One laptop: How poor security ruined Humanity Protocol
The crypto community has voiced suspicions over what Humanity claims was a single compromised laptop which led to two compromised multisigs.
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DeFi projects lose $6M in fresh string of exploits this week
Tuesday saw four separate hacks, with over $5M stolen. Two more incidents took place the day before, but with minimal losses.
Google warns over 200 million iPhone crypto wallets at risk
Google has warned that over 200M iPhones face multiple zero-day exploits that specifically target mobile crypto wallets.
2025’s biggest crypto hacks: From exchange breaches to DeFi exploits
Protos takes a look back at 2025's biggest, strangest, and most significant crypto hacks. Have we learned anything?
Jill Gunter has wallet drained via vulnerable ThirdWeb contract
Jill Gunter, a 10-year crypto veteran, had $30,000 drained due to an 8-month-old vulnerability in a ThirdWeb contract.
On-chain ransom negotiations show ShibaSwap hacker won’t be low-balled
K9 Finance offered a low-ball bounty for the return of tokens stolen in the ShibaSwap hack, but the hacker wants 10 times the initial offer.
OKX SIM-swap leads to discovery of 2FA security flaw
Two OKX users who lost access to their accounts and crypto led security analysts to discover a verification flaw in OKX security.
‘EtherHiding’ hack uses Binance blockchain to extort WordPress users
Due to the poorly policed programmability of Binance Smart Chain, EtherHiding can serve devastating code directly from the blockchain.
Bitcoin dev says 200 BTC stolen just before Proof of Keys day
Luke Dashjr is asking for donations from the community for the third time but some are questioning his story and why he needs money at all.
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Explained: Why hackers keep exploiting cross-blockchain bridges
Safe passage of crypto assets over cross-blockchain bridges is perilous. Traverse the chasm from one chain to another at your own risk.