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Crypto losses from North Korea hackers in 2025 rose 51% YoY: Report
The cybersecurity threats from North Korea are perpetrated by a myriad of small hacker groups deploying malware and executing social engineering scams.
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ZachXBT alleges 95% insider control of LAB token in investigation into AI terminal’s $6 billion FDV project
ZachXBT alleges LAB insiders control 95% of supply, citing hidden OTC deals, private loans, and a market maker tied to manipulation schemes.
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Tether’s T3 Crime Unit says it has frozen $450M in suspected illicit crypto
T3 Financial Crime Unit says it has frozen over $450 million tied to suspected illicit activity as stablecoin compliance pressures intensify.
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Law firm Fenwick & West sued for $525M over alleged role in FTX collapse
Twenty FTX victims are suing Fenwick & West, claiming the law firm didn’t just represent FTX, it helped build the infrastructure that kept the fraud running.
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Arkham maps Iran central bank wallets after $344M USDT freeze
Arkham’s new map links OFAC‑sanctioned Tron wallets to Iran’s central bank, putting Tehran’s alleged onchain reserves and counterparties in full public view.
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Kelp DAO, Aave to resume rsETH operations as recovery from $292 million exploit progresses
Kelp was exploited on April 18 for $292 million from attackers suspected to be part of North Korea's Lazarus Group.
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Three Indicted Over ‘Brazen’ Crypto Wrench Attack Spree in California
Federal prosecutors charged the trio with a multi-million dollar crypto theft scheme targeting victims across California.
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Hackers Used AI to Build a Zero-Day Exploit That Bypasses Two-Factor Authentication: Google
Cybercriminals used an AI model to find and weaponize a previously unknown software flaw, Google's threat team confirmed Monday.
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IRL crypto threats: Physical “wrench attacks” have led to over $100 million in losses since January alone
Crypto investors have lost more than $100 million to physical extortion in the first four months of 2026, according to blockchain security firm CertiK, as criminal groups increasingly target the people behind digital wallets rather than the technology securing them. The attacks, known in the industr
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After the $16.5 billion in exploits, DeFi is now being forced toward the controls it once resisted
The rsETH crisis resulted in $200 million in bad debt on Aave's books, despite not a single line of its contracts misbehaving. On Apr. 18, attackers that Chainalysis preliminarily linked to Lazarus compromised RPC infrastructure, forced a failover to poisoned nodes via DDoS, and injected false data
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LayerZero says it ‘made a mistake’ in $292 Million Kelp exploit
LayerZero, the prominent interoperability protocol, has acknowledged responsibility for a security vulnerability that led to a $292 million exploit targeting Kelp, a liquid staking protocol. The company publicly stated it "made a mistake" in its infrastructure that enabled the massive hack, which ranks among the largest DeFi exploits
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Chaos Labs says oracles secure after attempted ‘nation-state’ wallet attack
Chaos Labs said on Thursday it has rotated all keys since the attempted attack over the weekend and hasn't detected any suspicious activity since.