Crypto Hacks

Highlights: The court approved the Aave recovery plan to transfer 30,766 frozen ETH through an Arbitrum governance vote. Judge Margaret Garnett allowed the ETH transfer while preserving terrorism creditors’ legal claims over the assets. Recovery teams plan to restore the […]

Highlights: Ripple will share DPRK threat data after the Drift case exposed insider attacks in crypto firms. Hackers are targeting employees, gaining their trust, and accessing wallets instead of exploiting smart contracts. Crypto firms will use the shared intelligence to […]

Highlights: ZetaChain paused cross-chain transfers after a GatewayEVM exploit hit internal wallets. The exploit targeted the main contract used for cross-chain transfers. ZETA price fell after the attack, trading near $0.05335 on the daily chart. ZetaChain, an interoperability-focused Layer 1 […]

Highlights: Volo froze all vaults after a $3.5M crypto exploit affected asset pools. Volo secured $500K of stolen funds and confirmed it will cover all user losses from the breach. About $28M in other vaults remained safe with no shared […]

Highlights:  Russian crypto exchange Grinex suffered a serious crypto exploit on April 16. The exchange has confirmed the incident, stating that it lost over 1 billion rubles. On-chain investigations revealed that the attack affected about 70 wallets and another exchange […]

Highlights: ZachXBT report shows Circle did not freeze stolen USDC across several cases. Drift hack shows attackers moved USDC for six hours before any freeze action happened. Slow USDC freezes let attackers move and convert funds before anyone can stop […]

Highlights: Losses from crypto hacks in March 2026 hits $52 million, according to PeckShield Alert.  Crypt exploits losses spiked 96% month-on-month, after recording a significantly low value in February 2026.  Wallet compromise and phishing were the two most common crypto […]

Highlights: Crypto losses have reached about $480 million toward the end of the first quarter. January alone accounted for $398.5 million across 42 incidents. Step Finance, Resolv, and Truebit each lost more than $25 million. According to blockchain security firm […]

Highlights: Hackers stole roughly $370 million in digital assets last month. Phishing was the most common scam technique, resulting in losses worth over $300 million.   A social engineering scam accounted for the highest loss in January 2026.  Blockchain investigation firm […]

Highlights: The Trust Wallet hack shows how a single update can put user funds at risk. Browser extensions remain a major weak point for crypto wallet security. The recent attacks highlight the need for faster alerts and safer update checks. […]

Last week, the crypto market witnessed a flurry of global developments, from regulatory breakthroughs to major security breaches. Trading disruptions, new oversight frameworks, and institutional adoption shaped investor sentiment. While nations like the UK and Australia advanced digital asset regulation, […]

Highlights: Investigators have linked Upbit’s $37M crypto heist to known tactics from North Korean hacking groups. Lazarus Group remains the prime suspect as South Korean officials track token movements. Dunamu has boosted user confidence with full reimbursement and swift controls […]