17+ hour, 3+ min ago   (343+ words) Blockchain data suggests that the GOLD token was a typical pump-and-dump scheme: early buyers were lured by the association with the Trump name, driving up the price, after which the attacker liquidated holdings, leaving later investors with significant losses. The…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (497+ words) Losses from the hack of Solana-based neobank Avici have now exceeded $1 million, with the attacker laundering the stolen funds through Tornado Cash, a crypto mixing service often used to obscure transaction trails. According to on-chain data, the attacker initially moved…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (431+ words) Bitcoin Knots told followers early on August 11 that the Bitcoin network faces an attack and that block production has slowed sharply. Public chain data contradicts that claim. The warning drew instant pushback. David Schwartz, the former chief technology officer at…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (571+ words) North Korean Hackers Compromised 1640 Companies Across 57 Countries, Crypto Theft Primary Target CryptoRank North Korean Hackers Compromised 1640 Companies Across 57 Countries, Crypto Theft Primary Target A Kumio researcher found North Korean state-backed hackers compromised 1,640 companies across 57 countries over roughly 22 months, using fake…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (253+ words) North Korean cyber operators have expanded their global reach after compromising 1,640 organizations across 57 countries through fake software developer recruitment campaigns. Cybersecurity researchers found that attackers consistently targeted cryptocurrency firms while exploiting weak contractor security practices. The findings suggest that many…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (341+ words) Boltz, the most dominant Bitcoin atomic swap and bridge protocol, has suspended its swap services indefinitely, citing a wave of sophisticated AI-assisted exploits. The halt began at 5.54 a.m ET, with the Lightning and Liquid swap rails cut off from wallets…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (741+ words) The attack did not appear to stem from a direct breach of Ostium’s smart contract code. Instead, the validated source material points to manipulation of price feed reports through a compromised oracle private key. That distinction matters because it shows…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (361+ words) A North Korean developer spent about a month inside MetaMask, a leading crypto wallet used by more than 30 million people each month. Its maker, Consensys, did not know who he really was. He used a fake name, Tyler Knapp. He…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (69+ words) Exploits switch from wallet attacks to protocol flaws CryptoRank Exploits switch from wallet attacks to protocol flaws In July protocol exploits in crypto accelerated, with attackers shifting from user wallet thefts to direct protocol and DeFi vulnerabilities, increasing systemic security…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (806+ words) ZachXBT recently argued that a dedicated iPhone offers better security than a hardware wallet, a line of reasoning that already splits crypto's security community. Both devices are fundamentally signing devices, and the real vulnerability crypto has spent a decade building…...