Crypto & mining news

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• 18d ago

  Crypto hacks top $768M in September, worst month of 2026

  The $388 million Bitget breach and $320 million Liquid Network exploit accounted for most of September’s losses, though more than $270 million from the latter was later returned.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 18d ago

  Bitcoin's soft-inflation pop to $85,500 fades as bond yields refuse to fall

  A cooler-than-expected PCE report sent bitcoin briefly above $85,000 on Wednesday. Treasury yields held near their highest since 2002 and the gains drained away.

  CoinDeskBitcoinRegulationSecurity

• 19d ago

  FBI Tells Its Employees to Assume Hackers Have Their Personal Data

  An internal memo warned FBI staff that ShinyHunters, the group claiming it hacked the bureau's jobs site, may hold their private details.

  DecryptSecurity

• 19d ago

  Bitget’s hackers turn to Zcash after $50 million laundering route gets blocked

  Hackers behind Bitget’s $387.5 million breach are turning to Zcash's privacy features to hide the stolen funds as crypto firms increasingly block other escape routes. About 2,746 ZEC worth roughly $3.9 million was transferred Wednesday into Zcash’s Ironwood shielded pool through three transactions, according to on-chain activity flagged by blockchain investigator ZachXBT. The amount represents…

  CryptoSlateSecurity

• 19d ago

  Bitget Hacker Turns to Zcash Privacy Pool After Near Rejects $50M in Swaps

  The attacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget heist has started hiding about $3.8 million in ZEC inside Zcash's Ironwood pool, after Near Intents turned their swaps away.

  DecryptSecurity

• 19d ago

  Could THORChain face prosecution over stolen Bitget funds? Legal opinion

  THORChain will not — or can not — block addresses linked to the $387.5 million Bitget hack. Can the devs be prosecuted for money laundering? It’s complicated, says crypto lawyer Yuriy Brisov.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 19d ago

  Bitget hackers move $4 million into Zcash’s private pool, making funds harder to trace

  Three transfers pushed about 15% of the stolen ZEC into Ironwood, where payments hide their senders, recipients and amounts.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 19d ago

  OpenAI, Google and Meta pledge independent AI safety audits under voluntary White House deal

  Six companies signed a safety pact covering hacking and biological threats, with no penalties or deadline for putting the checks in place.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 19d ago

  SlowMist traces Bitget hack activity to Aug. 31 zero-day exploit

  SlowMist identified malicious activity weeks before the Bitget theft, involving a zero-day vulnerability, two security products and a custom withdrawal tool.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 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

  Bitget Customers Withdraw Over 4,000 Bitcoins in One Hour Following $388M Hack

  Bitcoin Magazine Bitget Customers Withdraw Over 4,000 Bitcoins in One Hour Following $388M Hack Bitget this week resumed customer withdrawals and within one hour, users had taken over 4,000 bitcoins off the exchange. This post Bitget Customers Withdraw Over 4,000 Bitcoins in One Hour Following $388M Hack first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.

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• 20d ago

  Bitget CEO ‘not very optimistic’ on recovering funds from $388M breach

  Gracy Chen said she saw the 2025 Bybit hack as a “good reference point” for Bitget’s security breach, noting that only a small percentage of funds had been frozen or recovered.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 20d ago

  Near Intents blocks $50 million in Bitget hacker swaps, here's what happened

  The swap service identified more than $50 million in attempted transfers, although most rejected funds subsequently moved through other providers.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 20d ago

  Nvidia unveils AI safety platform to rein in ‘rogue’ AI agents

  The launch comes after several AI agents breached their testing environments this year, adding to calls for companies to slow the development of autonomous AI systems.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 20d ago

  Compound DAO used protocol reserves to buy $52 million worth of COMP, and delegates call it a mandate breach

  Bitquery says 344,780 COMP pushed supporters above half of delegated voting power; the Foundation says the move fit its DAO mandate. The post Compound DAO used protocol reserves to buy $52 million worth of COMP, and delegates call it a mandate breach appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  CryptoSlateSecurity

• 20d ago

  NEAR Intents says it blocked $50M tied to Bitget hackers

  The cross-chain protocol said it actively prevents stolen funds from being laundered, drawing a contrast with THORChain’s position that it does not selectively censor transactions.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 20d ago

  Robinhood Chain’s $1.5 billion boom is attracting memecoin rug factories

  A second suspected memecoin rug factory has surfaced on Robinhood Chain as the fast-growing network attracts increasingly coordinated scam activity. On Sept. 28, blockchain security firm GoPlus said it identified a high-risk operation behind hundreds of memecoins that routed more than $9 million through a common fund-consolidation network over the past 30 days. The operation […] The post…

  CryptoSlateSecurity

• 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 […]

  Bitcoin.com NewsBitcoinMarketsSecurity

• 20d ago

  Nearly 5,000 BTC leaves Bitget as hackers begin laundering $387 million haul

  Nearly 5,000 Bitcoin has left Bitget’s tracked reserves after the crypto exchange reopened withdrawals following its $387.5 million hack. On Sept. 28, Bitget Chief Executive Officer Gracy Chen said the exchange had processed 9,585 withdrawal orders totaling 4,098.036 BTC as of 17:00 UTC+8, shortly after it resumed Bitcoin withdrawals. Separate DeFiLlama data showed Bitget’s tracked […] The post…

  CryptoSlateBitcoinSecurity

• 21d 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

  After AI Agent Hacked Its Government, Australia Calls Altman and Amodei to Testify

  Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has invited the OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to a Canberra hearing on October 1, after an OpenAI agent quietly accessed Australia's Medicare data and nobody said a word for months.

  DecryptSecurity

• 21d ago

  Bitget says Bitcoin withdrawals are open after $387M hack, but ETH and USDT must wait

  Sept. 28 public fills show BTC and ETH futures activity before the scheduled 08:00 UTC Bitcoin withdrawal restart. The post Bitget says Bitcoin withdrawals are open after $387M hack, but ETH and USDT must wait appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  CryptoSlateBitcoinEthereumSecurity

• 21d ago

  Nvidia Built a Kill Switch for AI Agents Because They Keep Getting Out

  OpenShell and Sentry give AI agents a hardware-enforced leash, arriving after a summer of agents breaching a government site, hacking their own tests, and going rogue during a security evaluation.

  DecryptSecurity

• 21d ago

  Months After the $292M Kelp Hack, Chainlink Lets Institutions Add Their Own Bridge Checks

  Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 lets banks run their own security checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival's setup lost $292 million to hackers.

  DecryptSecurity

• 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…

  Bitcoin.com NewsBitcoinSecurity

• 21d ago

  Bitget attacker tested risk controls with small transfers before $388 million theft, CEO says

  Bitget's attacker ran two small test transfers half an hour before draining $388 million, CEO Gracy Chen says.

  The BlockSecurity

• 21d ago

  Bitget CEO says $388M hack exploited third-party security vulnerability

  Some stolen assets have been frozen, but Bitget has yet to disclose how much has been recovered as investigators continue to assess a possible North Korea link.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 21d ago

  Bitget had 30 minutes to contain its hack before $290 million started moving

  Hypernative places the major transfer waves roughly 30 and 45 minutes after Bitget's reported detection. The post Bitget had 30 minutes to contain its hack before $290 million started moving appeared first on CryptoSlate.

  CryptoSlateSecurity