DeFi
Cronos halted after Tectonic exploit drains estimated $75 million
Cronos blockchain halted after a $75 million exploit on its largest lending protocol, Tectonic, with $6 million reaching Ethereum before the freeze.
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Security
Hacks, exploits, scams and the state of crypto security.
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Polygon discloses flaws patched in Austin and Kyoto forks
Polygon Labs disclosed it quietly patched security vulnerabilities in its Bor and Heimdall clients through Austin and Kyoto hard forks, with fixes rolled out before public disclosure.
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Boltz Bitcoin Bridge Shuts Down Indefinitely as AI-Assisted Attackers Outpace Its Patch Cycle
Boltz, a non-custodial Bitcoin swap provider, suspended all swaps indefinitely on August 3, 2026, after AI-assisted attackers began finding bugs faster than its small team could patch them.
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Seoul Police Bust Fake Flare Network Staking Scam That Drained $8.5M in XRP
Seoul police identified a criminal ring that cloned Flare Network's FXRP staking site, planted fake Wikipedia pages and YouTube videos, and drained $8.5M in XRP.
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Crypto Scams Cost Americans an Estimated $80.7B in 2025, CFA Report Finds — But the Methodology Deserves Scrutiny
A CFA report estimates Americans lost $80.7B to crypto scams in 2025 — seven times reported losses — but the 2017 methodology behind the figure deserves scrutiny.
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Apple Sued for $1.8M After Fake Sparrow Wallet Slipped Through App Store Review Despite Year-Long Developer Warnings
Three Bitcoin holders sued Apple after a fake Sparrow Wallet app drained $1.8M — despite the real developer warning Apple for nearly a year before the lawsuit.
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Microsoft’s MDASH Tops Claude Mythos and GPT-5.6 Sol on CyberGym at Half the Cost
Microsoft's MDASH multi-agent system scored 88.45% on CyberGym, outpacing Claude Mythos and GPT-5.5 while claiming half the cost of its prior setup.
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31 x402 Crypto Payment Vulnerabilities Expose 99% of Transactions to Theft and Free-Shopping Attacks
Security researchers found 31 vulnerabilities across 15 x402 protocol operators covering 99% of transactions, confirming asset theft and free-shopping exploits.
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Garden Finance Pulls App Offline After $450K HTLC Exploit Hits Four Chains
Garden Finance disabled its app on July 27 after Blockaid detected a $450K USDT drain from its HTLC contracts across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and BNB Chain.
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Bridge Hacks Totaling $650M Drove $7 Billion in Token Value to Chainlink’s CCIP in Q2
A cumulative $650M in cross-chain bridge exploits during Q2 2026 accelerated a $7 billion migration onto Chainlink's CCIP, per the company's own quarterly review.
