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BinanceSecurityFour wallets accumulated $15M in FARTCOIN long positions on Hyperliquid, triggering a cascade of liquidations that drained roughly $1.5M from the HLP vault.
On-chain investigator ZachXBT uncovered a sophisticated DPRK IT worker network embedded in crypto projects after obtaining leaked data from an internal North Korean payment server containing 390 accounts and crypto transaction records.
Olaoluwa Osuntokun has released a working prototype of a zk-STARK-based tool that lets Bitcoin wallet owners prove ownership without exposing private keys, offering an escape route if emergency quantum-defense measures freeze existing signature schemes.
The largest Bitcoin ATM operator, Bitcoin Depot, disclosed the theft of 50.9 BTC from its corporate wallets. The breach comes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny and declining financial performance.
Solana-based DEX Stabble issued an emergency call for users to withdraw liquidity after its former CTO was identified as a DPRK-linked individual by ZachXBT. The platform's TVL dropped from $2 million to $600,000 within 24 hours.
Bitcoin Core developers will showcase specially crafted "attack blocks" on the Signet testnet on April 8, highlighting four consensus vulnerabilities that BIP-54 aims to fix.
Solana Foundation has unveiled STRIDE, a comprehensive security assessment framework, alongside the SIRN crisis response network — both designed to strengthen protocol defenses across the Solana ecosystem.
MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan revealed that DPRK IT workers have been infiltrating DeFi projects for at least seven years, contributing code to protocols like SushiSwap, Thorchain, and Yearn.
Drift Protocol has published findings from its investigation into the $280M hack that occurred on April 1. The attack has been attributed to North Korean group UNC4736, which spent six months infiltrating the project.
This week's cybersecurity highlights include a Russian trojan that mocks its victims while stealing crypto, charges against the Uranium Finance hacker, and a massive European Commission data breach by ShinyHunters.
Ireland's government launched a pilot digital wallet on April 3 that includes age verification functionality aimed at protecting teenagers on social media platforms.
Security researchers from Diverg, TRM Labs, and Elliptic have confirmed that North Korea's Lazarus Group (TraderTraitor) was behind the $280M exploit of DeFi protocol Drift. The attack marks Lazarus's 18th hack in 2026.
CircleSecuritySolana-based DeFi platform Drift Protocol lost at least $280 million in a hack on April 1. The DRIFT token dropped 37% while Circle faces criticism for failing to freeze stolen USDC.
Blockchain auditor CertiK published a comprehensive report detailing multiple attack vectors through the OpenClaw AI agent, including gateway takeover, malicious plugins, and targeted attacks on popular crypto wallets.
Weekly cybersecurity roundup: Torg Grabber infostealer targets 728 browser-based crypto wallets, GlassWorm campaign hides C2 addresses in Solana blockchain, and the UK imposes sanctions on crypto marketplace Xinbi linked to scam compounds.
An attacker exploited a vulnerability in the Resolv protocol, minting 50 million unbacked USR tokens and causing the stablecoin to lose its dollar peg, resulting in approximately $25 million in losses.
Google's Threat Intelligence Group has uncovered DarkSword, a sophisticated full-chain iOS exploit. Its Ghostblade module specifically targets cryptocurrency wallet data and seed phrases.
The head of Thai crypto platform 1000X has fled to the UAE amid $42M fraud allegations, while scammers distributed fake TRC-20 tokens posing as the FBI — key cybersecurity incidents of the week.
The US Department of Justice charged Super Micro Computer co-founder Steve Liau with orchestrating a $2.5 billion scheme to illegally export AI chip-equipped servers to China through Southeast Asian intermediaries.
Immunefi reports that the average crypto protocol hack causes approximately $24.5 million in damages, while 84% of affected tokens fail to recover their pre-hack prices within six months.
BTQ Technologies released v0.3.0 of the Bitcoin Quantum testnet featuring the first working implementation of BIP-360, a P2MR standard designed to protect transactions from quantum computer attacks.
Galaxy Digital's head of research Alex Thorn argues that fears about quantum computers breaking Bitcoin are exaggerated, while developers are already preparing countermeasures.
Crypto gift card platform Bitrefill disclosed a March 1 cyberattack. The company's investigation points to North Korea's Lazarus Group (BlueNoroff division) as the likely perpetrator.
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