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Aave fights court-ordered $73 million ETH freeze, argues ‘a thief does not own what he steals’
Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to lift an order that froze ether tied to last month's Kelp DAO exploit.
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How one trader used morse code to trick Grok into sending them billions of crypto tokens from its verified wallet
Tagging @grok in an X post plus a few dots and dashes was all that was needed last night for a bad actor to pickpocket a verified crypto wallet without ever touching the private keys. Agentic token launchpad, Bankrbot reported on May 4 that it had sent 3 billion DRB on Base to the recipient […] The
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Kraken’s parent company alleges custodian Etana misappropriated $25 million
Etana is accused of operating a "Ponzi-like enterprise" the resulted in using capital to fund expenses and risky investments.
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The $292M crypto hack exposed DeFi's weak spots. Here’s what must change, insiders say
A major cryptocurrency hack resulted in losses of $292 million, marking one of the largest DeFi exploits in recent history. The attack targeted a prominent decentralized finance protocol, with hackers exploiting vulnerabilities in smart contract code to drain user funds. Industry insiders are calling the incident a wake-up call for
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North Korea accounts for 76% of 2026 crypto hack losses, with theft since 2017 topping $6 billion: TRM Labs
North Korea-linked hackers stole $577 million in two April exploits, accounting for 76% of crypto losses in 2026, according to TRM Labs.
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The long con: How North Korean spies spent months in-person to drain $285 million from Drift
North Korean operatives successfully infiltrated decentralized trading platform Drift through an elaborate months-long social engineering campaign, ultimately draining $285 million from the protocol. The sophisticated attack involved spies working in-person to gain the trust of Drift employees and gradually compromise the platform's security infrastructure. The breach represents one
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Crypto hack losses top $630M in April, highest since February 2025
Losses from crypto hacks have topped $630 million in April across more than 25 hacks, with DeFi dominating major incidents and exploits accelerating despite security updates.
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US, UAE and China joint effort dismantles 9 crypto scam centers
In another police action, European police arrested ten people and took down three scam centers, estimated to have stolen over $58 million from victims around the world.
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SWEAT protocol thwarts multi-million dollar exploit, restores user balances
Blockaid estimates the attacker stole roughly 13.71 billion SWEAT, about 65% of the total supply, worth about $3.5 million at the time.
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Syndicate suffers exploit linked to Commons bridge compromise; SYND slides 36%
The Syndicate team said it is investigating the incident with security firms and exploring options to 'make people whole.'
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Litecoin bug created 85K LTC — but cross-chain systems took the real hit
Litecoin fixed a major inflation bug, but cross-chain platforms like NEAR and THORChain suffered losses after acting on invalid transactions.
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ZetaChain halts cross-chain transactions following attack on smart contract
The attack has only impacted internal ZetaChain team wallets, and no user funds were affected, the team said.