15 attackers now draining vulnerable Coldcard wallets, report
Coldcard’s hardware wallet bug has attracted at least 15 attackers who who've stolen BTC from thousands of victims.
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100,000 UK police officers caught in hacker group’s ransomware debut
UK Police have confirmed that the fresh-faced ransomware group ExfilSquad has stolen its data, making its previously doubted threats real.
A timeline of Coldcard’s $85M bitcoin theft
Coldcard firmware didn't properly utilize true random number generators, letting attackers sweep over 1,359 BTC last week.
Polymarket users lose $3 million after frontend hack
A hack targeting one of Polymarket’s third-party vendors has resulted in $3M worth of crypto being stolen from users.
LastPass customer info leaked again after third-party data breach
LastPass users have been warned to look out for social engineering and phishing attacks that may attempt to swindle them out of their funds.
Polymarket exploited for $700K in private key hack
Attackers have exploited prediction market platform Polymarket and stolen roughly $700K worth of crypto in a presumed private key hack.
Bridge hacks back in vogue as Verus exploit brings 2026 total to $329M
Recent years have seen bridge exploits mostly replaced by a focus on complex social engineering and supply-chain compromises.
Crypto hackers snatch over $1B in 68 incidents this year
The ongoing crypto hack epidemic has seen 30 hacks so far in April, with 12 in the last week alone totaling $11M in losses.
Bitcoin Depot didn’t spot 50 BTC hack for three days, report
An SEC filing states that Bitcoin Depot was hacked for 50.9 BTC on March 23 but onchain sleuth ZachXBT says it took place three days earlier.
DeFi lending platform Compound Finance hijacked again
The Compound incident is the latest in a string of website hijackings that have also affected Maple Finance, OpenEden and Curvance.