Crypto & mining news
Headlines aggregated from 9 publishers, newest first, with mining and hardware stories tagged so they surface without wading through price chatter. Every entry links straight to the publisher — nothing is rehosted here, and the excerpt is the publisher’s own.
Filtered to Bitcoin.com News, topic “Security” · clear all
- 13d ago
6 Continents Sound Alarm on Scams Targeting Investor Trust
Investors face rising scams built on personal trust and borrowed authority as regulators across six continents participate in World Investor Week. The SEC’s new warning highlights relationship investment fraud and impersonation, including increasingly convincing artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted deception. A Global Campaign Puts Investor Trust Under Scrutiny Someone posing as a friend,…
Bitcoin.com NewsRegulationSecurity
- 15d ago
Drift Hack Victims Get Their Money Back, 1 Cent at a Time
Drift victims can finally cash out six months after an April exploit left nearly $295.4 million in verified losses. Yet the numbers show just how long the road to restitution may be. The recovery pool opened with just $3.11 million, putting immediate redemptions at roughly 1 cent on the dollar. The rest of the rescue […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 15d ago
$6M Vanishes From Crypto Vault Controlled by 7 Mystery Signers
A $6 million crypto vault was drained on Base on Oct. 4, yet the strangest part may be who owned it. Nobody publicly knows. Security firms traced about 1,783 wstETH out of the vault, while onchain records point to an anonymous seven-signer Safe. Base itself wasn’t hacked, Aave’s core contracts haven’t been blamed, and the […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 16d ago
Citi Calls For Much Higher BTC, NEAR ETF Goes Live, And More – Weekly Recap
This week’s stories spanned institutional forecasts, security failures and new crypto products. Citi raised its 12-month bitcoin target to $113,000 and projected $5 billion in crypto fund inflows. NEAR Intents disclosed a $3.8 million exploit, while Zano rewound its chain by 30 days after more than $200 million in illicit token minting. Bitwise launched a […]
- 17d ago
Bitcoin Lightning Nodes Targeted as Core Lightning Sounds Alarm
Core Lightning operators running version 26.06.7 or earlier are being actively targeted, the Bitcoin Lightning Network node software project warned on Thursday evening, roughly 10 days after a security patch landed. The team hasn’t identified which vulnerabilities attackers are exploiting or reported any stolen funds. Version 26.06.8 fixes several security problems, including a channel-closing…
- 17d ago
IMF Waives El Salvador’s Bitcoin Breach to Unlock $138M Payout
The IMF praised El Salvador’s performance, declaring that its economy continued to perform strongly amidst ongoing security improvements and efforts to reduce imbalances. Nonetheless, the institution highlighted that the bitcoin goals were not met, but issued a waiver based on “strong corrective measures and renewed commitments.” IMF Issues Bitcoin Waiver, Authorizes $138 Million Disbursement to…
- 17d ago
The $459,000 Bot Hacker Was a Customer First, Researchers Say
Researchers traced a $459,000 wallet drain to an address that previously funded 27 trades through the same bot, raising questions about how its private keys escaped. Bitquery Traces $459K Tradewiz Drain to Wallet Used in 27 Trades Before collecting stolen crypto, the wallet had helped pay for ordinary memecoin trades. That is the unexpected finding […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 18d ago
Alabama’s New Crypto ATM Scam Refund Requirements Take Effect
Crypto ATM scam victims in Alabama gained new refund protections on Oct. 1 as operators became responsible for reimbursing qualifying losses. Operators also face transaction limits and disclosure requirements intended to interrupt fraudulent payments. Alabama Scam Victims Get Refund Rights With a 60-Day Deadline An urgent call about a supposed warrant or bank problem can […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 18d ago
Zano Says Over $200M in Illicit Tokens Led to 30-Day Blockchain Rewind
Zano has disclosed the bug that forced its extraordinary 30-day blockchain rewind in a recent postmortem. An attacker exploited a missing verification in Gateway Addresses to mint roughly 18.4 million ZANO in a single transaction, then repeated the trick and did the same with fUSD. The first exploit sat unnoticed for nearly a month, while […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 18d ago
NEAR Intents Bug Sends $3.8M Racing Across Crypto Networks
NEAR Intents halted services after a bug involving its Omni deposit and withdrawal infrastructure led to an estimated $3.8 million loss. The team says every dollar will be compensated, but onchain investigator ZachXBT reported the stolen funds moved almost immediately, first toward Kucoin and then across the bridge into Bitcoin. Several networks remain temporarily cut […]
- 18d ago
Thorchain Co-Founder: Neutral Networks Can’t Pick Who Can Transact
Thorchain co-founder and lead developer Chad Barraford has defended the protocol’s refusal to freeze hacker-linked wallets following a request from Bitget CEO Gracy Chen. Resistance to Wallet-Blocking Demands Thorchain co-founder and lead developer Chad Barraford criticized the crypto industry’s tendency to shift focus from compromised exchanges to the protocols used by hackers to move stolen […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 19d ago
Bitget Hackers Were Inside the Exchange for 25 Days Before $388M Heist
The attackers who drained roughly $388 million from Bitget first ran code inside a compromised server on Aug. 31, nearly four weeks before the theft, according to a Slowmist investigation released today. The Door Was Open Since August Bitget brought in the blockchain security firm on Sept. 25 to investigate the theft from its hot […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 19d ago
UK Orders Crypto Fraudsters to Repay £851,402 to Scam Victims
Victims of a £1.5 million crypto investment fraud are closer to recovering some of their losses after a UK court ordered two convicted men to pay £851,402.27. The Financial Conduct Authority plans to return funds collected through the orders. Court Orders Repayment After £1.5 Million Crypto Fraud At least 65 people who lost money to […]
Bitcoin.com NewsRegulationSecurity
- 19d ago
SEC Charges WhatsApp Crypto AI Scams Allegedly Taking Over $15.3M
Online contacts allegedly drew hundreds of investors into fake trading and AI bot programs. The SEC has charged four entities over two schemes that it says misappropriated more than $15.3 million. SEC Alleges More Than $15.3 Million Taken From Investors Investors who transferred funds to the two online programs allegedly encountered fake returns and false […]
Bitcoin.com NewsRegulationSecurity
- 20d ago
Kiyosaki Warns Millions of Boomers Could Be Homeless, Says Buy Bitcoin
Robert Kiyosaki warns that a market crash could drain baby boomers’ retirement savings and leave some without homes. In a Sept. 27 post, he repeated his long-running call to buy bitcoin, gold, and silver as he renewed his criticism of stock-and-bond portfolios. Kiyosaki Warns Boomers Could Run Out of Money A steep market decline could […]
- 20d ago
Near Intents Slams Door on $50M in Bitget Hack Laundering Flows
Following Bitget’s $387.5 million hack, attackers attempted to move more than $50 million through Near Intents, but its SHIELD security system detected the activity and prevented most of the attempted transfers. Just $166,000 slipped through, while another $503,000 was frozen mid-execution. Aurora co-founder Alex Shevchenko said the protocol will waive its recovery bounty, drawing praise […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 21d ago
Bitget Restarts Bitcoin Withdrawals as $388M Hack Investigation Widens
Bitget told Bitcoin.com News that it has started restoring withdrawals after attackers exploited a third-party security vulnerability to steal approximately $388 million from the cryptocurrency exchange. The crypto exchange said its private keys and cold wallets were never compromised, while customer balances remain intact. By Monday morning, Bitget had processed 9,585 bitcoin withdrawals…
- 21d ago
Zero-Knowledge Breakthrough Makes Bridge Hacks ‘Unviable’
Researchers at Americanfortress have introduced a zero-knowledge cryptographic framework designed to prove ownership relationships without exposing private recovery phrases or public transaction histories. Michal Pospieszalski says the technology makes bridge hacking economically unviable by requiring attackers to commit equivalent personal funds. Solving Blockchain’s Multi-Key Privacy Dilemma…
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 21d ago
Scammers Launch Fake ETH L2 to Steal $2M From Crypto Traders
An unidentified group of threat actors launched a fake L2 chain impersonating Giwa, a project backed by Upbit, identified by DYORSWAP, a multichain decentralized exchange. Over 760 ETH bridged to the chain were lost, and DYORSWAP announced a compensation process for affected users. Fake Giwa L2 Chain Deployment Scheme Causes Over 760 ETH in Losses […]
- 22d ago
Thorchain Faces Heat as Bitget Hack Revives Bybit Controversy
Following the Bitget hack, which saw $387.5 million siphoned from the centralized exchange (CEX), CEO Gracy Chen took to social media to formally request that Thorchain deny service to addresses linked to the attacker. Thorchain subsequently pushed back, likening the request to asking bitcoin miners to cease mining in an effort to thwart hackers, something […]
- 23d ago
Bitget CEO Wants Thorchain to Block Hackers, but There’s a Catch
On Saturday, two days after Bitget was hacked, CEO Gracy Chen publicly asked Thorchain to cut off the hackers who drained hundreds of millions from her exchange this week. “Decentralization is a design principle, not a shield for facilitating known stolen funds,” the Bitget executive insisted. Bitget’s Hack Climbs to $387.5 Million as CEO Gracy […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 23d ago
Bitget Saga: Hacker Just Refueled on Binance as Withdrawals Reopen Monday
A wallet tied to Bitget’s $387.5 million hacker pulled about $1.23 million in ether out of Binance, two days before the exchange reopens bitcoin withdrawals on Monday. The Refuel, Step by Step The attacker who drained Bitget on Sept. 24 is still moving money, and some of it came via a rival exchange. Blockchain sleuth […]
- 23d ago
Bitcoin ATM Scam Takes $4,900 After Fake Jury Duty Threat
A Georgia woman deposited $4,900 into a Bitcoin ATM after being told she had missed jury duty and needed to pay to avoid arrest. Her case follows a pattern of scams in which callers turn a supposed court obligation into an urgent cryptocurrency payment. A Jury Duty Claim Led to a Bitcoin ATM A woman […]
Bitcoin.com NewsBitcoinRegulationSecurity
- 23d ago
‘Casino Secrets’ Hacker Beats Malta Regulator as Leak Site Goes Down
A Berlin court has ruled against the Malta Gaming Authority in its bid to stop German researcher Lilith Wittmann from linking it to organized crime, according to her account. Wittmann said she may also keep using documents taken from the regulator’s systems, but may not access them again. What the Berlin Court Decided, and […]
Bitcoin.com NewsRegulationSecurity
- 23d ago
Feds Charge Vietnamese National in $16M Pig Butchering Crypto Scheme
A Vietnamese national has been charged with laundering money from a sprawling “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scam that U.S. federal prosecutors say bilked one victim out of roughly $16 million, and moved tens of millions more through his digital wallets over several years. Alleged ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Fraud Trung Nguyen Van, 37, faces a two-count criminal […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 24d ago
Bitget Hackers Drain $228M in 18 Minutes, Arkham Tracks 7 Chains
Bitget lost about $350 million in a breach spanning seven blockchains, according to Arkham’s analysis of the stolen funds. The exchange has paused withdrawals while investigators track the assets, including $153 million in XRP. $228 Million Left Bitget in 18 Minutes Bitget customers could not withdraw funds after attackers drained the crypto exchange on Sept. […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 24d ago
Everything We Know About Bitget’s Massive $351M Hack
Bitget’s $351.6 million security breach started as a trail of strange blockchain transactions and quickly became one of the largest confirmed centralized crypto exchange incidents of 2026. What initially looked like atleast $150 million to $170 million racing out of Bitget-labeled wallets eventually turned into something nearly twice as large, spanning XRP, ethereum, stablecoins, tokenized […]
- 24d ago
Bitget Hack: $157M in Stolen XRP Sits in Wallets No One Can Freeze
More than 99% of the 102.97 million XRP drained from Bitget on Sept. 24 still sits untouched in five fresh wallets, and the XRP Ledger has no switch to lock it. Three Payments, One Address Bitget said attackers broke into “a critical backend system” inside its wallet infrastructure, spoofed transaction data and pushed over $350 […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 25d ago
Bitget Hit by $351M Hack, Withdrawals Frozen as Probe Begins
What began as hundreds of millions of dollars mysteriously moving from Bitget-labeled wallets now has an answer. Bitget founder Gracy Chen disclosed Thursday that the crypto exchange suffered unauthorized transfers from portions of its hot and warm wallet infrastructure, with the damage estimated at approximately $351.6 million. Tens of Millions in Onchain Transfers Flagged From […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 25d ago
Crypto Casino Duelbits Hit With $7M Hack, Taken Offline
Duelbits, a crypto-fueled online casino platform, confirmed Thursday that it was the target of a hack that drained approximately $7 million worth of funds from its hot wallets. The platform is currently offline pending completion of an investigation. Duelbits Taken Offline Following Heist A Duelbits founder who goes by the name Joe confirmed the hack […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
About this feed
Topics are assigned by this site from the headline and excerpt, not by the publishers, so the same story is tagged the same way wherever it comes from. The same story reported by several publishers is shown once, attributed to whichever feed we saw first. Headlines are retained for 45 days, and a source that stops responding is reported as stale rather than quietly dropped.