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ZKSync Hacker Returns $5M in Stolen Tokens After Accepting 10% Bounty
24.4.2025
The hacker cooperated with the ZKsync team and returned the funds within the “safe harbor” deadline while taking a 10% bounty
ZKsync recovers $5M of stolen tokens after hacker accepts bounty offer
24.4.2025
The ZKsync Association has confirmed the recovery of $5 million worth of stolen tokens from an April 15 ZKsync security incident involving its airdrop distribution contract.The hacker agreed to accept a 10% bounty and return 90% of the remaining stolen tokens, transferring the ZKsync Security...
ZKsync recovers $5M of stolen tokens after hacker accepts bounty offer
24.4.2025
The ZKsync Association has confirmed the recovery of $5 million worth of stolen tokens from an April 15 ZKsync security incident involving its airdrop distribution contract.The hacker agreed to accept a 10% bounty and return 90% of the remaining stolen tokens, transferring the ZKsync Security...
Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account
15.4.2025
A hacker compromised a ZKsync admin account on April 15, minting $5 million worth of unclaimed airdrop tokens, according to a statement from the official ZKsync X account. The attack was described as isolated, with no user funds affected.Following an investigation, ZKsync detailed the incident...
Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account
15.4.2025
A hacker compromised a ZKsync admin account on April 15, minting $5 million worth of unclaimed airdrop tokens, according to a statement from the official ZKsync X account. The attack was described as isolated, with no user funds affected.Following an investigation, ZKsync detailed the incident...
Hacker mints $5M in ZK tokens after compromising ZKsync admin account
15.4.2025
A hacker compromised a ZKsync admin account on April 15, minting $5 million worth of unclaimed airdrop tokens, according to a statement from the official ZKsync X account. The attack was described as isolated, with no user funds affected.Following an investigation, ZKsync detailed the incident...
DeFi platform KiloEx offers $750K bounty to hacker
15.4.2025
Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx has offered the hacker who exploited $7.5 million in crypto from its platform a 10% white hat bounty. On April 15, KiloEx posted an offer directed to the hacker who stole millions from the DEX. KiloEx said it had worked with law enforcement, cybersecurity...
DeFi platform KiloEx offers $750K bounty to hacker
15.4.2025
Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx has offered the hacker who exploited $7.5 million in crypto from its platform a 10% white hat bounty. On April 15, KiloEx posted an offer directed to the hacker who stole millions from the DEX. KiloEx said it had worked with law enforcement, cybersecurity...
Ethical hacker intercepts $2.6M in Morpho Labs exploit
11.4.2025
A known maximal extractable value (MEV) white hat actor intercepted about $2.6 million in crypto assets stolen from Morpho Labs’ decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. On April 10, Morpho Labs implemented a front-end update on its Morpho Blue application. A day later, a hacker breached...
Hacker transfers $70M out of payment platform UPCX
1.4.2025
An unauthorized party withdrew approximately $70 million in digital assets from open-source payment platform UPCX, according to a security alert issued on April 1.The blockchain security firm Cyvers flagged suspicious activity involving 18.4 million UPC tokens, estimating the value of...
Hacker transfers $70M out of payment platform UPCX
1.4.2025
Update April 1, 1:42 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Cyvers co-founder and chief technology officer Meir Dolev.An unauthorized party withdrew about $70 million in digital assets from open-source payment platform UPCX, according to a security alert issued on April 1.The...
zkLend hacker claims losing stolen ETH to Tornado Cash phishing site
1.4.2025
The hacker behind the $9.6 million exploit of the decentralized money-lending protocol zkLend in February claims they’ve just fallen victim to a phishing website impersonating Tornado Cash, resulting in the loss of a significant portion of the stolen funds.In a message sent to zkLend through...
zkLend hacker claims losing stolen ETH to Tornado Cash phishing site
1.4.2025
The hacker behind the $9.6 million exploit of the decentralized money-lending protocol zkLend in February claims they’ve just fallen victim to a phishing website impersonating Tornado Cash, resulting in the loss of a significant portion of the stolen funds.In a message sent to zkLend through...
SIR.trading begs hacker to return $255K or ‘no chance for us to survive’
1.4.2025
The founder of the recently hacked decentralized finance protocol SIR.trading has made an emotional plea to the attacker, asking them to return around 70% of the stolen customer funds otherwise, the protocol will not survive.“Here is my proposal, keep $100k as a fair share for your critical...
SIR.trading begs hacker to return $255K or ‘no chance for us to survive’
1.4.2025
The founder of the recently hacked decentralized finance protocol SIR.trading has issued an emotional plea to the attacker, urging them to return approximately 70% of the stolen customer funds. Without the recovery of these funds, the protocol is unlikely to survive.“Here is my proposal, keep...
Hacker steals $8.4M from RWA restaking protocol Zoth
21.3.2025
Real-world asset (RWA) re-staking protocol Zoth suffered an exploit leading to over $8.4 million in losses, leading the platform to put its site on maintenance mode. On March 21, blockchain security firm Cyvers flagged a suspicious Zoth transaction. The security firm said that...
North Korea-Linked Lazarus Group Holds More Bitcoin Than Elon Musk's Tesla
21.3.2025
D.O.G.E head Elon Musk's Tesla falls behind North Korean hacker group in terms of BTC holdings as President Trump plans to make U.S. the crypto capital of the world
Hacker breaks into AI crypto bot aixbt’s dashboard to snatch 55 ETH
19.3.2025
An attacker has breached the dashboard of an artificial intelligence crypto bot and made two prompts for it to transfer 55.5 Ether, worth $106,200, from its wallet, sparking concerns about the security of AI agents in crypto.In a March 18 X post, “rxbt” — the maintainer of the...
Hacker breaks into AI crypto bot aixbt’s dashboard to snatch 55 ETH
19.3.2025
An attacker has breached the dashboard of an artificial intelligence crypto bot and made two prompts for it to transfer 55.5 Ether, worth $106,200, from its wallet, sparking concerns about the security of AI agents in crypto.In a March 18 X post, “rxbt” — the maintainer of the...
Russia’s Hacker Group ‘Dark Storm’ Behind DDoS Attack on Elon Musk’s X
11.3.2025
A huge cyberattack targeting Elon Musk’s X on March 10 has been attributed to the hacker group Dark…