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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.

79 articles

Francesco Campisi · 2 months ago

'All DeFi Is Unsafe': OpenZeppelin Co-Founder Ignites Debate

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.

DeFi AI Hack

Ilya Bratanov · 2 months ago

Kelp DAO $292M Hack: How LayerZero Flaw Shook DeFi

Kelp DAO lost $292M on April 18, 2026, as attackers drained 116,500 rsETH via a LayerZero bridge flaw. Aave lost $8.45B in deposits within 48 hours.

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Francesco Campisi · 2 months ago

North Korea Behind 76% of Crypto Hack Losses in Early 2026

North Korea took 76% of all crypto hack losses in the first four months of 2026, per TRM Labs. $577M stolen from Drift Protocol and Kelp DAO by the Lazarus…

DeFi Crypto Hack

Ilya Bratanov · 2 months ago

AI vs Smart Contracts: 72.2% Attack Rate, 36% Defense Rate

GPT-5.3-Codex hits 72.2% success attacking DeFi smart contracts but only 36% in detection mode, per Binance Research EVMbench April 2026. Cost: $1.22 per…

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Giulia Ferrante · 2 months ago

AI Agents vs DeFi: Anthropic Report Simulates $4.6M in Exploits

Anthropic Fellows 2026 report: GPT-5 and Claude Sonnet 4.5 simulated $4.6M in DeFi exploits on real contracts. Two live zero-days found on BNB Chain.

AI DeFi Hack

Francesco Campisi · 2 months ago

Three DeFi Hacks in Five Days: THORChain, Verus, Echo

Three DeFi exploits in five days: THORChain lost $10.8M on May 15, Verus Bridge $11.58M on May 18, Echo Protocol $816K on May 19. Total damage: $23.2 million.

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Giulia Ferrante · 2 months ago

Aave Restores WETH Lending: 95% of Kelp rsETH Recovered

Aave restored WETH lending on 6 networks on May 18, 2026, as 95% of Kelp DAO's rsETH is recovered via DeFi United. But 30,765 ETH worth $71M remain frozen in…

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Riccardo Curatolo · 3 months ago

THORChain Hit by $10M Exploit: RUNE Drops 10% in Hours

THORChain suspended trading after a $10M cross-chain exploit across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB and Base. RUNE fell 10% to $0.52 within hours.

DeFi Hack News

Francesco Campisi · 3 months ago

First AI-Developed Zero-Day: Google Stops It, but Warns the World

Google GTIG confirmed the first AI-developed zero-day on May 11, 2026: a 2FA bypass exploit in an open-source tool, caught before mass exploitation began.

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Giulia Ferrante · 3 months ago

Mach-O Man: Lazarus Group Targets Crypto Executives on Mac

Lazarus Group's Mach-O Man malware targets crypto executives on macOS via fake Zoom invites. The same unit stole $575M from Drift and KelpDAO in April 2026.

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'All DeFi Is Unsafe': OpenZeppelin Co-Founder Ignites Debate

Kelp DAO $292M Hack: How LayerZero Flaw Shook DeFi

North Korea Behind 76% of Crypto Hack Losses in Early 2026

AI vs Smart Contracts: 72.2% Attack Rate, 36% Defense Rate

AI Agents vs DeFi: Anthropic Report Simulates $4.6M in Exploits

Three DeFi Hacks in Five Days: THORChain, Verus, Echo

Aave Restores WETH Lending: 95% of Kelp rsETH Recovered

THORChain Hit by $10M Exploit: RUNE Drops 10% in Hours

First AI-Developed Zero-Day: Google Stops It, but Warns the World

Mach-O Man: Lazarus Group Targets Crypto Executives on Mac

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