The ‘Hack’ section on crypto brings together news and insights on hacker attacks in the cryptocurrency world, highlighting vulnerabilities, economic impacts and security measures taken.
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Jonathan Spalletta, 36, has been charged with stealing $54 million from DeFi exchange Uranium Finance in 2021 by exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities. He faces up to 30 years in federal prison.
Binance posts record OTC trading volumes in early 2026, but a sophisticated scraping attack has put the personal data of 1.5 million users up for sale on the dark web.
The FBI and the French Gendarmerie arrested John Daghita, alias 'Lick', in the Caribbean. The son of a government contractor allegedly embezzled over $46 million in cryptocurrency from US Marshals. The case had been exposed by on-chain investigator ZachXBT.
A combined digital and physical attack emptied Sillytuna's wallet: 24 million in aEthUSDC disappeared through address poisoning, real violence and laundered funds in Monero.
Google discovers Coruna, a hacking toolkit that infects iPhones without a click and steals the seed phrases of 18 crypto apps including MetaMask, Exodus and Trust Wallet. All it took was iOS 17.2.1 to be vulnerable.
In January 2026, crypto attacks become more targeted: Scam Sniffer reports +207% in signature phishing losses. Safe Labs launches a global warning against address poisoning and emptied wallets.
An investor loses more than $282 million in BTC and LTC after a sophisticated social engineering scam linked to a fake Trezor medium. Thorchain, Monero and investigator ZachXBT were involved.
A suspicious 8,535 ETH transaction raises the alarm on Truebit Protocol. Cyvers reports possible risks of $26 million.
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