It was an admin private key breach, not a smart contract fault, according to blockchain developer ‘Marioo.’ Twelve protocols, including THORChain, Ekubo, TrustedVolumes, Transit Finance, and the Ethereum bridge of Verus Protocol, have been hacked in […]
Key Takeaways On Monday, May 18, an admin key exploit hit Echo Protocol, leading to an $816,000 asset breach. Low liquidity on Monad shielded the market, limiting actual losses from a fake $76.7 million eBTC […]
Key Takeaways Peckshield tracked 8 bridge exploits through mid-May 2026, with $328.6M drained cumulatively from cross-chain protocols. KelpDAO’s $300M Layerzero breach and Drift’s $200M+ attack made April 2026 the worst-hacked month on record, per Defillama. […]
Key Takeaways Aave lost $11.6B in TVL after KelpDAO’s $292M exploit rattled DeFi in Apr. 2026. Defillama data shows 31 of the top 50 DeFi protocols posted TVL losses in 30 days. Securitize bucked the […]
Key Takeaways Thorchain lost approximately $10 to $11 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base on May 15, 2026. ZachXBT flagged the exploit publicly as RUNE dropped 12 to 15% within hours, falling to roughly […]
Key Takeaways The rsETH attacker’s Arbitrum tokens were burned today, following liquidation of 8 Aave V3 positions on May 6. Aave co-founder Stani Kulechov confirmed ETH withdrawals will normalize within 24 hours of the Arbitrum […]
Key Takeaways Lazarus Group stole $300 million in rsETH on April 18 after breaching Layerzero’s core infrastructure. Over 47% of Layerzero OApps used the 1-1 DVN setup that the provider previously verified as secure. KelpDAO […]
Key Takeaways: ZachXBT named Gerstein Harrow LLP for filing fake DPRK claims to seize $71M in frozen KelpDAO funds. Lazarus Group has stolen over $6 billion since 2017 and caused 76% of all 2026 crypto […]
On July 16, 2025, crypto exchange BigONE confirmed that it was hacked. The attacker stole around \$27 million in digital assets from its hot wallet. The incident raised questions about exchange security, operational oversight, and […]
In mid‑2025, SentinelLabs and multiple crypto outlets documented a campaign where scammers used AI‑generated YouTube videos to promote malicious “free MEV trading bots.” The videos showed polished tutorials and synthetic presenters instructing viewers to copy […]
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