Security

A cross‑regional pilot involving banks and regulators tested a 2‑of‑2 multi‑party computation protocol built on the NIST‑approved ML‑DSA‑65 lattice signature scheme on NEAR Protocol’s quantum‑resistant testnet.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has alleged that crypto retirement platforms BitcoinIRA and iTrustCapital suffered undisclosed data breaches exposing customer information.

A post-mortem from Zilliqa reveals that a hardware wallet flaw discarding entropy exposed thousands of accounts and led to 683.13 million ZIL in proven theft.

Social media users are questioning the authenticity of a video showing alleged Rockstar Games representatives confronting an X user linked to GTA VI leaks, amid connections to a promoted cryptocurrency.

BounceBit is retiring its standalone Layer 1 network and reissuing its BB token on BNB Chain after an authorization flaw allowed the unauthorized movement of approximately 286.5 million tokens.

Crypto trading platform FOMO has denied allegations that its iOS app suffered a security breach resulting in millions of dollars in losses.

Ethereum client Besu has addressed five security flaws discovered by Certik in version 26.7.1, using a staggered disclosure approach to give operators time to upgrade.

Financial institutions and regulators across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia are participating in a new pilot project to test quantum-resistant digital asset transfers and wallet infrastructure.

An AI security firm publicly disclosed a flaw in the Ledger Ethereum app, prompting a dispute as Ledger's CTO argued the issue had already been patched quietly and called the publication fear-mongering.

A Durham, North Carolina resident lost nearly $6,000 after scammers impersonating her credit union tricked her into sharing her account login details.

The Sandbox confirmed a bridge exploit that allowed an attacker to mint unbacked tokens on Base and BNB Smart Chain, while Coinbase prepares to delist SAND futures.

A 43-year-old Hingham resident lost $56,000 after scammers posing as bank employees instructed her to wire her savings into a supposed safe account.

Pseudonymous blockchain investigator ZachXBT is launching a new website to handle crypto-fraud cases, but it will automatically reject submissions from seven specific countries due to a lack of local law enforcement acti...

MANTRA Chain successfully restarted block production after a 30-hour shutdown caused by a Cosmos-EVM module vulnerability, confirming user funds remained safe.

Cross-chain interoperability provider LayerZero is ending off-chain support for 14 low-activity chains within 30 days, following a major exploit and rising competition from Chainlink CCIP.

Coinkite has released new firmware for Coldcard Bitcoin hardware wallets following a seed exploit, forcing users to incorporate physical randomness for newly generated seeds while existing exposed seeds require migration...

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has ranked Canada as the worst jurisdiction globally for crypto crime victims, citing a lack of action by local law enforcement.

The Sandbox project recently suffered a cross-chain bridge exploit that resulted in the unauthorized minting of 14.9 billion SAND tokens across the Base and BNB Smart Chain networks.

Crypto investigator ZachXBT plans to restrict users from countries including the UK, Canada, and India on his upcoming crypto fraud support website.

Coinkite has released a new Coldcard firmware update requiring users to supply manual randomness for new wallet seeds following a significant security exploit.