Security Incidents

Blockchain company Consensys contracted a software developer with ties to North Korea who accessed some of its systems for one month earlier this year. The developer, working under the alias Tyler Knapp, was introduced through a third-party service provider before the company discovered the

According to Drop Site, Consensys unknowingly granted a software developer linked to North Korea system access for approximately one month earlier this year. The developer, operating under the alias Tyler Knapp, was introduced to the company through a third-party service provider and worked as a

On July 17, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky reclaimed his X account and disowned an AI-generated thread promoting real-world asset tokenization that a hacker posted on July 14, which garnered over 700,000 views before being identified and removed. The now-deleted posts argued that tokenization could make b

According to FinanceFeeds, security researchers have discovered a macOS information-stealing malware targeting crypto users that hijacks Telegram Desktop sessions and steals wallet credentials. The malware affects five major wallet applications: Exodus, Atomic, Electrum, Wasabi, and Monero.

The Rotterdam court declared cryptocurrency platform Knaken Cryptohandel BV and its affiliated foundation bankrupt on Thursday after prosecutors reported 7 million euros ($8 million) in customer assets were missing. The court ruling followed the company blocking access to its platform and

Two men linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group were sentenced to five years and six months in prison on Thursday by the United Kingdom National Crime Agency and City of London Police. The pair pleaded guilty during their first court appearance at Woolwich Crown Court on June 22. British

According to the UK National Crime Agency, two hackers linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime group were sentenced to five years and six months on Thursday at Woolwich Crown Court. The pair pleaded guilty on June 22 and were convicted in connection with a $115 million cryptocurrency ransom

According to CertiK, Solana ecosystem protocol DeFiTuna suffered an attack on July 16, losing approximately 569,601 USDC. The attacker exploited a vulnerability by creating a low-liquidity TUNA/USDC pool, routing borrowed USDC through Jupiter to complete the swap. The protocol's downward rounding er

According to BlockBeats, on July 16, Coinbank (币想科技), Taiwan's largest virtual currency exchange, had its CEO Shi Qiren sentenced to 22 years for money laundering and fraud. The Shilin District Court found that Coinbank conspired with fraud rings to launder over 23 billion New Taiwan dollars

Blockchain security firm SlowMist discovered a macOS information-stealing malware that hijacks Telegram Desktop sessions and compromises cryptocurrency wallets. The malware harvests data from the macOS Keychain, Safari cookies, Apple Notes, Telegram Desktop and databases associated with more than a

According to blockchain security firm SlowMist, a macOS malware can hijack Telegram Desktop sessions and steal data from over a dozen cryptocurrency wallets, including Exodus, Atomic, Electrum, Wasabi, Monero, Ledger Live and Trezor Suite. The malware harvests passwords and authenticated sessions f

According to Across Protocol, the cross-chain protocol faced an attack on Solana around 1:30 p.m. UTC today (July 17). User funds remain secure and all cross-chain transactions have completed. Solana deposit functionality has been paused while other protocol operations continue normally. Potential l

According to security firms TenArmor, PeckShield, and DefiTuna, three separate DeFi exploits occurred in the past 24 hours on July 17, resulting in combined losses of approximately $2.17 million. TenArmor identified a vulnerability in FCOW (BNB Smart Chain) that led to $61,300 in losses, while DefiT

According to the Central News Agency, Taiwan's Shilin District Court sentenced the ringleader of crypto exchange BitShine to 22 years in prison on Thursday for defrauding 1,539 victims of NT$1.27 billion ($39 million). The defendant, surnamed Shih, was convicted of illegally providing virtual

DeFi infrastructure firm Enso published a report on July 16 exposing a class of malicious liquidity pools that systematically fake price quotes to cryptocurrency traders. The pools, which Enso calls 'toxic pools,' return attractive quotes during transaction simulations but alter behavior during

According to Enso, on July 16 the DeFi infrastructure company disclosed a class of malicious liquidity pools called "toxic pools" that manipulate trades to return false optimal quotes to wallets and DEX aggregators, then execute with worse pricing or fail when broadcasted on-chain. A compromised