Crypto Hack
DeFi Insurance Gap Leaves Billions Exposed as Hacks Keep Rising
DeFi users are still chasing yield while most of their capital remains exposed to hacks, phishing attacks, and private key failures. According to Nexus Mutual founder Hugh Karp, less than...
THORChain Hit by Over $10M Exploit Across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Base
Cross‑chain liquidity protocol THORChain appears to have been hit by a big hack affecting multiple blockchains, according to on‑chain sleuth ZachXBT and other crypto intelligence accounts tracking suspicious fund movements....
North Korean Hackers Stole $2 Billion in Crypto in 2025
North Korean state-linked hackers stole over $2 billion in cryptocurrency during 2025, a 51% jump from the previous year, according to a new threat report from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The...
CertiK Report Shows North Korean Hackers Stole $1.1B in Crypto in 2026
Blockchain security company CertiK just released a detailed report called ‘Skynet DPRK Crypto Threats Report’, warning that North Korea’s hacking efforts targeting crypto are getting more sophisticated and harder to...
Google Warns AI-Powered Hackers Are Bypassing 2FA Security
Google has warned that hackers are now using artificial intelligence to develop advanced zero-day exploits capable of bypassing multi-factor authentication systems. The findings, released through its Threat Intelligence Group, show...
Trusted Volumes Exploit Drains $6.7M as 1inch Denies Protocol Impact
TrustedVolumes, a liquidity provider used across DeFi markets, said it was recently exploited and identified three Ethereum addresses holding stolen funds. The company estimated the balances at about $3 million,...
Marlon Ferro Sentenced to 78 Months in $250M Crypto Theft Network Case
Marlon Ferro, a 20-year-old from Santa Ana, California, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for his role in a criminal network that stole more than $250 million...
Tether, Binance, and Others Freeze $41.5M of Stolen Funds
Stablecoin issuer Tether, alongside Binance, OKX, US law enforcement, and independent security agents, has frozen over $41.5 million tied to the collapse of the DSJ Exchange and BG Wealth Sharing...
Prompt Injection Attack Drains $202K from Grok Wallet, Funds Partially Recovered
A bizarre exploit involving an AI-powered crypto agent has exposed a new category of risk in decentralized finance, after attackers manipulated Grok-linked infrastructure to drain roughly $202,000 in digital assets. ...
North Korea Refutes Crypto Hack Claims, Warns of Counter Measures
North Korea rejected accusations from the United States that it is behind the global cybercrime and cryptocurrency theft. The country called the claims “absurd slander” and said they are designed...
Kyber Exploiter Launders $24.88M via Tornado Cash After Pardon Bid
Blockchain platform Arkham data shows fund movements tied to KyberSwap exploiter Andean Medjedovic. Wallets linked to the case have now sent a total of $24.88 million through Tornado Cash. The...
North Korea Stole 76% of the April 2026 Crypto Hacks in Just Two Attacks
North Korean hackers stole approximately $577 million in the first four months of 2026, accounting for 76% of all crypto-hack value from just two attacks. On April 1, they drained...
Wasabi Protocol Suffers Over $5M Loss in Multi-Chain Exploit
On April 30, 2026, Wasabi Protocol suffered a major exploit that drained more than $5 million across Ethereum (ETH), Base, Berachain, and Blast. Security firms Blockaid, CertiK, and PeckShield confirmed...
Global Scam Center Crackdown Nets 276 Arrests, DOJ Files Charges
A global crackdown on cryptocurrency scam centers has led to at least 276 arrests and federal charges in San Diego. The Department of Justice announced the action on April 29,...
How AI Crypto Scammers Drained a Retiree’s $300K Savings
Kyle Holder lost nearly $300,000 after AI crypto scammers used WhatsApp messages to pull her into a crypto fraud scheme. The case later reached the IRS Criminal Investigation New York...
ZetaChain Halts Cross-Chain Transactions amid GatewayEVM Contract Attack
ZetaChain paused cross-chain transactions on mainnet after an attack hit its GatewayEVM contract. The team said the incident affected only internal ZetaChain team wallets. No user funds were impacted. The...
Litecoin Network Hit by Zero-Day Attack in Coordinated Double-Spend Operation
Litecoin suffered an attack this weekend. A zero-day vulnerability was exploited in a coordinated operation that knocked major mining pools offline, triggered a 13-block reorganization of the chain, and enabled...
TRON and HTX Commit $20M USDT to Aave V3 to Support TRON Expansion
Justin Sun said TRON and HTX will supply $20 million in USDT liquidity to Aave’s Core V3 market on the TRON network as the platforms deepen integration. The deployment targets...
Aave DAO Proposes 25,000 ETH to Support rsETH Recovery Plan
Aave DAO has introduced a governance proposal to allocate 25,000 ETH from its treasury to support a recovery plan following the April 18, 2026, rsETH bridge incident tied to Kelp...
Two Hacks, $606M Lost, Yet Ethereum Holds Above $2,300
April 2026 has become the worst month for crypto exploits since February 2025, and it is not even over yet. In just 18 days, protocols have lost more than $606...
KelpDAO Hacker Converts $175M ETH to Bitcoin as Arbitrum Freezes Funds
The attacker behind the KelpDAO exploit has shifted a large portion of stolen funds, converting approximately 75,700 ETH, valued at about $175 million, into Bitcoin within roughly 36 hours. The...
Aave Deposits Drop Below $30B as rsETH Incident Triggers Liquidity Strain
Aave’s total deposits have declined following the rsETH exploit, as ongoing outflows and high utilization levels continue to change lending conditions on the protocol. Data shows deposits fell from approximately...
KelpDAO Hacker Moves Stolen ETH, Funds Routed to Tron via LayerZer
The hacker behind the nearly $300 million KelpDAO breach is now moving and laundering the money through a complicated cross-chain route. Blockchain security firm PeckShield says the cybercriminal moved the...
Volo Protocol Freezes Vaults After $3.5 Million Exploit
Volo Protocol, a liquid staking platform built on Sui, said it was hit by an exploit that drained about $3.5 million in assets. The breach affected three vaults holding WBTC,...
Kelp DAO Hacker Launders $80M via THORchain, Activity Spikes
The attacker behind the Kelp DAO exploit has laundered about $80 million in stolen funds after moving roughly $175 million worth of ETH earlier this week. According to onchain data,...
