Accused attackers of Sandbox exec’s wife tried to flee via Uber
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Map Protocol token plummets 96% after a quadrillion token mint exploit
The attacker tricked the Butter Network cross-chain bridge into minting millions more tokens than the legitimate supply of MAPO.
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WhiteBIT vs Bybit 2026: Fees and the Institutional Layer Compared
The centralized exchange landscape has consolidated sharply since 2022. CoinGecko’s Q1 2026 industry reporting shows the top-ten c...
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Bankr temporarily disables transactions after 14 wallets hacked
Bankr recommends that affected users create a new wallet, generate a new seed phrase on a clean device and revoke approvals if rem...
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Echo Protocol Pauses Monad Bridge After Admin Key Breach Sparks $816K Loss
Decentralized finance platform Echo Protocol suffered a security breach on its Monad network deployment after an attacker compromi...
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Echo Protocol Hack Sparks $76M Panic After Hacker Mints Fake eBTC and Drains ETH
Key Takeaways: A fake eBTC with an estimated value of $76.6 million reportedly caused the theft of the tokens via Echo Protocol. I...
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Echo Protocol's eBTC exploited for $77M in admin key compromise
The hacker has already laundered nearly 5% of the loot through Tornado Cash and is still holding the remaining 955 eBTC.
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Verus Bridge Hack Drains $11.6M as Hacker Exploits Tiny $10 Cross-Chain Flaw
Key Takeaways: The attacker successfully exploited a weakness in the cross-chain validation process and stole approximately $11.58...
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Flagged Live: Attacker Flips $11.5M in Stolen Verus Assets to ETH Following Tornado Cash Setup
A coordinated exploit drained approximately $11.5 million from the Verus-Ethereum bridge on May 18, with security firm Blockaid li...
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Crypto Bridge Exploits Hit $328.6M in May as Peckshield Tracks 8 Major Incidents
Cross-chain bridges, infrastructure that allows assets to move between separate blockchain networks, have now lost $328.6 million...
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Verus Ethereum bridge reportedly exploited for $11.6M in latest DeFi attack
Two security companies have flagged the address where the stolen funds are allegedly being held, showing the cryptocurrencies have...
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DeFi Confidence Cracks After KelpDAO Exploit as Aave Suffers 44% Monthly Drop
Since the $292 million KelpDAO incident, decentralized finance has endured a brutal stretch, with fallout spreading well beyond th...
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THORChain confirms $10M exploit, rolls out recovery portal for affected users
THORChain has launched a recovery portal following a $10 million exploit, allowing affected users across four chains to revoke mal...
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Thorchain Loses Nearly $11M as Attackers Poison Vault Churn Process Across 4 Chains
Thorchain suffered an estimated $10 to $11 million exploit on Friday, after attackers used vault churn address poisoning to redire...
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THORChain pauses trading after suspected $10M exploit
THORChain paused trading after ZachXBT flagged a suspected $10 million exploit spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Base.
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XRP Holders Put On Alert As David Schwartz Flags Dangerous New Scam
A user lost 6,000 XRP after falling for a scheme that promised to double their funds. That case is one of several being reported a...
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Ripple CTO Sounds Alarm as XRP Giveaway Scams Surge Across XRPL Social Channels
Key Takeaways: David Schwartz, CTO of Ripple cautioned users to expect a major surge in the number of giveaway and airdrop scams....
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Ether Withdrawals to Resume Following KelpDAO and Aave’s Coordinated Token Burn
Ether withdrawals are expected to resume within 24 hours for KelpDAO users after a coordinated burn of the attacker’s rsETH tokens...
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