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.
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Ledger confirms customer data leaked in third-party Global-e breach
Global-e hasn't said how many users have been affected but Ledger says the incident "remains separate to the operations of any Ledger device."
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.
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.
Crypto has become Kim Jong-Un’s lifeline — and Russia’s secret weapon
According to a new report, crypto is earning North Korea billions in foreign currency every year and it's helping Russia acquire weapons.
Coinbase hacker panic-sold ETH during market crash at a $4.5M loss
The hacker linked to the theft of 400 BTC panic-sold their ETH during today's crypto crash and lost $4.5M in the process.
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Inside the fallout from PeckShield’s Synnax Labs audit
Synnax Labs claims PeckShield overlooked an attack vector in its audit that was linked to the $1.7 million hack of Abracadabra.
UXLINK goes from bad, to worse, to weird after hacker loses stolen tokens
Yesterday, a hack hit “AI-powered web3 social platform and infrastructure” UXLINK, draining $11M in crypto from its multi-signature wallets.