wallet Chrome extension update. Reports showed full wallet drains soon after users entered seed phrases into the browser extension...
Binance Takes the Heat in Korea After Freezing Only 17% of Hacked Upbit Funds
South Korean police asked Binance to freeze crypto stolen from Upbit during a recent hack, but the exchange held only a small share of the assets, according to KBS. Authorities...
Hacked Binance WeChat Triggers 200% Mubarakah Surge, CZ Issues Warning
Mubarakah, a low-cap meme token on Binance Smart Chain, surged more than 200% in the past 24 hours after a hacked social media account promoted the asset. The token rose...
Crypto Crime Kingpin Danny Suspected Arrested After Massive $18.5M Seizure in Dubai
British threat actor Danny, also called Meech or Danish Zulfiqar, is suspected to have been arrested after authorities reportedly seized $18.58 million in cryptocurrency, according to on-chain investigator ZachXBT. Wallet...
Ledger Research Exposes ‘Unpatchable’ Silicon Flaw in MediaTek Chips; Mobile Wallets at Risk
Security researchers at Ledger have identified a critical, unpatchable vulnerability in the silicon architecture of MediaTek’s Dimensity 7300 processor, effectively shattering the “Root of Trust” for millions of Android devices. ...
Anthropic Study Confirms AI Agents Can Weaponize Smart Contract Exploits at Scale
Anthropic reported that advanced AI agents successfully exploited known blockchain vulnerabilities worth $4.6 million in simulations. The agents also uncovered new security flaws in recently deployed smart-contract code, all evaluated...
Crypto Hacks Surge 10x in November as ‘Code Fragility’ Costs DeFi $127 Million
The cryptocurrency sector suffered a catastrophic security regression in November, with total losses from exploits and hacks surging nearly 1,000% month-over-month. According to a forensic report by blockchain security firm...
Yearn Finance yETH Glitch Triggers $3 Million Drain to Tornado Cash
An infinite-mint vulnerability in Yearn Finance’s yETH contract triggered a multi-million dollar liquidity drain Sunday, forcing the protocol to isolate the affected legacy pool. An attacker exploited the flaw to...
North Korea’s Lazarus Group Linked to $37M Upbit Hack, Timing Clashes with $10B Naver Deal
South Korean authorities have launched a high-level probe into the security breach at Upbit, with initial forensic markers pointing to North Korea’s state-sponsored Lazarus Group. The investigation has refined the...
Malicious Chrome Extension ‘Crypto Copilot’ Caught Injecting Hidden Fees into Solana Swaps
A malicious browser extension masquerading as a Solana trading tool has been caught siphoning funds from users by silently modifying transaction payloads. Security researchers identified the harmful Chrome extension to...
Upbit Confirms $37M Hack: Exchange Says It Will Cover Every Lost Dollar
Upbit, South Korea’s dominant cryptocurrency exchange, has confirmed a security breach resulting in the unauthorized transfer of approximately $37 million (54 billion KRW) in Solana-network assets. The exchange has immediately...
Brazil Alerts Crypto Users to New WhatsApp Malware Campaign Deploying Hijacking Worm
Brazilian authorities and cybersecurity analysts have raised an alarm over a fast-spreading malware campaign that is using WhatsApp messages to target crypto users through automated account hijacking and a sophisticated...
Hackers Exploit GANA Payment for $3.1 Million on BSC Chain
Emerging reports have revealed that GANA Payment, a decentralized PayFi infrastructure built on BNB, has suffered a $3.1 million exploit. Following the hack, GANA, the native token of the payment...
Ex-Rugby League Star Trent Merrin Arrested Over Crypto Account Transfer Allegations
Retired rugby league player Trent Merrin has been charged with offenses related to the alleged unauthorized transfer of digital currency valued at roughly $91,000 USD. Authorities claim the former athlete...
Moonwell Protocol Loses Over $1M in Oracle Price Feed Exploit on Base and Optimism
On-chain threat detection platform BlockSec Phalcon has identified a series of suspicious transactions targeting Moonwell’s smart contracts. The platform issued an alert regarding the activity on Base and Optimism networks...
Balancer’s $116M Exploit Dominates Crypto News Today as Bitcoin’s Red October Ends
Balancer has become the most discussed topic across crypto forums after the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol faced a large-scale exploit that drained more than $116 million in assets. According to...
Stream Finance Pauses All Deposits and Withdrawals After Discovering a $93 Million Loss in Assets
DeFi Protocol Stream Finance has halted all withdrawals and deposits on its platform following the disclosure of a $93 million loss. In its latest post on X, the DeFi Protocol...
StakeWise Recovers $20.7 Million From Balancer Exploit, To Reimburse Users Pro Rata
StakeWise has pulled off a rare recovery in the DeFi world, retrieving the majority of assets lost in the recent Balancer exploit that rocked the ecosystem. The liquid staking platform...
Attackers Steal Over $120M From Balancer in One of 2025’s Largest DeFi Hacks
Decentralized exchange and liquidity protocol Balancer has suffered a major security breach, with attackers stealing over $120 million in digital assets. Blockchain analytics firms Lookonchain and Nansen report that the...
WazirX Files Legal Submission in Line With Singaporean High Court’s Instruction
WazirX, the Indian cryptocurrency exchange that suffered a major hack in July 2024, has filed a legal submission in line with the Singaporean High Court’s instructions. In its latest post,...
