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SecondFi offers $8 for every unrecoverable NFT lost in $21M hack

After several delays, Cardano wallet firm SecondFi finally launched a recovery portal for victims of its $21M hack.

Hackers Used AI Agents to Raid a Megachurch's Database, Exposing 850,000 Members

Seoul's Yoido Full Gospel Church says data on 850,000 members may be compromised, and a security firm found signs AI helped run the attack.

The Quantum Issue: Bitcoin Quantum Exposure at Block 950,000

From The Quantum Issue: a breakdown of how much of Bitcoin's supply is vulnerable to quantum attack, and the logistical questions of changing that.

Europol Warns Crypto Wallets Are 'Primary Risk' for Quantum Attacks

The EU police agency expects blockchains to adapt to the threat, while a second report weighs the risk of data stolen now and cracked later.

ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate alleged Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus, Bybit hack

Posing as a client, ZachXBT said he gathered intelligence that helped freeze funds tied to the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.

Chinese crime network laundered over $1B for Lazarus: ZachXBT

ZachXBT says he infiltrated the network by posing as a customer, gaining information that helped trace funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.

'We Have Identified You, Sir': Near Intents Recovers $3.8 Million After 48-Hour Ultimatum

Near Intents said the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday was returned in full, a day after the team said it had identified the attacker and gave them…

Chainalysis Used AI to Trace the $387M Bitget Hack Back to North Korea

The firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen funds across four…

NEAR Intents recovers entire stolen $3.8M after ultimatum to exploiter

The exploiter returned the entire sum to NEAR Intents after being identified and given 48 hours to respond.

Drift opens exploit recovery claims with initial payouts of just over 1% of user losses

DFX holders can cash out now or wait for more funding, with no firm timeline for full repayment.

Morning Minute: NEAR Intents Hacked for $3.8M - Was It A Bullish Hack?

Hacks are never good, but a rapid response, user compensation and 1-hour bug fixing seems to top the spectrum of team reactions.

Aave founder says V3 unaffected after third-party adapter exploit drains $305K

Aave founder Stani Kulechov said Aave v3 was unaffected after an attacker exploited a third-party adapter to drain about $305,000 from two Safe multisig wallets.

NEAR Intents hacked days after freezing stolen Bitget funds

NEAR Intents halted its services today after the protocol was hacked for $3.8M via a deposit/withdrawal exploit.

NEAR Intents suffers $3.8M exploit after assistance with Bitget breach

The platform said it will compensate users affected by the hack, which stemmed from a bug that affected deposits and withdrawals.

Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker

Near Intents froze its cross-chain swaps after a bug let an attacker drain about $3.8 million. The company promised to repay every user.

NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues

The popular cross-chain trading system said Friday the exploiter returned all stolen assets a day later a bug affected deposits and withdrawals across several networks.

NEAR Intents halts services after $3.8 million exploit, promises full compensation

NEAR Intents patched the contract flaw, but deposits and withdrawals on 11 networks remain disrupted.

Stablecoins can drain from banks and nations at lightning speed

Highly liquid and settling 24/7, stablecoins can leave banks and countries at lightning speed.

MetaMask unstakes $1.4B of ETH after validator rewards stolen

Crypto hacks top $768M in September, worst month of 2026

The $388 million Bitget breach and $320 million Liquid Network exploit accounted for most of September’s losses, though more than $270 million from the latter was later…

Could THORChain face prosecution over stolen Bitget funds? Legal opinion

THORChain will not — or can not — block addresses linked to the $387.5 million Bitget hack. Can the devs be prosecuted for money laundering?

Bitget hackers move $4 million into Zcash’s private pool, making funds harder to trace

Three transfers pushed about 15% of the stolen ZEC into Ironwood, where payments hide their senders, recipients and amounts.

SlowMist traces Bitget hack activity to Aug. 31 zero-day exploit

SlowMist identified malicious activity weeks before the Bitget theft, involving a zero-day vulnerability, two security products and a custom withdrawal tool.

Bitget Customers Withdraw Over 4,000 Bitcoins in One Hour Following $388M Hack

Bitget this week resumed customer withdrawals and within one hour, users had taken over 4,000 bitcoins off the exchange.

Bitget CEO ‘not very optimistic’ on recovering funds from $388M breach

Gracy Chen said she saw the 2025 Bybit hack as a “good reference point” for Bitget’s security breach, noting that only a small percentage of funds had been frozen or…

NEAR Intents says it blocked $50M tied to Bitget hackers

The cross-chain protocol said it actively prevents stolen funds from being laundered, drawing a contrast with THORChain’s position that it does not selectively censor…

A Clever RSA Attack Fooled a Hardware Vault—Here's What It Means for Crypto

A UC San Diego-led team impersonated a hardware security module without extracting its key.

The year’s second-largest XRP hack is spilling over to Bitcoin and Ethereum

Compromised keys from D’CENT crypto wallets allowed hackers to hack over $18M in XRP and reach Stellar, Ethereum, and other blockchains.

Months After the $292M Kelp Hack, Chainlink Lets Institutions Add Their Own Bridge Checks

Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 lets banks run their own security checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival's setup lost $292 million to hackers.

Bitget CEO says $388M hack exploited third-party security vulnerability

Some stolen assets have been frozen, but Bitget has yet to disclose how much has been recovered as investigators continue to assess a possible North Korea link.

AI agents could drain cheap bank deposits, Apollo's Torsten Slok warns

AI agents could trigger a bank run by automatically moving household cash from low-interest checking accounts to higher-yield alternatives, Slok warns.

THORChain refuses to block Bitget funds, despite pausing after own hack

Once again, THORChain is refusing to block suspected North Korean hackers from laundering hundreds of millions of dollars of stolen crypto.

Bitget resumes Bitcoin withdrawals as hacker swaps ETH via THORChain

Ether withdrawals are scheduled to return Tuesday and USDt on Wednesday as Bitget restores services following last week’s $388 million hack.

Bitget starts phased withdrawal resumption following $388 million exploit

The exchange said it has patched the vulnerability, and losses from the incident will be fully covered by a user protection fund.

Zano rolls blockchain back a month after Gateway Address exploit

The Zano blockchain has been restarted at the block height that came immediately before Hard Fork 6, which introduced Gateway Addresses.

THORChain under fire over Bitget, ETH evolves beyond blockchain: Hodler’s Digest

THORChain refuses to blacklist addresses linked to the Bitget hack. Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is evolving from being a mere blockchain, into a world cryptographic…

AI Agents Keep Escaping Their Creators' Control—Here's What We Know

An OpenAI agent's breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months—and of how hard autonomous AI is to contain.

Australia asks OpenAI, Anthropic chiefs to Senate inquiry on rogue hack: Report

A rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government health-data portal, accessing non-public files in June.

Bitget hacker moves $83 million in stolen XRP beyond reach of freeze controls

Two wallets have been almost emptied and a third is being drained, with about $75 million remaining across the five original holding accounts.

North Korean Hackers Linked to $388M Bitget Crypto Exchange Theft: CEO

Crypto exchange Bitget has released more details on Thursday’s hack.