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BigONE Exchange Suffers Supply Chain Attack, Losses Exceed $27M

BigONE exchange confirmed the attack, assuring users that all private keys remain secure and user assets are safe.

, by Sujha Sundararajan

Blockchain News

H1 2025 Crypto Losses Outpace 2024; CertiK Counts 344 Onchain Heists, $187M Recovered

CertiK has reported crypto investors have lost an estimated $2.29 billion to hacks, scams and wallet breaches in the first half of 2025. Two outsized incidents at Bybit and Cetus Protocol have dominated the damage, while phishing and flawed smart contracts have driven hundreds of smaller cases.

, by Hassan Shittu

Blockchain News

Iran’s Nobitex Starts Recovery Efforts After $90M Exploit

Nobitex has started gradually restoring wallet access for verified users after a $90m cyberattack disrupted Iran’s largest crypto exchange earlier this month.

, by Shalini Nagarajan

CertiK Says $302M Lost to Web3 Scams, Hacks, and Exploits in May

Blockchain security firm CertiK has released its May 2025 Security Report, revealing that over $302 million was lost across Web3 through scams, hacks, and exploits. While the overall losses marked a 16.94% decrease from April’s $364 million, one attack vector—code vulnerability—saw a dramatic...

, by Tanzeel Akhtar

Vancouver NHL Canucks X Account Hacked, Deepfake Musk Video Promises ‘Crypto Giveaway’

The Vancouver Canucks, Canada’s professional NHL ice hockey team, announced the launch of a new meme coin on X, only to later confirm that its social media account has been compromised. “Please disregard any recent posts until further notice,” a statement from the NHL club read. “We are working...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

Crypto Hacks and Scams Hit $364M in April, Says CertiK

April 2025 became yet another historic month for the crypto industry, as blockchain security firm CertiK confirmed that a staggering $364 million was lost to scams, hacks, and phishing attacks. This figure marks a 1,163% increase from March's $28.8 million in losses. The surge, according...

, by Hassan Shittu

Bybit CEO: 77% of Hacked Funds Still Traceable, 20% Lost, 3% Frozen

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has provided an update on the movement of hacked funds, revealing that of the $1.4 billion stolen, 77% remains traceable.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Bybit Hacker Launders 270K ETH Via THORChain, Still Holds $514M

Bybit hacker has begun laundering 54% of the total stolen funds via THORChain, data from Lookonchain revealed. The hacker laundered 270,000 ETH, equivalent to approximately $605 million. This represents over half of approximately 400,000 ETH stolen from the exchange. Bybit hacker still holds...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

Bybit Hack Proceeds May Now Be Routed Through Mixers: Elliptic

The $1.4b stolen from crypto exchange Bybit will likely be laundered through mixers as hackers attempt to erase the transaction trail, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. Elliptic warned on Sunday that hackers may use crypto mixers next if past laundering patterns continue....

, by Shalini Nagarajan

Stablecoin Bank Infini Hit by $49.5M Exploit, Founder Vows Full Repayment

Following the $1.4 billion Bybit hack on Friday, Hong Kong-based stablecoin digital bank Infini suffered a security breach, losing nearly $50 million in USDC. Initial reports suggest that the hacker used private keys to steal $49.5 million in USDC, swapped it for DAI, then converted it to ETH via...

, by Jai Pratap

Bybit CEO: ETH Gap Closed Post $1.4B Hack, Exchange to Publish POR Audit

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou announced Monday that the exchange has fully restored its Ethereum holdings. It follows a major security breach that resulted in a $1.5b loss in liquid-staked Ether (ETH) and MegaETH (mETH). To reassure users, Zhou said an audited proof-of-reserves (PoR) report will be...

, by Shalini Nagarajan

Crypto Hacks and Scams Cost the Industry over $3 Billion in 2024: Report

On January 9, PeckShieldAlert, a blockchain security and forensic platform, revealed that crypto hacks and scams cost $3.01 billion in 2024. This represents a substantial 15% increase compared to the $2.61 billion lost in the crypto industry in 2023, thus indicating a worrying upward trend in...

FBI, Japanese Police Find N. Korean TraderTraitor Links in $300M Bitcoin Hack

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Japan’s National Police Agency, noted that a North Korean hacking group, TraderTraitor, orchestrated the infamous Japanese exchange DMM Bitcoin hack. In May, the exchange lost 4,502.9 Bitcoin, comprising 48.2 billion yen ($305 million) worth of...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

Bankrupt New Zealand Crypto Exchange Cryptopia Returns Millions to Users Following Liquidation

The beleaguered New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia has started returning millions in crypto to account holders, years after its collapse. Cryptopia filed for liquidation after millions of dollars of tokens were stolen from the platform in a 2019 cyber-attack. Around $15.5 million was...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

LastPass Hackers Drain $5.36M From Over 40 Addresses: ZachXBT

LastPass threat actors have allegedly stolen $5.36 million from more than 40 victim addresses, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT reported. The stolen funds were swapped for Ethereum (ETH) and transferred to various instant exchanges from Ethereum to Bitcoin (BTC), ZachXBT wrote on Telegram. The...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ Sentenced to 18 Months for Aiding $4.5B Bitfinex Bitcoin Heist

Heather Morgan, also called Razzlekhan, received an 18-month prison sentence on Monday for her involvement in laundering proceeds from the 2016 Bitfinex hack. The self-proclaimed “Crocodile of Wall Street" collaborated with her husband to launder Bitcoin now valued at $10b. Her sentencing comes...

, by Shalini Nagarajan

Mastermind Behind Bitfinex Hack Gets 5-Year Sentence for Money Laundering

The hacker who stole and laundered billions in Bitcoin from Bitfinex exchange has been sentenced to five years in prison. Ilya Lichtenstein and his social media rapper wife pled guilty last year to laundering $4.5 billion worth of Bitcoin at the time of recovery. Per court documents, quoted by...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

Indian Police Arrest Suspect in Connection with WazirX’s $234M Hack

Indian police recently arrested an individual allegedly linked to the July cyber attack on crypto exchange WazirX, which caused around $234m in losses. SK Masud Alam, from West Bengal, allegedly created a fake account to carry out the cyberattack, according to a police chargesheet seen by...

, by Shalini Nagarajan

Crypto Casino Metawin Suffers Exploit, $4M Drained

Crypto casino platform Metawin lost $4 million from its Ethereum and Solana hot wallets in a hack on November 3. Flagged by crypto sleuth ZachXBT, the stolen funds have been transferred to Kucoin and a HitBTC nested service so far. According to the crypto casino Metawin CEO Richard Skelhorn,...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

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