Hacks, exploits, scams and the state of crypto security.
Thailand's SEC has filed a criminal complaint against Bitkub and two former directors for allegedly concealing a May 2021 cyberattack worth ~$50M. Bitkub denies wrongdoing.
Robinhood confirmed CEO Vlad Tenev's X account was hacked to promote fake 'Vladhood' memecoin — deployed 46 minutes before the post, hacker still collecting fees.
A 2025 UNODC report finds Asia-Pacific scam victims lost up to $114.1B in 2024 as Southeast Asian crime syndicates merge into a unified, crypto-powered criminal economy spanning 80 countries.
An attacker drained ~$24M in USDC from AFX's Arbitrum bridge in a targeted exploit. Arbitrum's native bridge was confirmed unaffected. USDC holds its peg.
A critical nonce bug in the Zilliqa Ledger app lets attackers recover private keys from just five on-chain transactions. ZIL dropped ~10% on the disclosure.
Galaxy Digital commits $5 million to developer grants, research, and migration planning to harden Bitcoin against quantum computing threats before Q-Day hits by 2030.
US prosecutors filed five civil forfeiture cases seeking $25M+ in crypto tied to romance and investment scams, with Secret Service tracing funds to Southeast Asian launderers.
Zilliqa has asked exchange partners to pause all ZIL deposits and withdrawals after a suspected cold wallet compromise at an unnamed partner. Amount stolen unknown.
The Ostium OLP vault exploiter has routed 10,540 of 12,080 stolen ETH through Tornado Cash after a $24M Arbitrum hack revised up from $18M, per PeckShield.
Allbridge Core paused its cross-chain bridge after a flash loan attacker manipulated the stablecoin pool exchange rate and drained roughly $1.65 million in a single transaction.
