Crypto Hacks

The latest news about major cryptocurrency hacks

Crypto Sleuth Links Government Contractor's Son to $90M Crypto Theft
ZachXBT exposed John Daghita, son of a US government contractor, for allegedly stealing $90M in crypto, including $40M government-controlled Bitcoin.
South Korea Loses Nearly $48 Million In Bitcoin To A Phishing Scam
South Korean prosecutors lost nearly $48 million in seized Bitcoin after a phishing attack, raising questions about government crypto security.
Ledger Hit By Another Customer Data Leak Linked to Partner Global-e
Ledger confirms a customer data leak linked to Global-e. The breach did not expose wallet recovery phrases, private keys, or payment data.
What You Need To Know About The Ledger Security Warning This Week
Ledger warns users to pause blockchain transactions after a massive NPM hack put billions of downloads and crypto projects at risk.
From Solo to Pool Mining: When It’s Time to Scale Up
Discover when it makes sense to move from solo mining to pool mining. Learn how mining pools improve consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency for long-term mining success with ViaBTC.
Embargo Hacker Group Laundered $34 Million via Crypto in Nine Months
Embargo ransomware laundered $34M in crypto targeting US hospitals and firms, using AI tactics and exploiting weak exchange regulations despite scrutiny.
How Some Crypto Exchanges Are Leading the Defence Against Hackers—And Winning
ByBit's $1.5B crypto hack exposes major security flaws. Learn how exchanges like Toobit are strengthening defenses with AI, MPC wallets & 24/7 monitoring.
FTX Hacked? $400 Million Abnormal Wallet Movements
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX appears to have suffered a $400 million hack during the early hours of November 12. Users are advised not to update any of the FTX apps as these might be affected.
Deribit Suffers $28M Hack, CZ Says He Would Be Open to Join Twitter's Board—Top 5 Crypto Stories for Nov 2
Here's a quick breakdown of the biggest news stories and developments in the cryptocurrency sector for November 2, 2022.
OSL Strengthens Asia’s Digital Asset Ecosystem with Listing of State-Supervised Gold-Backed Stablecoin USDKG
Investment Platform Freeway Freezes Withdrawals, FTX to Compensate $6M to Phishing Victims—Top 5 Crypto Stories for Oct 24
Here's a quick breakdown of the biggest news stories and developments in the cryptocurrency sector for October 24, 2022.
Mastercard to Help Banks Offer Crypto, Japanese Authorities Say North Korean Hackers Targeting Crypto Firms—Top 5 Crypto Stories for Oct 17
Here's a quick breakdown of the biggest news stories and developments in the cryptocurrency sector for October 17, 2022.
How the $620 Million Ronin Network Hack Can Be Solved and Prevented in the Future
The  $620 million Ronin Network hack has been the largest crypto hack of 2022. Hackers were able to compromise the validators and transferred $540 million worth of crypto (now worth $640 million). The hack could have been prevented. Lets find out...
A Guide to MEV Attacks on Ethereum, and How to Prevent Them
Miner Extractable Value (MEV) is the measure of profit a miner can make through their ability to arbitrarily include, exclude or re-order transactions within the blocks they produce. Miners can exploit how Ethereum mempool works, and can use their...
Over 10,000 Users Have Registered on the Sertexity Platform
Sertexity has surpassed 10,000 registered users, highlighting growing demand for AI-driven crypto arbitrage, automated market analysis, and intelligent digital asset infrastructure.
Smart Contract Exploit Leads to $300+ Million Hack on Wormhole Solana-Ethereum Bridge
Wormhole, a protocol that allows users to bridge tokens between Solana and other blockchains like Ethereum, has been exploited to the tune of 120,000 wETH (about $312 million at the time of writing).
Crypto.com Lost At Least $15 Million Worth of Crypto in Security Incident, PeckShield Says
The Crypto.com cryptocurrency exchange has had around $15 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from its platform, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield.
6,000 Coinbase Customers Had Funds Stolen From Their Accounts Earlier This Year, Likely Through Phishing Attacks
At least 6,000 Coinbase customers had funds stolen from their account between March and May 10 2021. Hackers first used phishing and other social engineering techniques to obtain passwords and credentials directly from users, and then exploited a...
Bitcoin.org Website Compromised by Scammers Promoting Fake Giveaway
Bitcoin.org, a website hosting useful resources for the Bitcoin community, was compromised earlier today. Users who visited the website were greeted with a pop-up message advertising a typical crypto “giveaway” scam. The pop-up provided a Bitcoin...
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