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Cetus Protocol has relaunched just two weeks after a significant hack that compromised its concentrated liquidity market maker pools. Normal Users’ LP Functions to Resume Cetus Protocol, a leading decentralized exchange (DEX) and concentrated liquidity market maker (CLMM) on the Sui and Aptos blockchains, has relaunched just two weeks after a sophisticated hack severely impacted … Read more
Ukrainian law enforcement recently arrested a 35-year-old man accused of hacking over 5,000 customer accounts of a hosting company to mine cryptocurrency, resulting in a loss of $4.5 million. Hacker Deploys Software to Remotely Manipulate Servers Ukrainian cyber police officers and investigators from the Zaporizhia region recently arrested a 35-year-old man accused of hacking over … Read more
Hackers breached Cork Protocol on May 28, stealing $12 million in digital assets through a malicious contract exploit. Cork Markets Paused On May 28, hackers breached the tokenized risk protocol Cork Protocol’s platform and made off with $12 million in digital assets. According to an alert shared by the blockchain security services platform Cyvers, the … Read more
While some of Cetus Protocol’s funds exited the Sui network via bridges to Ethereum, $162 million remains frozen in the network due to the joint action of validators. The actions stemming from this hack have affected the crypto community’s perception of Sui and its levels of decentralization. Sui Validators Freeze Cetus Protocols Hacked Funds, Decentralization … Read more
A filing with the Office of Maine’s Attorney General discloses that Coinbase identified 69,461 users impacted by a data breach exposing sensitive details, such as home addresses and phone numbers. 69,461 User Records Stolen in Coinbase Hack Last week, Coinbase revealed that hackers had infiltrated customer records by bribing overseas support staff. The assailants allegedly … Read more
The DOJ handed down a prison sentence after the SEC’s social media was hacked to falsely announce bitcoin ETF approval, briefly sending crypto markets into overdrive. DOJ Sentences Hacker for SEC X Breach and Bitcoin ETF Hoax The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on May 16 that a resident of Huntsville, Alabama, has been … Read more
Coinbase suffered a data breach after bribed overseas support agents enabled access to sensitive user data. A $20 million reward fund has been set up to aid the investigation. Hackers Bribe Support Staff to Steal Coinbase User Data in Stealth Attack Crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) disclosed on May 15 that a group of bribed … Read more
Sandeep Nailwal, founder of Polygon, warned about a recent incident involving a hack of one of his contacts that utilized social engineering and deepfakes on Zoom to compromise other Telegram contacts. The attackers sought to install a component that would allow them to gain access to the victims’ computers. Zoom/Telegram Hacks: Polygon Founder Describes Modus … Read more
Kraken’s security team thwarted a sophisticated infiltration attempt by a North Korean hacker posing as a job applicant. By carefully advancing the candidate through its recruitment process, Kraken identified a larger network of fake identities tied to state-sponsored cyberattacks. Fake IDs, VPNs, and Github: Inside Kraken’s Hunt for a State-Sponsored Hacker In a striking example … Read more
Certik, a leading blockchain security firm, reported on April 30, 2025, that the crypto industry lost approximately $364 million to exploits, hacks, and scams in April, with $18.2 million returned, resulting in a net loss of $345.8 million. The firm highlighted that $337 million of the total losses stemmed from phishing attacks, underscoring the persistent … Read more