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Why privacy coins often appear in post-hack fund flows
6.2.2026
Privacy coins often appear after hacks, but they are only one link in a longer laundering chain that includes swaps, bridges and off-ramps
Solana DeFi platform step finance hit by $27 million treasury hack as token price craters
31.1.2026
The platform's governance token (STEP) plummeted over 80% following the announcement amid a wider crypto market drawdown
Unclaimed Ethereum from The DAO hack to fund new security initiative: Griff Green
30.1.2026
While The DAO has an “incredible” team that could build security projects themselves, they would rather focus on security distribution methods, says Griff Green
Bybit made ‘slow but steady comeback’ in 2025 after massive hack: CoinGecko
30.1.2026
Bybit‘s market share climbed in 2025, even after it was hacked for $1.5 billion, while trading volumes on the top 10 exchanges rose by 7.6% on average last year
The DAO Returns: From Historic Hack to Ethereum’s New Defense Fund
29.1.2026
The DAO, the infamous experiment that nearly broke Ethereum in 2016 and led to the creation of the Ethereum Classic fork, is quietly staging a return — this time as a $220 million security fund aimed at hardening the network it once imperiled. Nearly a decade after the original hack that forced...
Criminal use of crypto spikes after years of steady decline, TRM report says
28.1.2026
While the increasingly professional bad guys' crypto rocketed to $158 billion in 2025, it's still a decreasing share of overall digital assets activity
Steam Game Devs Call Exploit Allegations ‘Clickbait Exaggeration’ And ‘Malicious Defamation’
26.1.2026
The person who detailed the exploit said that he'd previously notified Valve, but received no reply
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Matcha Meta breach tied to SwapNet exploit drains up to $16.8M
26.1.2026
Matcha Meta urged users to revoke one-time approvals for SwapNet’s router contract after a smart-contract vulnerability saw as much as $16.8 million stolen on the Base blockchain
Onchain Analyst Claims $90M in Crypto Was Drained From US Seizure Wallets
25.1.2026
Earlier this week, blockchain investigator ZachXBT published an explosive thread on X alleging that a shadowy figure known online as “John” or “Lick” sat at the center of a web of cryptocurrency thefts that stretched from private wallets to U.S. government seizure addresses. The revelations...
SynapLogic Issues Statement Amid Suspicious 144k $SPY Token Hack
20.1.2026
What to know Around 144K SYP tokens were minted through suspicious transactions on the Base network. The issue…
Crypto’s worst year for hacks wasn’t a smart contract problem. It was a people problem.
19.1.2026
In an exclusive interview with CoinDesk, Immuneifi’s CEO, Mitchell Amador, said onchain security is improving despite losses continuing to rise
CertiK links $63M in Tornado Cash deposits to $282M wallet compromise
19.1.2026
Blockchain data showed that stolen Bitcoin was bridged to Ethereum, fragmented into multiple wallets and later routed into the crypto mixer
Hacker steals $282 million crypto in hardware wallet social-engineering attack
16.1.2026
A sophisticated social-engineering attack led to the theft of more than $282 million in BTC and LTC, with the funds rapidly laundered through monero
Truebit exploit exposes smart-contract flaw behind $26M token mint
13.1.2026
Truebit lost $26 million after a smart-contract overflow bug let an attacker mint tokens at near-zero cost, sending the TRU price down 99%
Oh, Thank Goodness Arc Raiders Isn’t A First-Person Game
12.1.2026
A hack to tweak the game to first-person makes it far too scary
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Truebit token crashes 99.9% after hacker drains $26.6 million in ether
9.1.2026
The attack exploited a flaw in an older smart contract, allowing the attacker to buy TRU at no cost and sell it back to extract ether
Token Collapses 99.95% After $26M Exploit
8.1.2026
On Jan. 8, the Truebit protocol’s native token (TRU) plummeted 99.95% to near-zero after a $26 million exploit. Security firm Cyvers Alerts detected the anomaly when a single address siphoned approximately 8,535 ether. The Anatomy of the Attack The native token of Truebit, a verification...
Trust Wallet’s $7M hack shows where crypto-friendly SMEs may be vulnerable
7.1.2026
The $7-million Trust Wallet hack shows why crypto-friendly SMEs are especially vulnerable, highlighting weaknesses in verification, browser extensions and internal controls
Roblox Player Performs Speedrunning Forensics To Uncover Fraud And Win Back World Record
6.1.2026
One does not simply hack the Ultimate Easy Obby leaderboard
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Trump-Era Prison Reform Frees Bitfinex Bitcoin Hacker Ahead of Schedule
6.1.2026
The convicted hacker behind the 2016 billion-dollar Bitfinex bitcoin theft says his early release from federal prison was made possible by President Donald Trump’s First Step Act, reigniting debate over crypto crime, punishment, and leniency. Convicted Bitfinex Hacker Released Early From Prison...