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French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa exploited for over $133 million, ZachXBT says
ZachXBT said he has a 'high degree of confidence' that the attacker is not associated with North Korea's Lazarus Group.
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Tether Says It Froze More Than $1.5B Linked to the Binance Theft
Tether said on November 2 that it froze more than $1.5 billion in USDT linked to the late-October Binance attack, working with investigators and…
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Binance traces $6.3B hack to fake job interviews, compromised AI tool
Hackers exploited compromised employee computers and stolen credentials to breach Binance’s wallet infrastructure, according to the exchange’s investigation.
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Binance has spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million worth, data shows
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has depleted approximately half of its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU), with on-chain data revealing roughly $580 million worth of Bitcoin has been spent from the reserve. The fund, originally established to protect users in the event of
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Arbitrum’s council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker’s key
Arbitrum's security council has successfully moved approximately $30 million in funds linked to the Binance hack without requiring the hacker's private key, according to a report from CoinDesk. The action marks a notable use of administrative governance powers embedded within the Arbitrum protocol, allowing council members
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EU entity suspected of losing $106 million from crypto exchange accounts, ZachXBT says
An unidentified European Union-based entity is suspected of losing approximately $106 million from cryptocurrency exchange accounts, according to on-chain investigator ZachXBT. The blockchain sleuth flagged the incident through his investigative channels, pointing to what appears to be a significant security breach or unauthorized access affecting the organization's holdings
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Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin halts withdrawals after $40 million drained across 10 chains
Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has halted all customer withdrawals after approximately $40 million was drained from its platform across 10 separate blockchain networks. The exchange confirmed the suspension in an official statement, citing an ongoing security incident as the reason for the temporary freeze. The full
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BTCPay, a bitcoin payment tool, tells users to switch off their servers after reports of drained wallets
BTCPay Server, an open-source bitcoin payment processing tool widely used by merchants and businesses, has issued an urgent advisory instructing users to shut down their self-hosted servers following multiple reports of wallets being drained. The warning was issued on November 2, 2026, as the team investigated what appears to be
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Blockchain investigator Chainalysis hit by cybersecurity incident
Chainalysis has engaged world-class third-party experts to support a review of its security and strengthen its defenses.
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TRM and Chainalysis Tie $6.4B Binance Hack to North Korea's TraderTraitor
Both firms blame the group behind the Bybit hack, as Binance says it has set aside $6.34 billion of its own funds to cover user losses.
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Binance Finds 'Additional Points of Breach' in $6.3B Hack
CEO Richard Teng said the attack was "not a single 'one-click' action," as Binance confirmed about $3 billion has been frozen.
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Trezor reports suspected hardware implant in Safe 5 sold by CryptoBilis
Trezor urged CryptoBilis buyers to migrate funds after receiving a credible report of a hardware implant inside a Safe 5 device.