Resolv hack shows DeFi learned nothing from last contagion
After a hacker minted 80M USR, the resulting depeg has sown chaos across DeFi yield vaults, and "risk curators" face scrutiny once again.
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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.
DeFi exploiter targets lending protocols with oracle tricks
Ploutos Money used the BTC/USD price for USDC, leading to $400K of ETH being lent against just $8 of collateral.
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?
Balancer exploit drains $129M in DeFi disaster
The exploit, which hit Balancer's v2 liquidity pools on multiple blockchains, reportedly affected projects that "forked" the exchange's code.
Ledger faces backlash for charging fees on ‘free’ security upgrade
Ledger fine print revealed that the “free” service would cost $10 per transaction or 0.05% of the amount transferred, on top of gas costs.
Fears of $27M Venus Protocol hack turn out to be phishing attack on power user
The Venus Protocol user signed a malicious delegation transaction, granting the attacker's contract control over their deposited funds.
Bitcoin DeFi project ALEX exploited again, aBTC depegs
The issue concerns failed transactions on Stacks, a DeFi-focused layer two scaling solution for the Bitcoin network.
DeFi security researcher implicated in $50M Radiant Capital hack
Smart contract investigator Nick L. Franklin is suspected of involvement in a $50M hack on Radiant Capital, carried out by Lazarus Group.