Hacks, exploits, scams and the state of crypto security.
INTERPOL's Operation First Light 2026 netted 5,811 arrests across 97 countries and seized $293M in illicit assets, including intercepted crypto transfers — up 47% on 2024.
Operation First Light, Interpol's 97-country sweep, netted 5,811 arrests and $293M — including a single Thai suspect's wallet that processed $123M in romance-scam proceeds.
Bull Bitcoin has filed a legal challenge at France's Conseil d'État to annul the DAC8 crypto-reporting decree, arguing it creates a data breach risk for holders.
Secret Network proposes migrating SCRT from Cosmos to Arbitrum, citing AI exploit risks and a $4.7M bridge hack. SCRT fell ~24% on the news. Vote set for Sept 1, 2026.
Moody's flags that Trump's quantum computing executive orders compress the timeline for Bitcoin to adopt quantum-resistant cryptography before ECDSA encryption is at risk.
An attacker spent ~$4M to buy voting power, passed a malicious governance proposal, and drained an estimated $20M from BonkDAO's treasury — no code exploit needed.
A trader swapped $2M in ETH and received just $14,500 after the 0x router sent the order through a thin liquidity pool, enabling a same-block backrun that extracted 1,072 WETH.
