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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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TRM Labs Flags World Cup 2026 Scams Using Fake Tickets and Betting

TRM Labs warned of rising crypto scams tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including counterfeit ticket portals, rigged mat...

Jun 13, 2026, 05:03 AM
TRM LabsFIFA
Security

Humanity Protocol Attributes $36M Theft to North Korea-Linked Hackers

Humanity Protocol disclosed a $36 million token theft on June 13, attributing the attack to North Korea-linked hackers w...

Jun 12, 2026, 11:03 PM
Humanity ProtocolNorth Korea
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AI Model Uncovers Dormant Zcash Vulnerability, Raising Questions on Crypto Security

Anthropic's AI model discovered a years-old vulnerability in Zcash's shielded pool shortly before the company released a...

Jun 12, 2026, 10:08 PM
ZcashAnthropic
SecurityMarkets

Humanity Protocol $H Token Rises 41% Despite $1B Exploit Loss

Humanity Protocol's $H token gained 41% after the protocol suffered a $1 billion loss from a security exploit. The price...

Jun 12, 2026, 10:02 PM
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US Lawmakers Propose Federal Crypto Crime Task Force

US lawmakers have introduced legislation to establish a federal task force dedicated to investigating cryptocurrency the...

Jun 12, 2026, 04:08 AM
US CongressFBI
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Hackers Drain $36M From Protocols via Unverified Smart Contracts

A coordinated pattern of attacks targeting four Ethereum protocols resulted in $37 million in losses over six months, ac...

Jun 11, 2026, 04:01 AM
TruebitChainalysis
DeFiSecurity

Raydium Pledges Full Refund After $1.3M Solana Pool Exploit

Raydium announced it will fully reimburse users after an exploit drained approximately $1.3 million from five legacy liq...

Jun 10, 2026, 08:04 PM
RaydiumSolana
SecurityRegulation

Washington Man Sentenced to Five Years for Laundering $97M in Fraud Proceeds

Geoffrey K. Auyeung of Newcastle, Washington, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering and was sentenced ...

Jun 10, 2026, 01:09 AM
Geoffrey K. AuyeungU.S. Attorney's Office
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BT Joins Anthropic's Project Glasswing for AI-Powered Vulnerability Scanning

BT has partnered with Anthropic to participate in Project Glasswing, an initiative using AI to identify cybersecurity vu...

Jun 9, 2026, 06:13 PM
BTAnthropic
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Humanity Protocol Breach: Compromised Laptop Led to $36M Token Theft

Humanity Protocol disclosed that attackers exploited a compromised employee laptop to gain access to bridge administrati...

Jun 9, 2026, 06:09 PM
Humanity ProtocolEthereum
Layer 1Security

Zcash Proposes Ironwood Upgrade After Orchard Pool Bug Discovery

Zcash developers unveiled the Ironwood upgrade proposal after a bug in the Orchard shielded pool went undetected since 2...

Jun 8, 2026, 04:05 PM
ZcashIronwood
Security

edgeX Pays Half of June 2 Losses in USDC, Defers Remainder to 2027

edgeX distributed 50% of approved June 2 claims in USDC, with the remaining 50% scheduled for April 2027 as EDGE tokens....

Jun 8, 2026, 11:04 AM
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