crypto hack

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Highlights: Coinbase has finally arrested a former employee, linked to a major hack incident on the exchange in May 2025. Brian Armstrong confirmed the arrest, adding that more culprits will be arrested and prosecuted. The CEO reiterated the company’s commitment […]

Highlights: The multisig wallet drain proves that stolen keys can defeat strong wallet setups and cause faster and larger losses. Hackers now use websites and smart contracts to drain wallets before users notice any warning signs. Wallet takeovers can spread […]

Highlights: The USPD exploit allowed attackers to mint 98 million USPD tokens and steal $1 million in assets. The exploit was carried out through a sophisticated CPIMP attack targeting proxy contracts during deployment. USPD responded by offering a bug bounty […]

Highlights: Balancer proposes an $8M reimbursement plan for affected liquidity providers. The $8M will be repaid in kind to users from recovered assets. White-hat hackers get 10% bounties for successful rescue operations. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer has proposed a […]