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Crypto News4 days ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene5/22/2026
Highlights: THORChain node operators are voting on ADR028 after the May 15 vault exploit. ADR028 uses protocol-owned liquidity first before sharing losses with synth holders. The plan avoids new RUNE minting, forced sales, and holder dilution. THORChain node operators have […]
Crypto News6 days ago
Austin Mwendia
By Austin Mwendia5/20/2026
Highlights: Bankr paused transactions after attackers gained access to 14 wallets on its AI crypto trading platform. The breach exposed new risks linked to AI trading bots and automated wallet approvals. Crypto hackers have stolen more than $800 million this […]
Crypto News10 days ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene5/16/2026
Highlights: THORChain opened a recovery portal after a $10 million exploit hit 12,847 wallets. Affected users have until June 4 to submit compensation claims. Investigators linked the attack to vault key exposure and cross-chain laundering activity. Decentralized cross-chain liquidity protocol […]
Crypto News26 days ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene4/30/2026
Highlights: Wasabi protocol lost over $5 million after the attacker gained deployer admin access. Blockaid linked the drain to malicious contract upgrades and missing admin safeguards. Security firms traced the exploit across Ethereum, Base, Berachain, and Blast. DeFi derivatives platform […]
Crypto News1 months ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene4/10/2026
Highlights: Aethir has contained a bridge exploit and capped reported user losses below $90,000. The main ATH supply on Ethereum stayed intact, while the ETH-ARB bridge on Squid remained unaffected. A compensation plan, attacker wallet list, and post-mortem are planned […]
Crypto News1 months ago
Austin Mwendia
By Austin Mwendia4/9/2026
Highlights Bitcoin Depot lost $3.665 million after hackers breached internal systems and moved 50.9 BTC from wallets. The attack exposed gaps in settlement account security and raised concerns about internal controls. Regulators are tightening oversight on Bitcoin ATM operators due […]
Crypto News1 months ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene4/3/2026
Highlights: Drift Protocol has opened on-chain talks with wallets tied to the stolen funds. The exploit has expanded, affecting at least 20 Solana protocols. Cyvers said the attacker likely prepared the operation days earlier. The Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Drift […]
Crypto News1 months ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene4/2/2026
Highlights: Ledger CTO tied the Drift exploit to the same signer deception seen in the Bybit breach. More than $230 million moved from Solana to Ethereum through Circle’s CCTP. Drift’s TVL fell below $250 million as the DRIFT token extended […]
Crypto News1 months ago
Chinedu Agbakwusi
By Chinedu Agbakwusi4/2/2026
Highlights: Drift Protocol suffers a $285 million loss after a coordinated attack on the exchange. The DEX platform reported that the compromise was a result of unauthorized access to key approvals.  Drift Protocol has already initiated appropriate steps to track […]
Crypto News2 months ago
Chinedu Agbakwusi
By Chinedu Agbakwusi3/5/2026
Highlights: Hackers have succeeded in stealing $24 million worth of digital assets from a wallet linked to Sillytuna. The attackers have moved $20 million worth of stolen assets to two wallets. Small portions of the digital assets were shifted to […]
Crypto News4 months ago
Chinedu Agbakwusi
By Chinedu Agbakwusi1/23/2026
Highlights: South Korean prosecutors have lost between $48 million and $68 million worth of BTC to a phishing attack. Officials confirmed that the incident occurred after mistakenly inputting the Bitcoin storage login details on a fake website.   Prosecutors have opened […]
Crypto News4 months ago
Raymond Munene
By Raymond Munene1/6/2026
Highlights: Stablecoin neobank Kontigo has confirmed a loss of $340,905 due to a security breach. On January 5, there was unauthorized access that impacted 1,005 users. Kontigo has promised to reimburse affected users and has also initiated a full investigation. […]