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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A $3,000 server nearly threatened $70 billion in assets through a critical Move VM flaw on Aptos. No funds were lost, but the security economics of crypto…
Polymarket lost roughly $3 million on June 25, 2026, but the blockchain held. A supply chain attack hit the frontend, not the smart contracts. Here's what…
Microsoft flagged a USB-spread crypto clipper malware on June 17, 2026, active since February. It swaps wallet addresses mid-paste and steals seed phrases via…
Kelp DAO migrated rsETH from LayerZero to Chainlink after a $292M bridge hack on April 18, 2026. One compromised node drained 116,500 rsETH and exposed a…
Cross-chain bridges lost $340.7 million across 14 exploits in 2026. The root cause is a design flaw, not bad luck: bridges concentrate multi-chain collateral…
A hidden flaw in Zcash's Orchard pool went undetected for four years. ZEC lost 40% in 48 hours and Arthur Hayes exited his entire position.
OpenZeppelin co-founder Manuel Aráoz declared all DeFi unsafe on May 26, urging exits from Aave and Compound. Over $1.1 billion lost to hacks in 12 months.
