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Smart-contract exploits, bridge hacks, phishing campaigns, and exchange breaches cost the crypto industry billions every year. Our security coverage reports each major incident as it surfaces — root cause where known, on-chain forensic trails, attacker addresses, fund flows through mixers and bridges, recovery efforts, and post-mortems published by the affected protocols and audit firms. We also follow the white-hat ecosystem, bug bounty programs at Immunefi and Code4rena, ongoing audits, and the security-tooling vendors (formal verification, runtime monitoring) working to reduce the next breach.

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UK Court Rules Chinese Law Governs 61,000 Bitcoin Seized From Fraud Scheme

A UK High Court ruled October 12 that Chinese law, not English law, governs claims to approximately 61,000 Bitcoin worth...

Oct 13, 2026, 06:19 PM
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Aptos Launches Optional Encrypted Mempool to Combat Frontrunning

Aptos rolled out an Encrypted Mempool feature on mainnet that hides pending transaction details from bots to prevent fro...

Oct 13, 2026, 03:02 PM
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SEAL Warns of Daily Fake Zoom Attacks Attributed to DPRK Hackers

Security firm SEAL disclosed a daily phishing campaign using fake Zoom updates to target cryptocurrency holders and clou...

Oct 13, 2026, 01:15 PM
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UK Freezes $12M Penthouse Tied to Prince Group Finance Chief

UK authorities froze a $12 million London penthouse belonging to Thet Li, accused of managing finances for Prince Group,...

Oct 13, 2026, 03:08 AM
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Ledger Says CryptoBilis Reseller Responsible for $87M–$93M Drain

Ledger attributed a major cryptocurrency theft to CryptoBilis, a third-party reseller, saying its own systems and direct...

Oct 13, 2026, 01:02 AM
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OneKey Halts CryptoBilis Sales, Launches Free Wallet Replacement Program

OneKey has terminated its relationship with reseller CryptoBilis and launched a free replacement program for all devices...

Oct 13, 2026, 12:09 AM
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XRP Ledger Patches Decade-Old Bug That Could Create Unspent XRP

Researchers discovered a flaw in the XRP Ledger that could have allowed payments to create spendable XRP without proper ...

Oct 12, 2026, 01:07 PM
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Ledger Confirms Unauthorized Implant in CryptoBilis Reseller Devices

Ledger confirmed an unauthorized hardware implant in at least one device sold by Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, w...

Oct 12, 2026, 07:06 AM
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U.S. Charges Two Men in $389 Million Cryptocurrency Laundering Scheme

Federal prosecutors charged two Eastern European nationals with operating AudiA6, a cryptocurrency mixing service allege...

Oct 12, 2026, 04:03 AM
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Ledger Confirms Hardware Implant in Malaysia-Made Devices; Reports Extend to Europe

Ledger confirmed that at least one hardware wallet device contained a physical implant, with the compromise traced to Ma...

Oct 11, 2026, 07:02 PM
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Bubblemaps Challenges Soulja Boy's Apology Over Meme Coin Promotions

Bubblemaps publicly questioned rapper Soulja Boy's apology for promoting a meme coin tied to alleged scammer Sahil Arora...

Oct 11, 2026, 06:05 PM
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Ledger Links All Confirmed Fund Drainings to CryptoBilis-Sold Devices

Ledger said Tuesday that all confirmed cases of user funds being drained from hardware wallets involved devices sold thr...

Oct 11, 2026, 06:02 PM
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