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Drift Protocol Exploiter Linked to April's $285M Hack Resumes Activity
A wallet tied to the Drift Protocol exploiter behind April's roughly $285 million hack has resumed on-chain activity after about three months of dormancy, renewing scrutiny of the funds linked to one of the year's larger DeFi incidents.
Summer.fi Exploiter Moves Majority of Stolen Funds
The attacker behind the Summer. fi exploit has moved the majority of the stolen funds out of the wallet that received them, shifting attention from the initial breach to the harder questions of traceability and recovery.
42DAO exploited for $912,000 after abnormal BTCB oracle price update
The estimated loss of about $912,000 has been attributed to an abnormal BTCB oracle price update inside the affected protocol. BTCB is the BNB Chain representation of Bitcoin, and its price feed is central to how the protocol values collateral and positions.
Ziliqa Reports Security Incident Involving Exchange Partner
Zilliqa has been tied to a security incident involving an exchange partner, with early reporting pointing to a cold wallet theft affecting ZIL. The scope, cause, and final losses remain unconfirmed, and much of what has circulated so far has not been independently verified.
Kaspersky Uncovers Malware in Fake GitHub Apps Targeting Crypto Investors
Kaspersky has uncovered a malware campaign that abuses fake GitHub apps and repositories to target crypto investors, using the trusted image of the world's largest code-hosting platform to trick users into installing data-stealing and Bitcoin-draining software.
FBI Arrests Hacker Accused of Crypto-Stealing Malware in Steam Games
Federal authorities have arrested a man accused of hiding crypto-stealing malware in Steam video games, an alleged scheme investigators say drained roughly $220,000 from victims' wallets.
Report Says Early Solana Holder Lost 181,000 SOL in Theft as Funds Moved to Ethereum
An early Solana holder reportedly lost 181,000 SOL in a theft, with the stolen funds subsequently moved to Ethereum, according to multiple crypto security reports that have drawn attention to cross-chain fund movement risks.
Binance Alpha token TAC plunges more than 90% in 15 minutes
TAC, a token listed on Binance Alpha, crashed more than 90% in roughly 15 minutes, delivering one of the sharpest single-token collapses seen on the platform this year and raising immediate questions about liquidity conditions and trader exposure.
Summer.fi exploiter moves and mixes $6.017 million in DAI
Security firm Blockaid flagged the suspicious wallet activity , drawing renewed attention to the incident. The original exploit, which PeckShield identified as a roughly 6 million DAI theft from Summer.
PeckShield Says Summer.fi Was Hacked for 6 Million DAI
Blockchain security firm PeckShield has flagged a reported exploit targeting Summer. fi, a decentralized finance lending and borrowing protocol, with an estimated loss of 6 million DAI.
UxlLink Exploiter Buys 6,001 ETH With $10.54M DAI, Uses Tornado Cash
A wallet linked to the UxlLink exploit used $10. 54 million in DAI to purchase 6,001 ETH before routing a portion of the proceeds through Tornado Cash, the sanctioned cryptocurrency mixer, in a sequence that complicates any future recovery efforts.
What Redemption, Custody, and Issuer Risk Look Like in Tokenized RWA Products
Tokenized RWA products are often easier to access than the underlying traditional asset, but the real risk sits in redemption rules, custody structure, and the issuer promises that sit between the token and the real-world claim.