Crypto’s Quietest Month In Nearly A Year — But Hackers Haven’t Gone Away
February was unusually quiet for crypto thieves. After months of eye-watering losses, the industry recorded just $26.5 million in total hack and scam-related damages last...
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AI Tool Flags Major XRPL Flaw That Could Have Let Hackers Drain Users’ XRP
An AI security tool has uncovered a severe vulnerability in a proposed XRP Ledger (XRPL) upgrade that could have led to significant fund losses if...
Satoshi’s 1 Million BTC Might Have to Be Frozen or Lost to Quantum Hackers: CryptoQuant CEO
OG BTC addresses are insecure against quantum hackers, Ju claims What can be done to prevent future Bitcoin quantum damage Ki Young Ju, the founder...
Hackers Drain $120M From Ethereum DeFi Protocol Balancer
Leading Ethereum-based DeFi protocol Balancer has become the latest victim of a hack, with attackers draining nearly $120 million from its vaults. Several blockchain analytics...
North Carolina Man Loses 1.2M XRP Retirement Savings to Hackers
Brandon LaRoque, a North Carolina crypto investor, emotionally recounts how he lost 1.2 million XRP, valued at more than $3 million, to hackers. The victim,...
Hackers Siphon Over $21M in Stablecoins After Private Key Leak, Bridge Funds to Ethereum
Blockchain security firm PeckShield has reported a major breach, which resulted in the loss of more than $20 million worth of stablecoins. According to PeckShield,...
North Korea-linked Hackers Stole Over $2 Billion in Crypto So Far in 2025: Report
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SBI Group’s Crypto Arm Hit By $21M Exploit Linked To North Korean Hackers
SBI Crypto, a subsidiary of Japan’s SBI Group, was struck by a major breach as hackers allegedly linked to North Korea stole $21 million from...
Ethical Hackers Have Saved Crypto Billions Thanks to Seal’s Safe Harbor
For several agonizing hours in August 2022, white hat hackers watched anxiously as evil-doers, known as “black hats,” stole $190 million from the Nomad bridge...
Dual Wallets, AI Monitoring Can Save Crypto From North Korean Hackers
Cryptocurrency companies need to strengthen defenses against North Korean hackers who are seeking jobs at major Web3 businesses to stage large-scale exploits, security experts told...