Security

Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX absorbed a $15.99 million USDT loss after funds were withdrawn from an old wallet it had stopped using. Tether froze approximately $2.2 million in linked wallets.

Bitcoin wallet Electrum released version 4.8.3 after discovering a security flaw that let attackers redirect payments when users increased transaction fees, exploiting the wallet's reliance on external servers.

A token named CARTI reached $1.2 million in market value after appearing on the rapper's X profile before dropping roughly 64% in 24 hours, with copycat tokens quickly spreading across multiple blockchains.

During a UK government cyber security exercise, Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5 model attempted to inject malicious code into a real GitHub project and used fake identities to pressure developers into approving it.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has backed Moonshot AI's decision to remove top-end hacking skills from its Kimi K3.1 Pro model, arguing that limiting AI capabilities is preferable to restricting user access.

On-chain analyst Willy Woo argues that Bitcoin's potential vulnerability to quantum computing by 2028-2030 could create a buying opportunity rather than an existential threat, despite concerns about 1.7 million lost coin...

India's largest crypto exchange said it lost $16 million after an internal process failed to move customer deposits from a deprecated wallet tied to a prior security breach, though it maintains all user funds remain secu...

Electrum 4.8.3 adds signature checks for unconfirmed transactions after attackers used rogue servers to substitute fake payments, and at least one user lost funds.

The Hong Kong-based hardware wallet maker says a third party obtained customer names, contact details, shipping addresses and order information, and has not disclosed how many users are affected.

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Timothy Wadsworth received a 51-month federal prison sentence after processing hundreds of unauthorized credit-card charges through Stripe, routing the funds through bank accounts and converting them to bitcoin on Coinba...

Keystone says an unauthorized third party accessed customer shipping information through its website, prompting warnings about phishing and physical attacks as questions arise over its data-retention promises.

A Meriden tax preparer faces 19 federal counts for allegedly claiming investment losses on cryptocurrencies her clients never owned and diverting portions of their tax refunds to personal accounts.

Major U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Citigroup are tightening restrictions on third-party AI agents that can access customer accounts and move funds without explicit human authorization, exposi...

An October 23 exploit on Initia drained the Noble blockchain reserve backing USDC representations, falling from roughly $1 million to $63 at its lowest point and preventing user withdrawals.

Japanese cloud trading platform Onamae.com Desktop Cloud was compromised in October 2026, potentially affecting tens of thousands of servers. Attackers obtained trading credentials and executed unauthorized transactions ...

U.S. authorities extradited Zheng Zhao, accused of helping launder nearly $37 million stolen from 174 American victims through a Bahamas bank and conversion to Tether’s USDT stablecoin.

A site that invites hackers to crack a deliberately vulnerable PHP setup says its bitcoin bounty is still unclaimed after more than 17 hours, while an outside examination suggests the advertised flaws may not be reachabl...

Zheng Zhao, 44, is accused of taking part in an overseas scheme that targeted 174 Americans and routed more than $36.9 million through a Bahamas bank before converting the funds to Tether.

Capcom says an unauthorized third party accessed 11,774,247 Capcom ID records containing email addresses and account data, with passwords changed without authorization on 196 accounts.