Crypto Hack

North Korea-linked hackers are once again at the center of the crypto security debate after the KelpDAO exploit pushed another major DeFi breach onto the list of the industry’s biggest...

Arbitrum has recovered $70.97 million in ETH tied to the recent KelpDAO exploit, taking emergency action to secure 30,766 ETH that had been sitting on Arbitrum One. The funds were...

A single exploit on KelpDAO’s rsETH cross-chain bridge has frozen nine major DeFi protocols, created bad debt on Aave, and sent shockwaves through the liquid restaking sector. The attacker drained...

The $292 million KelpDAO exploit now has a confirmed attacker, a detailed explanation of how it happened and a verdict on why it was allowed to happen at all. LayerZero...

Rhea Finance published a detailed post-mortem this week after losing $18.4 million in an exploit that investigators describe as a combination of two known DeFi attack vectors assembled into something...

Grinex, a Russia-linked crypto exchange registered in Kyrgyzstan, has halted operations after alleging a hack that cost it approximately 1 billion rubles, equivalent to $13.1 million.  Grinex Blames the West...

The Police in Paraguay have arrested a criminal gang comprising 10 members between the ages of 18 and 20 years old, suspected of having stolen up to $1.2 million from...

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Circle Internet Group following its response to a large-scale exploit involving Drift Protocol, in which investors claim the company failed to act...

Rhea Finance suffered a suspected exploit that drained at least $7.6 million after an attacker appeared to have manipulated the protocol’s oracle and validation layer. The incident was first flagged...

Zerion has temporarily disabled its web application following the detection of unusual activity associated with a targeted cyberattack. This breach resulted in the loss of approximately $100,000 from the company’s...

CowSwap came under pressure after reporting a frontend security breach that stirred fresh concern across the DeFi market. Suspicious activity appeared as trading interest picked up. Security researchers and the...

Polkadot (DOT) has been hit by a cross-chain exploit after an attacker minted 1 billion DOT tokens on Ethereum. The entire supply was dumped in a single transaction, generating 108.2...

The U.S. Treasury Department is opening a new cybersecurity information-sharing program for the digital asset industry, giving eligible crypto firms access to the same threat intelligence it already shares with...

Crypto scams in the U.S. reached a new record in 2025, with reported losses of $11.366 billion. The total rose 22% from the prior year as each crypto scam expanded...

Americans lost a record $11.37 billion to crypto-related fraud in 2025, according to FBI data, as complaint volumes and losses both moved higher from the previous year. The latest figures...

Crypto holders in California are facing a surge in violent “wrench attacks,” where criminals use physical force to steal digital assets. Attackers are posing as delivery drivers, targeting individuals believed...

Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet said North Korean-linked attackers may be behind the $280 million Drift Protocol hack on Solana. The exploit targeted multisig signers using social engineering, making it the...

A major exploit hit the Drift Protocol on April 1, 2026, during US business hours. The attack drained as much as $285 million, and the total value locked (TVL) dropped...

Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized perpetual futures exchange, reported an active security breach that resulted in losses ranging from $220 million to $285 million. The incident prompted an immediate suspension...

Cyberattacks in the crypto space surged significantly in March, with hackers stealing $52 million across 20 incidents. The figure marks a 96% increase from February’s $26.5 million, signaling renewed activity...

Fenbushi Capital co-founder Bo Shen is bringing back a long-cold crypto hack case, offering a 10-20% bounty to get back the roughly $42 million stolen from his personal wallet back...

Resolv has issued a 72-hour ultimatum after a $25 million exploit hit its stablecoin ecosystem. The team offered the attacker a 10% bounty to return the funds.  The incident triggered...

The decentralized finance industry is barely three months into 2026, and it has already suffered one of its worst security starts on record. Across 15 protocols, hackers have drained over...

US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller warned Friday that escalating Middle East tensions could drive inflation higher, but he sees no immediate need to raise interest rates. The closure of...

Crypto hacks are becoming more costly, with average losses now reaching $24.5 million. Immunefi’s 2026 State of Onchain Security report shows that a few large breaches are causing most of...