Browsing: Security and Privacy
Polygon’s surging USDT0 holder count masks shrinking balances and suspected scam activity amid its broader push into stablecoin payments.An Oct.…
Key TakeawaysGlassnode counts 6.26M BTC with exposed public keys, up from 24.8% of supply in early 2021 to 31.2% now.About…
Key TakeawaysArmed men raided a Thai luxury home, forcing a Chinese expat to transfer $820K in crypto at gunpoint.Thai police…
Key TakeawaysNextblock invested $3 million to fully fund the seed round for blockchain privacy startup Soda Labs.Nextblock’s Pieter van Poecke…
Key TakeawaysSecond lost 0.75 BTC in an exploit targeting its Ark server.The team said no user funds were affected and…
Key TakeawaysAML penalties exceeded $900 million in H1 2025 as machine-speed attacks intensify industry risks.Attackers use AI to accelerate exploits,…
Key TakeawaysBlockaid and several onchain investigators flagged the Base vault Oct. 4 as losses climbed beyond $6 million.Aave converted 1,783…
Key TakeawaysMasked intruders reportedly tortured a UK couple, stealing hundreds of thousands in crypto under death threats.A remote accomplice guided…
Key TakeawaysCore Lightning says attackers are targeting nodes on version 26.06.7 or earlier.Version 26.06.8 landed Sept. 22 with fixes for…
Key TakeawaysTradewiz users lost about $459K across 20,933 wallets after a Sept. 30 private-key exposure.Bitquery linked the drain wallet to…