Hack

Highlights: Cork Protocol recently lost $12M worth of wstETH after a smart contract exploit. The attacker swapped stolen tokens for 4,530 ETH, held in one wallet. All contracts have been stopped as Cork examines what caused the breach. Cork Protocol […]

Highlights: The problem that led to the Cetus attack was a result of a bug in a math library, not a weakness in Sui or Move. Sui froze $162M and set aside $10M for security audits and bug bounties. Community […]

Highlights: A person from Wellington was arrested for involvement in a $265 million cryptocurrency scam. The stolen funds were laundered and used for $9M in high-end cars and luxury goods. In April 2025 alone, reports of crypto thefts increased by […]

Highlights: The crypto crime ring stole over $263 million from digital wallets and exchanges. The group used hacks, social engineering, and home invasions to access crypto. Proceeds funded high-end cars, luxury items, and private jets across the U.S. Federal authorities […]

Highlights: Hackers took over the X account of TRON DAO and used it to run a scam through fake posts. Justin Sun has asked OKX to freeze a wallet that received funds linked to the scam. TRON plans to return […]

Highlights: Kraken identified a North Korean hacker during a job interview process. Multiple fake identities and VPN setups were among the methods used by the hacker. Real-time tests exposed the hacker’s location and ID inconsistencies. Kraken recently revealed that a […]

Highlights: WazirX plans to restart services, awaiting a court decision on May 13. Affected users may receive recovery tokens, covering 75%-80% of balances. Supreme Court dismisses WazirX users’ plea, directs them to seek help from regulators. WazirX, the Indian crypto […]

Highlights: Cryptopia has distributed $225m to over 10,000 verified users, mainly in Bitcoin and Dogecoin. Additional top-up distributions may allow users to recover up to 100% of their holdings. Remaining account holders must register on the claims portal before the […]

Highlights: Hackers reportedly hijacked Cardano’s X account to spread false lawsuit actions against the crypto platform from the SEC. Cardano Foundation’s CEO confirmed the unfortunate incident and called for improved security features on the X platform. Despite recovering the compromised […]

Highlights: XT Exchange suspended withdrawals after detecting an abnormal transfer of $1.7 million in assets from its platform wallet. Blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that the stolen funds were converted into 461.58 ETH and are in a specific Ethereum address. […]

Highlights: Hackers breached Giggle Academy’s X account, posting phishing links and false CEO announcements. Binance founder CZ and his team are actively working to recover the compromised account. Users are advised not to interact with the account until security is […]

Highlights: The US government says Bitfinex could be the sole victim in the 2016 hack, per a recent court filing. Bitfinex compensated customers with BFX tokens, fully redeemed by April 2017, potentially limiting victims to the exchange itself. Authorities recovered […]