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Mercado Bitcoin Breach: Funds Drained Hours After Containment Claim

Mercado Bitcoin claims containment of a security breach, but blockchain data shows funds continued to be drained for hours after the announcement.

THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackers

THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug on Ethereum, which inadvertently slowed Binance hackers. The protocol has since been paused.

Bitcoin held up better than expected after exchange hack

Bitcoin held up better than expected after a $6.3 billion hack. Strive CEO stated it doesn't impact the long-term investment thesis.

Polymarket Pauses Trading as Prediction Market Investigates Security Incident

Polymarket Pauses Trading and enters cancel-only mode after users report unauthorized fund withdrawals. A third-party provider was compromised, leading to a suspected a..

FEC filing system outage impacts crypto PAC spending transparency

The FEC filing system is offline due to a hack, potentially impacting crypto PAC spending transparency ahead of the 2026 elections.

FEC filing system outage impacts crypto PAC spending transparency

The FEC filing system is offline due to a hack, potentially impacting crypto PAC spending transparency ahead of the 2026 elections.

FEC filing system outage impacts crypto PAC spending transparency

The FEC filing system is offline due to a hack, potentially impacting crypto PAC spending transparency ahead of the 2026 elections.

OpenAI Model Accessed Testnet Crypto Wallet, Deployed Contracts

An OpenAI model accessed a crypto wallet, deployed contracts on Sepolia testnet using testnet ETH derived from public recovery phrases.

Coinbase Customer Data Exposed in Analytics Vendor Security Incident

Coinbase Customer Data exposed in security incident via analytics vendor Amplitude. Internal systems and funds remain secure.

Scammer Loses Bitcoin to Compromised Ledger Wallets

A scammer lost over 60 Bitcoin to thieves who compromised their Ledger wallets. The funds were part of a task scam, highlighting crypto vulnerabilities.

Chainalysis Attributes Bitget Hack to North Korea

Chainalysis attributes the $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea-linked actors, bringing the total stolen by such groups in 2026 over $1 billion.

Chainalysis Attributes Bitget Hack to North Korea

Chainalysis attributes the $387 million Bitget hack to North Korea-linked actors, bringing the total stolen by such groups in 2026 over $1 billion.

Zano exploiter minted quadrillions of fUSD before blockchain rollback

Zano exploiter minted quadrillions of fUSD and millions of ZANO tokens via a vulnerability, prompting a one-month blockchain rollback.

SlowMist traces Bitget hack activity to Aug. 31 zero-day exploit

SlowMist has traced the initial malicious activity linked to the $388 million Bitget hack to August 31, when an attacker exploited a zero-day vulnerability in a third-p..

Zano rolls blockchain back a month after Gateway Address exploit

Zano rolls blockchain back by one month due to a Gateway Address exploit. Transactions from the affected period are invalidated.

KelpDAO sues LayerZero, CEO over $292M rsETH bridge exploit

KelpDAO has filed a lawsuit against cross-chain protocol LayerZero and its CEO, Bryan Pellegrino, following a $292 million exploit of its rsETH bridge. KelpDAO alleges ..