Tag: hackers
All articles and news related to attacks on crypto and blockchain projects.
February Crypto Exploits Fall Sharply as Market Turbulence Cools Attack Activity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLosses from crypto hacks and scams totaled $26.5 million in February, the lowest monthly figure since March 2025.
CrossCurve Bridge Loses $3 Million in Multi-Chain Exploit via Spoofed Messages
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCross-chain liquidity protocol CrossCurve has confirmed an active attack on its bridge infrastructure.
January Sees $370 Million Crypto Heist, Marking a Sharp Annual Increase
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn January, exploits and scams led to the theft of $370.3 million in digital assets.
North Korean Crypto Campaign Hits Unprecedented Scale
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn a record-setting surge of digital theft, state-sponsored hackers from North Korea have orchestrated the most damaging year ever for the cryptocurrency sector.
Hackers Steal $50M from Crypto Trader in Address Poisoning Scam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA cryptocurrency trader lost approximately $50 million in USDT stablecoins after becoming the target of an address poisoning attack, a deceptively straightforward scam that occasionally catches unsuspecting traders off guard
The Mt. Gox Hack: Cryptocurrency’s Biggest Heist
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Mt. Gox hack remains one of the most significant events in cryptocurrency history, a cautionary tale that shaped the industry’s approach to security and regulation.
Suspicions Point to Lazarus Group in New $30 Million Upbit Crypto Hack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNorth Korea’s Lazarus Group is the prime suspect in a new $30.4 million hack targeting Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Upbit Pledges Full User Reimbursement Following $37M Crypto Theft
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn the wake of a $37 million hack targeting assets on the Solana network, Upbit has guaranteed that no customer will bear financial losses, promising to use its own reserve funds for compensation.
Repeated Exploits Plague Abracadabra: A Look at the Protocol’s $21 Million Security Crisis
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe recent $1.8 million hack of Abracadabra Money is more than an isolated event; it’s the latest chapter in a concerning pattern.
SBI Crypto Loses $21 Million in Suspected North Korean-Linked Exploit, Funds Sent to Tornado Cash
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA major Japanese financial firm has fallen victim to a $21 million crypto exploit that online investigator ZachXBT suspects is connected to North Korean hackers.
$782K Hyperliquid Exploit Highlights Persistent DeFi Smart Contract Risks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA smart contract flaw has led to a $782,000 exploit on Hyperdrive, a lending protocol on the Hyperliquid L1 network.
“Rug Pull” Style Hack: Attacker Gains Admin Rights, Mints 10 Trillion Tokens in UXLINK Exploit
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUXLINK is reeling from a sophisticated attack where the exploiter used a delegateCall to hijack the project’s admin privileges.
Notorious Teen Hacker Noah Urban Sentenced to 10 Years for Crypto.com Breach
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNoah Urban, a key member of the Scattered Spider cybercriminal gang, has been sentenced to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to a series of high-profile hacks, including a previously unreported attack on Crypto.com.
SwissBorg $41M Hack Compounds Crypto Security Fears on a Troubled Day
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe crypto ecosystem faced a one-two punch of security scares on Monday, headlined by SwissBorg revealing a $41.3 million loss from its Solana holdings.
PeckShield Data Reveals Hackers’ Pivot to High-Value Targets, Driving August Thefts to $163M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA new report from PeckShield highlights a significant evolution in crypto crime tactics.
Kraken Halts Monero Deposits Amid 51% Attack Concerns
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptocurrency exchange Kraken has temporarily suspended Monero (XMR) deposits following a suspected 51% attack on the privacy-centric blockchain, raising security concerns over the network’s stability.
BigONE Exchange Hacked via Supply Chain Attack—$27M Drained from Hot Wallets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCrypto exchange BigONE suffered a $27 million exploit after hackers executed a supply chain attack, bypassing security measures without directly compromising private keys.
$6.9M Gone in Hours: How a ‘Discounted’ Cold Wallet on China’s TikTok Drained a Crypto User’s Fortune
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn investor has lost $6.9 million after buying a compromised device from Douyin—China’s TikTok.
Security Flaw Costs Bitcoin DeFi Project $8.3M
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA critical vulnerability in Alex Protocol’s self-listing verification logic led to one of the largest exploits in Stacks ecosystem history.
Coinbase Knew About Data Breach for Months Before Going Public
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMonths before Coinbase acknowledged a data leak affecting nearly 70,000 customers, the exchange was allegedly aware of the breach as early as January.
DoJ Opens Investigation into Coinbase Over Customer Data Breach
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Department of Justice (DoJ) is investigating a security breach at Coinbase, a crypto exchange that suffered a leak involving internal documents and data from a “small subset” of customer accounts.
Ledger Regains Control of Discord Server
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLedger has regained control of its Discord server after a hacker briefly breached security by compromising an account.
Android Malware Crocodilus Targets Crypto Users
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCybersecurity firm Threat Fabric has identified a new type of mobile malware that tricks Android users into revealing their crypto seed phrases by taking control of their devices.
eXch Denies Laundering Funds Stolen from Bybit
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMixing platform eXch, which faced suspicions of assisting North Korea’s hacker group Lazarus in money laundering, has firmly denied these allegations.
Bybit: We Have Closed the ETH Gap Following the Hack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBybit has successfully replenished the 446,870 ETH, valued at $1.23 billion, that was stolen from its wallets.
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