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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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CybersecurityBlockchain
2 Sources

Polymarket Investigates Account Breaches Linked to Third-Party Login Tool

Polymarket users have reported account breaches tied to a vulnerability in a third-party login provider. While speculati...

Dec 31, 2025, 10:38 AM
PolymarketMagic Labs
CybersecurityTechnology Incident
2 Sources

Polymarket Blames Third-Party Login Tool for User Account Breaches

Polymarket has linked recent user account breaches to a third-party login provider, sparking concerns about the security...

Dec 31, 2025, 10:37 AM
PolymarketMagic Labs
BlockchainCybersecurity
2 Sources

Gnosis Chain Hard Fork Recovers $120M Stolen in Balancer Exploit

Gnosis Chain has executed a hard fork to recover $120 million stolen in a November exploit targeting the Balancer protoc...

Dec 31, 2025, 04:09 AM
Gnosis ChainBalancer
CybersecurityCryptocurrency
2 Sources

Polymarket Security Breach Tied to Third-Party Provider Vulnerability

Polymarket has attributed recent account breaches and drained funds to a compromised third-party provider, not its core ...

Dec 31, 2025, 03:11 AM
Polymarket
CryptocurrencyCybersecurity
2 Sources

Social Engineering Scams Cost Crypto Industry Billions in 2025

The crypto industry faced unprecedented losses in 2025 as sophisticated social engineering scams, amplified by AI, drain...

Dec 31, 2025, 03:06 AM
CybersecurityCryptocurrency
2 Sources

AI-Powered Social Engineering Scams Cost Crypto Industry Billions in 2025

The crypto industry lost billions in 2025 due to advanced social engineering attacks. AI advancements are expected to es...

Dec 31, 2025, 03:06 AM
CryptoAI
BlockchainSecurity
2 Sources

Flow Blockchain Drops Rollback Plan Amid Decentralization Concerns

Flow blockchain has abandoned its rollback plan after a $3.9M exploit, responding to community concerns about decentrali...

Dec 29, 2025, 09:35 PM
Flow (blockchain)
Web3Cybersecurity
2 Sources

North Korea-Linked Hacks Could Drive $4B Web3 Losses in 2025

Web3 platforms are projected to lose nearly $4 billion in 2025, with over half of these losses attributed to North Korea...

Dec 29, 2025, 02:36 PM
HackenNorth Korea
CryptocurrencyCybersecurity
2 Sources

Trust Wallet Faces Surge in False Claims After Christmas Day Exploit

Trust Wallet is tackling a wave of fraudulent compensation claims following a Christmas Day security exploit that affect...

Dec 29, 2025, 01:25 PM
Trust Wallet
CryptocurrencyCybersecurity
2 Sources

Trust Wallet Hack: Verification Challenges Amid Fraudulent Claims Surge

Trust Wallet is investigating a Christmas Day exploit that affected 2,596 wallet addresses. The platform is now verifyin...

Dec 29, 2025, 01:25 PM
Trust Wallet