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Solana Exchange Stabble Warns Users to Pull Liquidity After North Korean Hacker Scare
A decentralized exchange on Solana urged its users to exit after a former executive was alleged to be a North Korean hacker.
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$11.4B Lost to Crypto Scams in 2025: FBI Internet Crime Report
Older Americans bore nearly 40% of all crypto fraud losses in 2025, as investment scams and crypto ATM fraud ran rampant.
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Solana rolls out ‘STRIDE,’ a DeFi-wide security push after $285 mln Drift breach
Despite the Drift incident, there were no reported panic exits from the Solana DeFi network.
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New AI cybercrime tool targets crypto, bank KYC systems via deepfakes
A darknet threat actor is selling new fraud kit to trick KYC identity verification systems on financial platforms via AI-generated deepfakes and real-time voice altering.
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North Korean Hackers Spent Six Months Infiltrating Drift Before $285M Exploit
Drift Protocol said the attackers posed as traders, met contributors in person, and spent months infiltrating before draining the platform.
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North Korean workers have been infiltrating DeFi for 7 years: Researcher
Security researcher Taylor Monahan listed at least 40 decentralized finance platforms she claims have been infiltrated by North Korean IT workers at some stage of their lives.
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Bitcoin's $1.3 trillion security race: Key initiatives aimed at quantum-proofing the world's largest blockchain
Bitcoin developers are racing to implement quantum-resistant security measures as the world's largest cryptocurrency network, valued at $1.3 trillion, faces potential threats from advancing quantum computing technology. Multiple initiatives are currently underway to upgrade Bitcoin's cryptographic infrastructure, with several development teams proposing different approaches to
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Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT accuses Circle of slow USDC freezes across more than $420 million in ‘illicit funds’
ZachXBT cites over a dozen cases involving over $420 million, the most recent being the Drift Protocol exploit worth more than $280 million.
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Crypto hackers steal $169M from 34 DeFi protocols in Q1: DefiLlama
January saw the largest attack against a DeFi protocol of the quarter, the $40 million private key compromise of portfolio management platform Step Finance.
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North Koreans hackers likely behind $286 million Drift Protocol exploit: Elliptic
North Korean hackers are likely responsible for the $286 million exploit of Drift Protocol, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The attack targeted the Solana-based decentralized perpetual futures exchange, marking one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts of 2026. Elliptic's investigation traced the stolen funds through various blockchain addresses
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Drift says $280M exploit tied to ‘sophisticated’ admin takeover; ZachXBT criticizes Circle over USDC handling
Drift said Wednesday's $280 million exploit was a result of unauthorized transaction approvals, facilitated through durable nonce mechanisms.
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Solana DeFi platform Drift confirms 'active attack' as $200M+ leaves platform
Solana-based decentralized finance platform Drift has confirmed it is experiencing an "active attack" that has resulted in over $200 million leaving the platform. The protocol advised users to immediately halt all deposits while its team investigates the ongoing security incident. Drift has not disclosed specific details about the