Security

A domain hijacking campaign between October 30-31 redirected at least 12 DeFi project websites to malicious pages, resulting in approximately $138,000 in losses before Name.com restored all affected domains.

Following a major exchange hack, Ethereum faces potential selling pressure from 420,000 ETH held by the attacker, yet oversold conditions and Binance's commitment to cover losses have encouraged some market participants ...

Binance says it has restored 90% of the assets lost in the recent security breach and will continue buying the remaining tokens to fully cover the shortfall.

Binance reported that Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and seven other cryptocurrencies are now fully backed after the exchange replenished 90% of assets lost in a security incident. The exchange is sourcing remaining tokens thro...

Bitcoin experienced a 6.9% decline in late October, marking one of only six similarly extreme two-day moves this decade relative to recent volatility. Historical data shows Bitcoin has often recovered substantially in th...

Two Texas brothers have received lengthy federal prison sentences for holding a family at gunpoint and forcing the transfer of over $8 million in cryptocurrency.

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis disclosed that an intruder accessed customer names, email addresses, user IDs and organization role labels. The company found no evidence of access to investigation content or authen...

Changpeng Zhao argued that the Binance hack's exposure to Bitcoin is relatively limited compared to historical exchange failures, with the platform reserving $6.34B to cover losses.

A coordinated DNS attack compromised at least 12 decentralized finance websites registered with Name.com, redirecting users to malicious pages and draining approximately $138,000 in funds. The smart contracts themselves ...

Bitcoin declined less than expected following the largest cryptocurrency hack on record, with industry leaders distinguishing the exchange breach from a failure of Bitcoin's underlying network.

Binance's recovery efforts may boost market confidence and stabilize liquidity, potentially influencing Bitcoin prices amid market volatility. The post Binance covers 90% of $6B hack losses, plans withdrawals Nov 1 appea...

A Lehigh County Assistance Office supervisor is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing electronic benefit transfer cards and trading them for crack cocaine.

The modular oracle provider has opened two bug bounty programs to identify smart contract and web vulnerabilities, with critical findings in smart contracts eligible for up to $250,000.

Artificial intelligence is automating phishing, vulnerability research, and credential theft at machine speed, making cyberattacks cheaper and faster to execute. Recent major breaches at crypto exchanges have coincided w...

Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao clarified that he never threatened to sell SpaceX shares, stating he only mentioned the holdings to counter comparisons with FTX following a $6.3 billion hack.

The crypto forensics firm told customers an outside attacker reached its systems using "offensive agentic techniques" and obtained staff names, emails and job role labels.

A major attack on Binance resulted in $6.3 billion in losses, prompting the industry to enhance security measures and calls for better information-sharing protocols among exchanges.

Security firm Blockaid identified a campaign injecting malicious code into at least 12 DeFi and token-launch websites, including StonkFun. The attack compromised frontends through DNS systems but did not access smart con...

The heart monitor maker says hackers accessed third-party-hosted business applications between June 3 and June 8, exposing names, insurance numbers, birth dates and other data.

Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng disclosed that multiple attackers used self-destruct mechanisms to erase evidence of the $6.3 billion hack. The exchange is working to restore withdrawals within 40 hours and plans to release ...