Crypto Hack
CoinDCX CEO Counters $44.2M Hack Fears Revealing $136 Million in Annual Revenue
In a detailed statement on X, Sumit Gupta, CEO of CoinDCX, addressed how the exchange remains financially strong despite a recent, major security breach. Gupta shared internal data showing that...
CoinDCX Didn’t Announce Its $44M Hack; An Outsider Had To
In another major blow to India’s homegrown crypto exchange industry, CoinDCX has been hit by a sophisticated exploit that drained approximately $44.2 million from an internal hot wallet. The incident,...
Hackers Steal $27 Million from BigONE Exchange Without Ever Touching a Private Key
The global crypto exchange BigONE reported a $27 million loss on July 16 after a targeted supply chain attack compromised its hot wallet systems. The exchange has assured its users...
Brazil Bank Hack: ZachXBT Helps Freeze $5M in Crypto, Says Circle Refused to Cooperate
A cyberattack on C&M, a software provider connected to the Central Bank of Brazil, led to a major financial breach on June 30. Hackers stole $140 million in fiat currency...
GMX Hacker Returns Stolen Funds, Nets $3 Million Profit on ETH & Also Claiming Bounty
According to Lookonchain, the GMX hacker has initiated the return of $42 million in stolen crypto for a $5 million white-hat bounty. They already returned approximately $10.49 million in FRAX, with...
GMX Hacker’s Money Trail: A $32 Million ETH Stash and Four New Wallets
The latest security breach on the decentralized crypto exchange GMX has resulted in the theft and laundering of over $40 million worth of digital assets. The platform, which allows users...
GMX Hacked for $42 Million; Team Offers Hacker a 10% Bounty for Return of Funds
Decentralized derivatives exchange GMX faced a major security breach on July 9, 2025. An attacker exploited the platform’s GLP liquidity pool and stole around $42 million in crypto assets. PeckShield,...
SlowMist Details How a Fake Bot Was Used to Steal a Trader’s SOL
A memecoin trader on the Solana (SOL) network using the Pump.fun launchpad lost funds in a sophisticated attack orchestrated through GitHub. Earlier this month, a crypto investor, who is the...
Brazil Central Bank Responds to $140M Heist That Breached Key Technology Supplier
Hackers stole approximately $140 million (R$ 800 million) by breaching reserve accounts of six Brazilian financial institutions through infrastructure provided by C&M Software, a technology supplier connected to the country’s...
North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate Tech and Crypto Projects, Pocket Over $16 Million
A growing national security concern is unfolding quietly across the global tech and crypto industries. According to data from the on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, over $16.58 million has been funneled to...
WazirX Victims Demand Action as Frustration With Indian Authorities Boils Over
An acclaimed advocate for crypto users affected by the WazirX crypto exchange hack from several months ago has called out the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for failing to...
WazirX Moves Closer to Restructuring With Singapore Court’s Latest Approval
A Singapore court has granted the Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX an extension on a legal moratorium related to its ongoing restructuring efforts. The development is the latest in the exchange’s...
Israel-Iran Cyber War Erupts as Hackers Hit Top Iranian Crypto Exchange Nobitex
The ongoing war between Israel and Iran took a crypto dimension after an Iran-based crypto exchange, Nobitex, came under attack, losing $73 million to a hot wallet exploit. A pro-Israeli...
Wallet from 2023’s $23 Million Bitrue Hack Becomes Active, Launders Funds via Tornado Cash
A crypto wallet linked to the $23 million Bitrue exchange hack of April 2023 has resurfaced after months of dormancy, with new on-chain movements showing a calculated effort to launder...
$1.2M SHIB Transfer to Binance Traced to Hacker, Analysts See 500% Surge
A previously dormant Shiba Inu whale has suddenly sprung into action and deposited 100.45 billion SHIB tokens worth $1.21 million to the Binance exchange after remaining inactive for three years....
DeFi Hacks Dominate May: $302 Million in Crypto Losses Reported
The cryptocurrency sector experienced big security breaches last month, resulting in approximately $302 million in losses, predominantly due to DeFi exploits. The most notable incident was the Cetus exploit, which...
Sui Foundation Confirms Financial Support for Cetus Protocol After $223M Hack
The Sui blockchain network is undergoing a coordinated response after a breach in the Cetus Protocol’s smart contract code that led to the loss of approximately $223 million. The hack...
BlockSec Thwarts Flash Loan Attack on Usual Protocol, Prevents Asset Loss
A sophisticated hacking attempt on the Usual Protocol was stopped in its tracks thanks to real-time detection by BlockSec’s Phalcon system. The attack, which unfolded on May 28, targeted the...
Sui/CETUS Hack Aftermath: Top Experts Grapple With Ideals vs. Real PoS System Practicalities
More blockchain experts are now joining the decentralization debate following the SUI team’s direct intervention in the aftermath of the CETUS DEX multi-million dollar exploit. Monad’s co-founder, James Hunsaker, has...
SUI/Cetus Hack Update: $160 Million Of Over $220 Million Stolen Crypto Is Now Frozen
In a significant and rapidly developing situation, $160 million of over $220 million in stolen SUI-related funds have reportedly been frozen and are slated to be returned to Cetus pools. ...
Coinbase Hacker Launders $45 Million In Stolen ETH, Openly Mocks Sleuth ZachXBT
The hacker responsible for one of the largest breaches in crypto exchange Coinbase’s history has begun laundering stolen funds and is openly mocking investigators while doing so. According to blockchain...
Binance and Kraken Thwart Hacker Attempts on User Data After Coinbase Breach
Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Kraken have successfully thwarted efforts by hackers to illicitly acquire users’ data from their respective platforms. This incident happened a few days right after Coinbase Global...
Coinbase Data Breach: Brian Armstrong Offers $20 Million Bounty for Intel on Attackers
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has publicly responded to cyber attackers who attempted to blackmail the cryptocurrency exchange and extort it of $20 million. Armstrong’s latest post on X has a...
LockBit’s Own Medicine: Ransomware Kingpin Hacked, Secrets Spilled
LockBit, a long-feared global ransomware group, has suffered a significant breach of its own. The incident, which defaced its dark web infrastructure and leaked substantial internal data, could permanently damage...
Crypto Swap Platform eXch, Once a Darknet Favorite, Now Seized in €34M Bust
German law enforcement shut down the crypto swapping service eXch on April 30, seizing €34 million in assets and eight terabytes of data. According to the press release, the move...
