Security Incidents

According to PeckShield monitoring, the TrustedVolumes attacker has transferred and laundered $278,000 in stolen funds as of May 11. The attacker deposited 10.2 ETH ($23,600) to Tornado Cash, converted 110 ETH ($250,000) to Bitcoin via THORChain, and attempted to deposit 0.5 ETH to Railgun before

According to NSW Police, authorities seized 52.3 Bitcoin valued at approximately AU$5.7 million during a raid in Ingleburn, Sydney's south-west on May 4, in what police describe as one of Australia's largest cryptocurrency seizures. The operation was part of Strike Force Andalusia, an

Judge Margaret Garnett of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York partially unblocked 30,766 ETH frozen since May 1 on Friday, allowing an onchain governance vote to transfer the assets to Aave. The modification permits delegates to initiate and vote on the transaction

According to Edaily, South Korea's Financial Security Institute (FSI) announced today the development of a dedicated smart contract security verification tool and is advancing three major initiatives including smart contract verification system building and digital asset talent cultivation. The veri

According to Foresight News, Wagyu developer PerpetualCow clarified that XMR1 token holders can withdraw funds through Terminal rather than the legacy cross-chain UI, denying recent Rug Pull allegations. The developer stated that no users have reported withdrawal failures, and the swap interface

According to Cryptopolitan on May 11, the Microsoft Defender security research team released its investigation results, finding that attackers have published fake macOS troubleshooting guides on platforms such as Medium and Craft since the end of 2025, tricking users into executing malicious commands in the terminal, thereby installing malware to steal crypto wallet keys, iCloud data, and browser-stored passwords. Attack Mechanism: ClickFix Bypasses macOS Gatekeeper According to a report by the

According to Renegade's official statement on X, the protocol's legacy V1 Arbitrum deployment was attacked early this morning (May 11), resulting in losses of approximately $209,000. A white hat hacker has returned approximately $190,000, and the team confirmed all affected users will receive full c

According to Foresight News, USDT0, Tether's asset interoperability protocol, announced security architecture details following the Kelp incident. The protocol employs a proprietary Decentralized Verifier Network (DVN) with message veto rights and requires three independent validators based on

According to Microsoft's security research team, since late 2025, attackers have been distributing fake macOS troubleshooting guides on platforms including Medium, Craft, and Squarespace to trick users into running malicious terminal commands. The commands download and execute malware designed to st

According to LayerZero, the protocol issued a public apology on Friday for its handling of the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million in rsETH from Kelp DAO's cross-chain bridge, marking a significant tonal shift from its earlier post-mortem. LayerZero acknowledged that its Decentralized

According to LayerZero's official blog post on Friday, the protocol issued a public apology for its handling of the April 18 exploit that drained $292 million in rsETH from Kelp DAO's cross-chain bridge. LayerZero admitted it made a mistake by allowing its Decentralized Verifier Network to serve

Crypto security firm CertiK estimates that cryptocurrency holders have lost approximately $101 million from wrench attacks in the first four months of 2026, according to the firm's analysis. If the trend continues at this rate, that equates to hundreds of millions of dollars lost for the full

According to The Block, LayerZero issued a public apology on Friday for its handling of the April 18 exploit that drained roughly $292 million in rsETH from Kelp DAO's cross-chain bridge. The protocol acknowledged it made a mistake by allowing its Decentralized Verifier Network (DVN) to serve as the

According to CertiK, crypto wrench attack victims lost approximately $101 million in the first four months of 2026, with the trend projected to reach hundreds of millions for the full year. The security firm verified 34 incidents globally, representing a 41% increase from the same period in 2025, wi

According to ChainCatcher, Tether's USDT0 protocol unveiled its security architecture following the Kelp incident, implementing a 3/3 verification consensus mechanism requiring three independent validators using separate codebases. Current validator nodes include USDT0's proprietary DVN,

According to ChainCatcher, eight Chinese nationals were forced to transfer approximately 50,000 USDT after a police raid on a rented villa in Kajang, Malaysia in February. Police claimed the suspects were involved in fraud and subsequently arrested 12 officers involved in the incident, removing

According to BlockBeats, 12 Malaysian police officers were arrested after allegedly robbing Chinese citizens of approximately $50,000 USDT during a raid on a rented villa in Kajang, Selangor in February 2026. The officers have been suspended pending investigation, which is awaiting cryptographic

According to OpenSourceMalware research, North Korean hacking group Lazarus has hidden second-stage malware loaders in Git Hooks pre-commit scripts during targeted attacks on developers, a report revealed on May 9. The group uses a technique called "Contagious Interview" to lure developers into

Cross-chain protocol LayerZero issued a public apology on May 9 (U.S. time), acknowledging a design flaw in the Kelp DAO hacker incident. CoinDesk, citing LayerZero’s official blog, wrote: “First things first: a belated apology. We allowed DVN to operate in 1/1 mode for high-value transactions—this is a mistake.” The position shifted from prior weeks’ accusations about “Kelp’s own configuration choices” to taking responsibility at the infrastructure layer itself. The attitude reversal occurred t

According to CertiK, cryptocurrency holders lost approximately $101 million from wrench attacks in the first four months of 2026, with 34 verified incidents globally—a 41% increase from the same period in 2025. If the trend continues, the firm estimates hundreds of millions in losses for the full