Cryptocurrency theft reached $3.4 billion in 2025, with the $1.5 billion Bybit hack alone accounting for nearly 44% of total ...

Users can protect themselves from a blockchain hack by properly securing their cryptocurrency. This starts with safely ...

Today, the bankrupt and defunct Mt. Gox estate is holding on to around 138,000 Bitcoin, which is equivalent to approximately ...

Over million. Gone. Humanity Protocol, an identity-verification network built on blockchain, reported a massive breach early ...

Crypto exchange BigONE has confirmed a $27 million breach stemming from a hot wallet exploit on July 16 and states that all user funds will be fully reimbursed. In an official statement, the exchange ...

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South Korea's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, said it lost 5.9 billion won ($4 million) in Thursday's hack that netted the attackers a total of 44.5 billion won. Oh Kyung-seok, CEO of parent ...

Trust Wallet confirmed that a compromised Chrome extension update released on December 24 led to $7 million in stolen cryptocurrency after users reported their wallets drained. "So far, $7m affected ...

Zcash (ZEC) activated an emergency hard fork on Wednesday to address a critical bug in its Orchard shielded transaction pool.

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