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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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TrapDoor Malware Campaign Targets Crypto Wallets Across npm, PyPI, Rust

Security researchers identified a coordinated malware campaign called TrapDoor spreading through npm, PyPI, and Rust pac...

May 25, 2026, 12:08 PM
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FTX Legal Adviser Fenwick & West Settles Customer Lawsuit for $54M

Law firm Fenwick & West agreed Tuesday to pay $54 million to settle a class action lawsuit from former FTX customers who...

May 25, 2026, 12:01 PM
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AI May Be Accelerating Quantum Threat to Cryptography, Experts Warn

Security researchers warn that artificial intelligence could compress the timeline for quantum computers to break curren...

May 24, 2026, 04:04 PM
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StablR Stablecoins EURR and USDR Depeg After Minting Key Compromise

StablR's EURR and USDR stablecoins depegged after an attacker compromised the protocol's minting key, enabling unauthori...

May 24, 2026, 03:03 PM
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XRP Users Targeted by Fake Xaman Wallet and Airdrop Scams

Xaman founder Wietse Wind issued a warning Tuesday that fake Xaman desktop wallet versions and fraudulent airdrop scheme...

May 24, 2026, 11:10 AM
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France Accounts for 70% of Reported Crypto Wrench Attacks in 2026

France experienced 41 kidnappings linked to cryptocurrency holdings in 2026, representing 70% of all reported wrench att...

May 24, 2026, 11:01 AM
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Glassnode: $500B in Bitcoin Vulnerable to Quantum Threat

Glassnode on-chain research identifies nearly $500 billion in Bitcoin that could be vulnerable to quantum computing atta...

May 24, 2026, 08:03 AM
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US Treasury Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Associates for Crypto Money Laundering

The US Treasury Department designated multiple individuals and entities allegedly operating cryptocurrency money-launder...

May 24, 2026, 07:04 AM
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OpenClaw Creators Warn of AI-Generated Code Quality Crisis

OpenClaw developers have raised concerns about deteriorating code quality from AI generation tools, coining the term 'vi...

May 24, 2026, 07:01 AM
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Crypto CEO Security Costs Rise as Physical Attacks on Executives Climb 75%

Security expenses for cryptocurrency executives are rising sharply as reported physical attacks on industry leaders incr...

May 23, 2026, 07:03 PM
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Brazilian Police Raid Reveals Gang-Run Crypto Mining Operation Powered by Stolen Electricity

Rio de Janeiro Civil Police discovered a 30-computer crypto mining farm operated by Comando Vermelho that drew power fro...

May 23, 2026, 12:05 PM
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Aptos Unveils Encrypted Mempool to Reduce Front-Running Risk

Aptos introduced an encrypted mempool feature that obscures transaction intent until block confirmation, aiming to mitig...

May 23, 2026, 06:01 AM
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