Security

Neobank Avici says all 1,685 affected users will receive full refunds following a $500,859 hack. Card-issuing partner Rain has resolved the vulnerability in its Solana contracts.

Polygon has disclosed security flaws affecting its Bor and Heimdall clients that were resolved through the Austin and Kyoto hard forks, with no evidence of exploitation on mainnet.

A recent security incident involving a Refi Hub co-founder highlights how malicious actors are utilizing AI chat windows and poisoned skills to target crypto industry workers.

An attacker drained over $670,000 from Avici's Solana card contracts using just $190 in gas fees, affecting more than 1,100 user accounts. The Avici team has restored all withdrawn funds and added 10% cashback after patc...

Avici committed to reimbursing affected users in full following an August 28 exploit that drained $500,859 in card balances across 1,685 accounts. The same week, Ethereum lending protocol Ajna suffered a separate attack....

A Twitter account linked to Donald Trump promoted a cryptocurrency token called $GOLD before wallets associated with the project sold their holdings, raising concerns about how Trump-connected accounts can be exploited t...

Walmart has agreed to pay $50 million to settle federal allegations that its pharmacies illegally filled thousands of invalid prescriptions for controlled substances, violating the Controlled Substances Act.

A Solana-based token promoted by Real Trump Coins, a brand backed by President Donald Trump, collapsed shortly after its launch on Saturday, with the token losing nearly 99% of its value within hours.

The U.S. Justice Department revised its August 26 press release on a Chinese state-sponsored hacking operation, distinguishing between targeted agencies and confirmed intrusions.

Polygon Labs has issued an urgent upgrade notice for network nodes following the Austin and Kyoto hardforks. Nodes running outdated software have already fallen out of consensus and must upgrade to rejoin the network.

Trump Digital Gold collapsed after its promotional X account was hacked, with early investors recording massive gains while traders who entered later suffered severe losses.

Investment scam losses reached $8 billion in 2025, a 38% increase from the previous year, with artificial intelligence enabling fraudsters to create convincing deepfakes and fake cryptocurrency projects, according to New...

A compromised account affiliated with The Trump Organization's collectibles line was used to promote Trump Digital Gold, a Solana token that lost over 95% of its market value within 60 seconds.

Blockchain analysis indicates Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau transferred 500 BTC worth $38 million from a wallet linked to cannabis dealer Clifton Collins on August 28, marking the fourth recovery from the seized holdi...

A CoinGecko report reveals that between January 2025 and July 2026, 245 documented security incidents resulted in $3.63 billion in losses across crypto platforms, with audited protocols accounting for the majority of sto...

An attacker drained over $653,000 from card collateral vaults at Avici, a Solana-based neobank, by exploiting a gap between the platform's documentation and its smart contract code. The AVICI token fell approximately 40%...

AVICI fell sharply after the network acknowledged problems with card-balance withdrawals. An address linked to the incident held approximately $604,800 in stablecoins and other tokens before funds were moved elsewhere.

A critical accounting flaw in Cosmos EVM software went unrecognized for four months before attackers stole approximately $5.72 million across six blockchain networks, including MANTRA, TAC, and KiiChain.

More than $600,000 has been drained from Avici user accounts through phishing attacks impersonating the Solana-based neobank, with fraudulent websites tricking users into connecting their wallets.

As autonomous AI agents become more capable, questions about liability grow urgent. Legal experts say existing law, not new AI-specific statutes, will likely determine who pays when things go wrong.