FBI Blames North Korea for Historic $6.4B Exchange Hack
The FBI, alongside multiple U.S. federal law enforcement agencies, has officially attributed last week's historic cryptocurrency exchange theft of more…
By Kristjan Tamm · Nov 2, 2026
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By Kristjan Tamm · Nov 2, 2026Executives Reject Insolvency Rumors After $6.3B Exploit
Following a massive $6.3 billion security breach on October 29, the co-founder and co-CEO of the affected cryptocurrency exchange is dismissing…
By Kristjan Tamm · Nov 2, 2026
Record $6.4B Siphoned in Largest Exchange Breach
The cryptocurrency sector has been struck by the largest theft on record, with up to $6.4 billion drained from hot wallets belonging to the world's…
By Ashley Bennett · Oct 31, 2026
Record $6.3 Billion Crypto Theft Tied To Single Laptop
The cryptocurrency sector is grappling with its largest recorded theft in 18 years, as an estimated $6.3 billion was drained from the world’s biggest…
By Ashley Bennett · Oct 31, 2026
US Indicts Six over Crypto Romance Scam
On October 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Scam Center Strike Force announced charges against six Africa-based individuals for their…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 29, 2026
Third-Party Analytics Breach Exposes User Contact Data
A major cryptocurrency exchange has confirmed that customer contact details were compromised following a security incident at its third-party product…
By Richi Sun · Oct 28, 2026
Layer 1 Halted After $2.7M Token Mint Exploit
A Layer 1 blockchain and its connected rollups were forced to suspend operations on October 23, 2026, following a multi-million-dollar security breach.…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 28, 2026
Feds Freeze $701M in Fraud-Linked Digital Assets
Federal prosecutors have restrained more than $701 million in digital assets connected to international investment fraud campaigns targeting American…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 27, 2026
$16M Lost After Exchange's Deposit Sweep Fails
A failure in an automated deposit-sweeping system resulted in a 15.99 million USDT loss at a cryptocurrency exchange. The assets were taken from old…
By Richi Sun · Oct 26, 2026
Millions in Stolen Bitcoin Shifted to Unidentified Wallets
Blockchain intelligence data reveals that digital assets tied to a significant September security breach are on the move, with $19.48 million shifted…
By Richi Sun · Oct 26, 2026
Zero-Click Exploits Target Mobile Crypto Wallets
Cybercriminals have launched an extensive operation targeting Apple smartphone users, deploying sophisticated malware to drain cryptocurrency wallets. The…
By Ashley Bennett · Oct 23, 2026
Multi-Nation Cyber Sweep Recovers Over $105 Million
A sweeping law enforcement initiative across 21 nations has resulted in the arrest of 1,462 individuals and the recovery of more than $105 million in…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 22, 2026
Protocol Hacks Push DeFi Losses Past $600 Million Mark
The decentralized finance ecosystem has suffered a severe wave of security breaches, absorbing more than $600 million in cumulative losses over a highly…
By Ashley Bennett · Oct 22, 2026
Hackers Transfer $109M in Stolen Ether to Crypto Mixer
Wallets associated with an April theft from a decentralized trading platform have transferred an estimated $109 million in Ether to a privacy mixing…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 21, 2026
Hackers Move $61 Million in Stolen Ethereum Through Mixer
Attackers behind a massive decentralized finance exploit have awakened dormant wallets, sending tens of millions of dollars in stolen Ethereum to a…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 20, 2026
Fugitive Arrested Over $75M Crypto Laundering Operation
Thai police have arrested a 37-year-old Chinese national in Bangkok who is wanted by Chinese authorities over an alleged international crime and…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 20, 2026
Fraudster Loses $4.8M in Bitcoin to Hardware Wallet Thieves
A cryptocurrency con artist lost roughly $4.8 million in Bitcoin after falling victim to a widespread hardware wallet supply chain attack. According to…
By Richi Sun · Oct 19, 2026
Wave of Exploits Drains Millions Across Networks
The digital asset market faced a severe security stress test as a rapid succession of exploits targeted various protocols, exchanges, and vesting…
By Richi Sun · Oct 16, 2026
Seven Face 82 Charges in Violent Crypto Abduction
Law enforcement officials have brought a massive wave of criminal charges against a group of suspects accused of orchestrating the targeted, armed…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 16, 2026
Authorities Move to Confiscate $5B in Seized Fraud Funds
Legal authorities are moving forward with efforts to confiscate billions of dollars in digital assets connected to one of the largest financial fraud…
By Richi Sun · Oct 15, 2026
Crypto Founder Detained in Istanbul on Interpol Notice
Turkish intelligence and law enforcement units have detained Richard James Schueler, widely known in the digital asset space as Richard Heart, in…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 14, 2026
Global Coalition Disrupts West African Crypto Scams
A coordinated international operation dubbed "Joint Disruption Week" has struck a major blow against transnational criminal scam networks operating out of…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 14, 2026
UK Court Rules on Jurisdiction for 61,000 Seized Bitcoin
The U.K. High Court has delivered a crucial decision in a multi-billion-dollar legal dispute surrounding one of the largest cryptocurrency money…
By Ashley Bennett · Oct 13, 2026
Hardware Wallet Supply Chain Breach Triggers $86M Loss
A major manufacturer of cold storage devices is examining a substantial security incident that resulted in user funds being drained from self-custody…
By Ashley Bennett · Oct 12, 2026
Hacker Convicted Over $50M Theft Spent on Trading Cards
A federal jury in Manhattan has found Jonathan Spalletta guilty of money laundering and computer fraud following a six-day trial. The 36-year-old resident…
By Richi Sun · Oct 9, 2026
Missing Disclosure Channel Leads to $6M Exploit
An exploit draining $6 million from an anonymous decentralized finance vault on the Base network has spotlighted severe gaps in vulnerability reporting…
By Richi Sun · Oct 7, 2026
Undercover Operation Unmasks Billion-Dollar Crypto Ring
An independent blockchain investigator spent several weeks operating under the guise of a customer to penetrate a Chinese organized crime syndicate.…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 6, 2026
Prosecutors launch special team in $94M exchange probe
Authorities in Warsaw have assembled a seven-member special prosecutorial team to investigate the collapse of Zondacrypto, a failed digital asset…
By Ashley Bennett · Oct 5, 2026
Swift Patch Reopens Cross-Chain Trading After $3.8M Exploit
A cross-chain privacy trading platform temporarily suspended its operations on Thursday after a malicious actor successfully extracted approximately $3.8…
By Ashley Bennett · Oct 2, 2026
LAX Arrest Halts Massive $125M Crypto Fraud
U.S. prosecutors have charged 37-year-old Vietnamese national Trung Nguyen Van with two counts of money laundering connected to a broad $125 million…
By Kristjan Tamm · Oct 1, 2026
Zero-Day Graphics Patch Linked To Mobile Crypto Wallet Theft
A newly patched zero-day vulnerability in mobile device graphics rendering is being tied to targeted attacks against digital asset holders. The exploit…
By Richi Sun · Sep 30, 2026
Third-Party Security Flaw Leads to $388M Exchange Hack
On September 24, 2026, malicious actors drained approximately $388 million from cryptocurrency exchange Bitget. The breach, which was initially estimated…
By Richi Sun · Sep 30, 2026
Hacker Swaps $6.3M Stolen Funds as Network Denies Freeze
An attacker responsible for a massive September 24 exchange breach is actively laundering stolen assets through a decentralized network. Despite pleas…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 29, 2026
Suspects in $387M Crypto Hack Ask for Help in Public Chats
Independent blockchain investigator ZachXBT has revealed a bizarre development following a massive digital asset theft. Individuals who are allegedly…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 28, 2026
Exchange Hack Ignites Debate Over Network Freezes
A $387.5 million security breach at a major cryptocurrency exchange has ignited a debate regarding the responsibilities of decentralized cross-chain…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 28, 2026
Triple exploit drains over $11 million in a single day
Thursday emerged as an unusually destructive day for the cryptocurrency sector, as malicious actors executed three separate exploits resulting in more…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 28, 2026
Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $16M Phishing Scam
A 23-year-old Brooklyn resident will serve a 12-year prison sentence following his guilty plea for executing a social engineering scheme that drained $16…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 25, 2026
North Korean Hackers Tied to $351 Million Exchange Exploit
A prominent cryptocurrency exchange suffered a severe security breach on Thursday, resulting in the loss of nearly $351 million from its hot and warm…
By Richi Sun · Sep 25, 2026
Governance Attack Siphons $4.4 Million in Digital Assets
A targeted governance attack on a decentralized protocol has resulted in the extraction of $4.4 million in digital assets, highlighting vulnerabilities in…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 25, 2026
Multi-Million Dollar Bridge Hack Triggers 99% Crash
On September 19 and 20, 2026, an attacker utilized compromised deployer and authorizer keys to manipulate a cross-chain bridge, draining millions in…
By Richi Sun · Sep 23, 2026
Six-Month Social Engineering Scheme Yields $280M Exploit
A major decentralized trading platform in the digital asset space was drained of approximately $280 million to $286 million on April 1, 2026. The incident…
By Richi Sun · Sep 23, 2026
Bridge Exploit Triggers Multi-Million Dollar Token Collapse
On September 20, 2026, a malicious actor manipulated a bridge contract vulnerability on the Ethereum network to illicitly generate hundreds of millions of…
By Richi Sun · Sep 22, 2026
Live iOS Safari Exploit Is Draining Crypto Wallets
A live iOS exploit chain is stealing cryptocurrency straight from iPhones, and one of the industry's most prominent security voices is telling holders to…
By Richi Sun · Sep 21, 2026
French Family Restrained in $46,000 Crypto Extortion
Four masked individuals invaded a home in northern France early Sunday morning, holding a family captive for over three hours before making off with…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 21, 2026
$105M Saved After DeFi Protocol Hacked For $27M
On Tuesday, September 3, 2024, an independent yield optimizer operating within the decentralized finance sector was subjected to an exploit that drained…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 21, 2026
Record $320M Hack Leaves Peg-Outs Frozen As Ransom Disputed
Withdrawals from a major sidechain network remain suspended after an exploit drained nearly $320 million in digital assets on September 6, 2026, marking…
By Richi Sun · Sep 18, 2026
Compromised Streaming Account Pushes Crypto Wallet Malware
A verified social media profile belonging to a major television streaming service was recently compromised to distribute malware aimed at extracting…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 18, 2026
DOJ Charges Engineers With Crypto Listing Insider Trading
The United States Department of Justice for the Southern District of New York has officially indicted two former software engineers on charges of…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 17, 2026
Eighteen Face Trial Over Massive $240 Million Crypto Heist
Federal prosecutors have advanced a criminal case against 18 individuals accused of orchestrating a $240 million digital asset theft. The sweeping…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 17, 2026
Bot Intercepts $7.8 Million From Multisig Wallet Exploit
Early Tuesday, an attacker orchestrated a theft of approximately $7.8 million in cryptocurrency from a multisignature wallet, only to lose the entire…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 16, 2026
Non-Custodial Bitcoin Processor Halted After Data Breach
A Neuchâtel, Switzerland-based non-custodial digital asset payment processor was forced to take its servers offline on Monday after detecting a security…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 15, 2026
Mastermind Pleads Guilty In $245M Crypto Theft Ring
Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singaporean citizen and recent resident of Miami, has formally pleaded guilty to his involvement in a massive digital asset…
By Richi Sun · Sep 14, 2026
Bitcoin Bridge Exploits Leave Liquidity Providers Unpaid
Two major platforms offering cross-chain Bitcoin services have recently suffered exploits involving the unauthorized creation of tokens, leaving liquidity…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 14, 2026
Sidechain Operator Refuses $46M Hacker Ransom Demand
An infrastructure provider is refusing to pay a nearly $46 million ransom following a massive sidechain exploit, rejecting the attackers' claim to a…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 12, 2026
US seizes $52M in crypto from global scam marketplace
On September 9, 2026, United States authorities announced widespread enforcement actions against a massive Chinese-language illicit marketplace known as…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 11, 2026
Chain Rolls Back Two Hours to Erase $74 Million Exploit
On August 30, 2026, the Cronos blockchain network took the drastic step of halting operations and rewinding nearly two hours of transaction history to…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 10, 2026
FBI uses blockchain analysis in darknet opioid case
Federal prosecutors charged two Florida brothers with operating a darknet narcotics operation after investigators combined blockchain tracing with…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 9, 2026
Bitcoin Sidechain Drained of $320M in Code Exploit
A software flaw in Blockstream's Liquid Network allowed attackers to drain roughly 4,000 BTC, worth approximately $320 million, on September 6, making it…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 9, 2026
US Seizes Over $560,000 in Hamas-Linked Crypto Funds
The U.S. Department of Justice announced it has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations destined for Hamas and disrupted the designated…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 8, 2026
Hardware Wallet Breach Expands By 67,000 Users
A prominent hardware wallet manufacturer has disclosed that an ongoing data exposure incident involving its external shipping partner is more extensive…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 7, 2026
Global Task Force Targets $12.7B Crypto Fraud Operations
U.S. financial regulators have identified approximately $12.7 billion in suspicious activity linked to digital asset investment fraud, as international…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 4, 2026
Trader Alleges $5M Loss In Coordinated Market Squeeze
A major cryptocurrency platform is facing public scrutiny after an X user named "xunlu" alleged losing more than 5 million USDT due to extreme price…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 4, 2026
Police Dismantle $1M Monthly Crypto Drainer Syndicate
Authorities in Ukraine have shut down a sprawling network of fraudulent digital asset investment platforms that generated up to $1 million in monthly…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 3, 2026
Crypto Exploits Surge in August While Dollar Losses Drop
In August 2026, the digital asset sector experienced a divergence in security metrics, with the frequency of breaches rising sharply while the total…
By Ashley Bennett · Sep 1, 2026
Sanctioned Hackers Move $30M As Platform Eyes US Market
Wallets tied to North Korea’s state-sponsored Lazarus Group have liquidated more than $30 million in Bitcoin on decentralized derivatives venue…
By Kristjan Tamm · Sep 1, 2026
Police Dismantle Global Crypto-Funded Cyber Syndicate
Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Australia have disrupted a vast international cybercrime network that allegedly used digital assets to…
By Ashley Bennett · Aug 31, 2026
FBI Arrests Contractor Over $46M Government Crypto Theft
In a joint international operation, federal authorities have apprehended a United States government contractor accused of siphoning millions in digital…
By Ashley Bennett · Aug 27, 2026
$49B Phantom Token Mint Exposes Cross-Chain Infrastructure
The cross-chain architecture of metaverse platform The Sandbox recently fell victim to a staggering bridge exploit. An attacker manipulated smart contract…
By Kristjan Tamm · Aug 24, 2026
Phishing Sites Disguised as Security Tools Drain Wallets
Scammers are launching fake anti-money laundering (AML) detection websites to trick cryptocurrency users into authorizing malicious transactions. The…
By Ashley Bennett · Aug 21, 2026
Alleged $165M Ponzi Mastermind Extradited From Fiji
A 59-year-old Georgia man accused of orchestrating a massive cryptocurrency investment fraud is back in the United States after spending more than a year…
By Kristjan Tamm · Aug 20, 2026
Wallet Maker Patches Severe Firmware Flaws Uncovered By AI
Swiss hardware wallet manufacturer BitBox has released an urgent security patch after an internal audit, assisted by frontier artificial intelligence…
By Kristjan Tamm · Aug 19, 2026
Cross-Chain DEX Halted After Six-Bug Exploit Drains $1.7M
The cross-chain decentralized finance sector experienced a disruption this week as a sophisticated exploit drained approximately $1.7 million in digital…
By Kristjan Tamm · Aug 19, 2026
French Tax Data Leak Sparks Fears of Violent Crypto Attacks
France's Ministry of the Economy and Finance has confirmed a severe data breach at the General Directorate of Public Finances (DGFiP), exposing the…
By Ashley Bennett · Aug 18, 2026
Hardware Exploit Fallout Nears $150M as Thefts Cool
The ongoing fallout from a critical vulnerability in physical cryptocurrency storage devices continues to mount, even as the pace of active network thefts…
By Ashley Bennett · Aug 17, 2026