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- 12d ago
Europol Warns Quantum Threat Could Put Crypto Fortunes at Risk
Europol is pushing back on crypto’s quantum doomsday scenario. In a report published Wednesday, the agency says quantum computers pose a far greater threat to exposed wallet keys than to blockchains themselves, warning that vulnerable keys cannot be retroactively secured and will eventually need to be migrated. Europol Says Quantum Computers Threaten Crypto Keys, Not […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 12d ago
Crypto Hacker Who Spent Stolen Millions on Pokémon Cards Found Guilty in New York
A jury convicted the hacker who stole $53 million in crypto and spent it on Pokémon cards. He faces up to 30 years. The post Crypto Hacker Who Spent Stolen Millions on Pokémon Cards Found Guilty in New York appeared first on BeInCrypto.
BeInCryptoSecurity
- 12d ago
Hackers Used AI Agents to Raid a Megachurch's Database, Exposing 850,000 Members
Seoul's Yoido Full Gospel Church says data on 850,000 members may be compromised, and a security firm found signs AI helped run the attack.
DecryptSecurity
- 12d ago
Ethereum falls 6%, leaving $1.35 billion in long bets at risk of liquidation
Ethereum’s slide toward $2,500 has put about $1.35 billion of leveraged long positions at increasing risk of liquidation. CoinMarketCap data showed roughly $1.35 billion of ETH long exposure sat at liquidation levels below the prevailing price, compared with about $999.78 million of shorts vulnerable above it. The figures represent positions exposed across a range of […] The post Ethereum falls…
- 12d ago
The Quantum Issue: Bitcoin Quantum Exposure at Block 950,000
Bitcoin Magazine The Quantum Issue: Bitcoin Quantum Exposure at Block 950,000 From The Quantum Issue: a breakdown of how much of Bitcoin's supply is vulnerable to quantum attack, and the logistical questions of changing that. This post The Quantum Issue: Bitcoin Quantum Exposure at Block 950,000 first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Wicked.
- 12d ago
Jury Convicts Uranium Finance Hacker Who Spent Crypto Loot on Pokemon Cards
A Manhattan federal jury convicted cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta on Wednesday of computer fraud and money laundering over the 2021 Uranium Finance attacks. Inner City Press, reporting from the courthouse, said jurors returned guilty verdicts on both counts after beginning deliberations Tuesday afternoon. Prosecutors accused Spalletta of draining roughly $53.3 million, laundering…
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 12d ago
Crypto Was the Experiment. Now Wall Street Is Taking the Best Parts
The first decade of crypto can be seen as a sequence of bubbles, hacks, memes, and projects that disappeared almost as quickly as they appeared. I see a decade of financial experimentation. An open, global laboratory operating 24/7, with an unusual combination of innovation, speculation, fraud, successes, and failures. Not everything created in that environment The post Crypto Was the…
BeInCryptoSecurity
- 12d ago
Europol Warns Crypto Wallets Are 'Primary Risk' for Quantum Attacks
The EU police agency expects blockchains to adapt to the threat, while a second report weighs the risk of data stolen now and cracked later.
DecryptSecurity
- 12d ago
US Government Moves $71M Bitcoin Stash After 6-Week Silence
On Tuesday, the U.S. government moved bitcoin for the first time since Aug. 26, with government-linked wallets shifting 833.6 BTC valued at just over $71 million. The coins trace back to two separate cases involving the Potapenko-Turogin fraud case and the 2016 Bitfinex hack. Government Wallets Stir With Bitcoin, BNB Transfers Roughly around 11 a.m. […]
- 13d ago
Bitget CEO Talks About the $387 Million Hack. Is the Exchange Safe?
Attackers stole approximately $387.5 million from Bitget on September 24 by manipulating its internal withdrawal process. According to Chainalysis, the attack was carried out by North Korean hackers. So, is Bitget now safe to use? What if the next hack is bigger? And what security measures are the exchange taking? BeInCrypto sat down with the The post Bitget CEO Talks About the $387 Million…
BeInCryptoSecurity
- 13d ago
Ecash Ecosystem Rises to Challenge in the Defense of Decentralized Custody
Bitcoin Magazine Ecash Ecosystem Rises to Challenge in the Defense of Decentralized Custody Fedimint developers, Eric Sirion, and Cashu’s thesimplekid ran one federation across three codebases at Ecash Hackday Berlin on September 30. Fedi CEO Obi Nwosu says the demo answers the software-monoculture risk he flagged after Liquid and Coldcard. This post Ecash Ecosystem Rises to Challenge in the…
- 13d ago
Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.2B From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024: Study
Attacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion transactions.
- 13d ago
US crypto rules need to survive the next election
US crypto rules could be vulnerable to political change after the midterms. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo argues Congress needs to pass durable, bipartisan legislation.
CointelegraphRegulationSecurity
- 13d ago
ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 to infiltrate alleged Chinese launderers tied to Lazarus, Bybit hack
Posing as a client, ZachXBT said he gathered intelligence that helped freeze funds tied to the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
The BlockSecurity
- 13d ago
ZachXBT Infiltrates Crypto Syndicate Tied to $1.5B Bybit Hack
The blockchain sleuth revealed that he infiltrated a Chinese crypto money laundering group following the theft of over $1.5 billion by North Korean hackers in 2025. ZachXBT stressed that this incursion allowed him to gather intelligence and helped freeze assets coming from this illicit activity. ZachXBT Reveals Chinese Money Laundering Collective Infiltration ZachXBT, one of […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 13d ago
Kim Jong-un's Launderer Made a New Friend on Telegram: It Was ZachXBT
ZachXBT posed as a scammer to infiltrate a Chinese crew accused of laundering most of Bybit’s $1.5 billion for North Korea. His launderer repaid him with Kim Jong-un updates, dinner photos, and a mahjong invitation. The investigator says the intel helped freeze funds and attribute Bybit flows. He fronted $349,700 of his own money and The post Kim Jong-un's Launderer Made a New Friend on…
BeInCryptoSecurity
- 13d ago
Greek Police Bust Alleged $9M AI Crypto Scam That Promised to Double Money
Greek police dismantled an unauthorized cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that defrauded over 10,000 investors of approximately $9 million in total by promising to double their money in 50 days via automated artificial intelligence (AI) trading. A Facade of Legitimacy Greek police have dismantled a massive alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that authorities said defrauded more than 10,000 […]
Bitcoin.com NewsSecurity
- 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
- 13d ago
Chinese crime network laundered over $1B for Lazarus: ZachXBT
ZachXBT says he infiltrated the network by posing as a customer, gaining information that helped trace funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
CointelegraphSecurity
- 15d ago
Drift hack recovery opened near one cent per dollar lost
Drift's October 1 launch quote valued DFX near one cent per USDT lost, while redemption ends future pool participation for the tokens burned. The post Drift hack recovery opened near one cent per dollar lost appeared first on CryptoSlate.
CryptoSlateSecurity
- 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
- 15d ago
'We Have Identified You, Sir': Near Intents Recovers $3.8 Million After 48-Hour Ultimatum
Near Intents said the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday was returned in full, a day after the team said it had identified the attacker and gave them 48 hours to return the funds.
DecryptSecurity
- 15d ago
Stablecoins may not drain banks of dollars but they can still make lending more expensive
Here's a hypothetical scenario: you want to use $100 out of your bank account to buy newly issued stablecoins. The company issuing the stablecoins takes your dollars, puts them in its own bank account, and gives you a balance you can send around on a blockchain. You got the product you wanted, and somewhere in […] The post Stablecoins may not drain banks of dollars but they can still make…
- 16d ago
Chainalysis Used AI to Trace the $387M Bitget Hack Back to North Korea
The firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen funds across four blockchains in a race against the attackers.
DecryptSecurity
- 16d ago
Bitget Hack Update: XRP, Bitcoin, and North Korean Link
Chainalysis has attributed the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korean hackers. The firm said the attack lifts the value of crypto stolen by DPRK-linked actors this year above $1 billion. North Korean attackers reportedly used a cross-chain swap to convert stolen XRP into Bitcoin and kept the tokens away from exchanges. Drift, KelpDAO and The post Bitget Hack Update: XRP, Bitcoin, and North…
- 16d ago
NEAR Intents recovers entire stolen $3.8M after ultimatum to exploiter
The exploiter returned the entire sum to NEAR Intents after being identified and given 48 hours to respond.
CointelegraphSecurity
- 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
California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Models That Hacked Their Way Out of a Test
California's attorney general wants answers from OpenAI about AI models that escaped a locked test environment and hacked Hugging Face—and whether the company can be held legally accountable.
DecryptSecurity
- 17d ago
Crypto hackers exploit third-party Aave tool to steal 114 ETH
A third-party lending adapter built on Aave was exploited to steal about 114 ETH, worth over $300,000, while the protocol itself remained unaffected. On Oct. 2, blockchain security firm SlowMist said the attacker compromised two Safe multisig wallets through a flaw in the FlashLoopAdapter used with Aave v3 positions. The exploit allowed the attacker to […] The post Crypto hackers exploit…
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