Crypto & mining news

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• 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 […]

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• 25d ago

  Bitget confirms $387.5 million security breach affecting exchange hot wallets

  Bitget said private keys were not compromised and that losses from the incident will be covered by its User Protection Fund.

  The BlockSecurity

• 25d ago

  Bitget Hacked as $350 Million Vanishes From Crypto Exchange Wallets

  A newly created wallet drained hot and cold reserves labeled as belonging to Bitget across multiple blockchains in under an hour.

  DecryptSecurity

• 25d ago

  Bitget Exchange Reportedly Hacked For Over $170 Million

  Crypto exchange Bitget has been hacked for over $350 million. The hack was identified after users reported withdrawal problems. Initial on-chain data showed roughly $176 million moving from wallets labelled as belonging to the exchange. Arkham data shows a series of large transfers taking place within around 20 minutes. The funds came from several Bitget-labelled The post Bitget Exchange…

  BeInCryptoSecurity

• 25d ago

  Man sentenced to 12 years for $16M Coinbase customer support scam

  Brooklyn prosecutors say about 100 U.S. users were told their funds were at risk and steered into wallets Spektor could access. The post Man sentenced to 12 years for $16M Coinbase customer support scam appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 25d ago

  Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scam

  Bitcoin Magazine Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scam Ronald Spektor, 23, who lived with his father, used social engineering to steal funds from Coinbase customers. This post Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scam first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.

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• 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 […]

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• 25d ago

  In Her Final Weeks, SEC's Peirce Calls for Ending the KYC 'Panopticon'

  In one of her final speeches as commissioner, Peirce argued that regulators' "data haystacks" endanger the people they aim to protect—as recent KYC leaks expose crypto holders to phishing and physical attacks.

  DecryptRegulationSecurity

• 25d ago

  Crypto casino Duelbits goes offline after $7 million hot wallet hack

  Attackers drained Duelbits' hot wallets across four blockchains; about $6 million in stolen funds now sits in a single Ethereum address.

  CoinDeskEthereumSecurity

• 25d ago

  Alpen says AI identified Liquid’s $320M BTC exploit in an hour. Could a payout limit have stopped it?

  Its post-attack replay explains the cache flaw, while SideSwap says a 4,000 L-BTC order faced no size or velocity hold. The post Alpen says AI identified Liquid’s $320M BTC exploit in an hour. Could a payout limit have stopped it? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 25d ago

  Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme

  The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 25d ago

  Cosmos restarted to seize $2.2 million in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens still escaped

  The chain-wide pause reached unrelated Hub users; secured Neutron-linked funds now sit in a validator multisig. The post Cosmos restarted to seize $2.2 million in stolen ATOM, but 169,000 tokens still escaped appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 25d ago

  iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI Innovation to The University of Hong Kong

  HONG KONG, Sept. 22, 2026 – iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026, a Trading & Fintech Hackathon Powered by AWS, will take place at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Oct. 4, 2026, bringing together students, developers, entrepreneurs, AI specialists and financial services and technology professionals to build practical AI-powered solutions for the future of The post iFX Hack Hong Kong 2026 Brings AI…

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• 25d ago

  AI Threat: Web3 Told to Add Spending Caps and Circuit Breakers Onchain

  European Union regulators warned that quantum computing threats could emerge earlier than commercial applications, urging financial entities to move away from legacy cryptography. An expert says protocols must replace vulnerable elliptic-curve proofs with hash-based STARKs and upgrade key wrapping immediately to protect sensitive long-term data. EU Regulators Issue Post-Quantum Cryptography…

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• 25d ago

  Brooklyn Man Who Bragged About $16M Coinbase Scam Gets Up to 12 Years

  He posed as support staff, emptied about 100 accounts, then lost $6 million of the proceeds gambling, according to his own messages.

  DecryptSecurity

• 25d ago

  Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government site before Altman warning

  OpenAI notified Australia nearly three months after its agent breached a government portal while gathering public medicine-spending data.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 25d ago

  Brooklyn man gets up to 12 years over $16 million Coinbase social engineering scheme

  A court sentenced 23-year-old Ronald Spektor to four to 12 years in prison for a $15.9 million Coinbase phishing scheme.

  The BlockRegulationSecurity

• 25d ago

  White hats recover 52 Bitcoin from Coldcard exploit, and a new public portal lets victims check eligibility

  A Sept. 21 transaction points owners toward a trust address check for an earlier disclosed rescue, with any return subject to verification. The post White hats recover 52 Bitcoin from Coldcard exploit, and a new public portal lets victims check eligibility appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 26d ago

  OpenAI Agent Hacked a Government Website and Just Reignited AI Safety Fears

  An OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government Medicare portal, reviving fears over uncontrolled AI safety risks. The post OpenAI Agent Hacked a Government Website and Just Reignited AI Safety Fears appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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• 26d ago

  $20 Million in XRP Stolen From Thousands of Hardware Wallets

  Attackers drained roughly 11.7 million XRP from thousands of D’CENT App Wallet users. The theft, worth close to $20 million, unfolded between September 15 and 20. XRPL.to published the on-chain forensic timeline. The operation unfolded across six separate waves. It hit a combined 6,678 wallets using keys the thief already controlled. How the Attack Actually The post $20 Million in XRP Stolen…

  BeInCryptoSecurity

• 26d ago

  An AI Agent Just Hacked a Government Website for the First Time, Australia PM Says

  Anthony Albanese said the agent accessed public and non-public files on a Medicare statistics portal in June, calling OpenAI's three-month delay in disclosing the breach "unacceptable."

  DecryptSecurity

• 26d ago

  OpenAI Gives Ukraine Access to Daybreak AI Cyber-Defense Tool

  OpenAI is giving Ukraine's government access to Daybreak, its AI vulnerability-hunting system, as the country's cyber defenders face a record wave of attacks on hospitals, power grids, and government networks.

  DecryptSecurity

• 26d ago

  Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang’s death ruled a suicide

  The crypto executive and Dystopia Labs founder previously held senior roles at Stellar and Solana before joining venture capital firm Hack VC.

  CointelegraphSecurity

• 26d ago

  Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead following public dispute with the firm

  The crypto community is seeking answers after 37-year-old growth executive Hsin-Ju Chuang was found dead in a remote California desert vehicle.

  CoinDeskSecurity

• 26d ago

  Nearly $20 million in XRP drained from 6,678 wallets across six attack waves

  XRPL.to traces six waves through Sept. 20, while DCENT says exposed App Wallet phrases must be replaced, even on hardware. The post Nearly $20 million in XRP drained from 6,678 wallets across six attack waves appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 26d ago

  Bitcoin Price Plunges Below $84K as Rally Snaps

  Bitcoin’s rally abruptly ended as its price dropped below $84,000, reaching an intraday low of $83,508 shortly after failing to hold above $87,000. Rejection at Key Resistance Bitcoin’s latest rally snapped Wednesday as the cryptocurrency dipped below $84,000 for the first time since Monday. The reversal came just hours after it breached $87,000 for the […]

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• 26d ago

  Liquid Hack Leaves Bull Bitcoin Users Facing 30-Day Wait to Reclaim BTC

  Earlier this week, the Canadian bitcoin exchange and wallet company Bull Bitcoin explained that customers currently cannot convert their L-BTC back to BTC using the platform. The news traces back to the Liquid Network hack that occurred on Sept. 6, which saw 4,000 BTC siphoned from the protocol. While most of it was returned, the […]

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• 26d ago

  North Korea's Fake Job Interviews Drained $11M From 7,000 Crypto Wallets

  A seven-agency advisory ties the WaterPlum hacking crew and Pyongyang's remote IT worker scheme to the same bureau.

  DecryptSecurity

• 26d ago

  Coinbase traced $1.1 million crypto trail behind AI phishing service EvilTokens

  EvilTokens abused Microsoft’s real device-login flow to authorize attacker sessions, then used AI to identify payment authorities inside captured mailboxes. The post Coinbase traced $1.1 million crypto trail behind AI phishing service EvilTokens appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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• 26d ago

  Malicious iOS app FomoPeek linked to $580K crypto theft, SlowMist says

  SlowMist said malicious FomoPeek versions distributed through Apple’s App Store used iOS kernel exploits to escape the sandbox and access sensitive data from other apps.

  CointelegraphSecurity