Security Incidents

According to a paper posted Wednesday, researchers working with AI coding agents reduced the computing resources needed to perform a key step in a potential quantum attack on Bitcoin and Ethereum by 86%. More than 100 participants in the ECDSA.Fail competition, launched by Eigen Labs in May,

Political memecoin projects tied to President Donald Trump, Argentine President Javier Milei, and viral personality Hailey Welch launched between January and February 2025, generating combined investor losses exceeding $4 billion. The $TRUMP token launched on January 17, 2025, reached an all-time

The Liquid Network resumed block production on Thursday following a $320 million Bitcoin withdrawal exploit, though transactions and peg operations remain suspended as recovery efforts continue. The network paused operations on Sept. 6 after actors claiming to be white-hat hackers withdrew

According to Liquid's official X account on Thursday, the Liquid Network has resumed block production following a $320 million Bitcoin withdrawal on September 6. However, transactions and peg operations remain suspended while recovery efforts continue. Functionary and bridge nodes have been

According to PANews, Liquid Network resumed block production at 10:00 UTC on September 10 as part of a controlled recovery phase following a hacker attack, but transactions remain suspended as a precautionary measure. Blockstream reported that all required Functionary node and bridge node updates ha

Malone Lam, a 22-year-old school dropout from Singapore, pleaded guilty on September 8, 2026 to a racketeering conspiracy charge tied to the theft and laundering of more than $245 million in digital assets. Lam admitted in US District Court in Washington, DC to participating in a RICO conspiracy tha

According to the US Department of Justice, Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singapore national based in Miami, pleaded guilty on September 8, 2026, to one count of RICO conspiracy related to the theft and laundering of over $245 million in digital assets. Lam led an international cybercrime ring that

According to Trezor, hardware wallet users received phishing emails on September 9 claiming a critical "STM32 Entropy Vulnerability" from the company's authentic email address. The emails were engineered to trick holders into entering their recovery phrases to supposedly fix a fabricated hardware

According to CCTV Finance, on September 10, China's central bank and public security authorities dismantled a network of underground money houses using virtual currencies for money laundering. The criminal rings posed as credit card debt relief services to recruit agents across multiple provinces, d

According to PinGo's official statement, the DePIN project on TON network recently confirmed that a security incident was related to TON blockchain's asynchronous execution mechanism. The team announced it will upgrade its smart contract to improve protocol security and prevent similar issues. PinGo

Tether froze approximately $39.3 million in USDT across 10 addresses on the TRON blockchain on September 8. Blockchain intelligence platform MistTrack identified the restrictions and attributed the addresses to Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language guarantee marketplace that investigators say has

According to blockchain intelligence platform MistTrack, on September 8, Tether froze approximately $39.3 million in USDT across 10 addresses on the TRON blockchain linked to Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language guarantee marketplace. At least one affected address held more than $10 million. The U.S

According to Trezor official warning posted on X today (September 10), the hardware wallet manufacturer warned users of a sophisticated phishing campaign launched after a third-party email provider breach. Attackers sent fraudulent security alerts claiming an STM32 microcontroller defect, with email

According to Financial Times, traditional trust firms are increasingly rejecting offshore trust arrangements for cryptocurrency-wealthy individuals, citing concerns over fund source verification, money laundering risks, asset price volatility, and private key custody liabilities. Specialized

Hardware wallet makers Trezor and BitBox warned users on Wednesday about phishing emails disguised as urgent security notices after suspected compromises involving third-party email services. Trezor said its email provider had been breached, while BitBox's preliminary review indicated its

According to Trezor, on September 9, attackers used a compromised third-party email provider to send a phishing email posing as a critical security alert. The fraudulent message, titled "Critical Security Alert: STM32 Entropy Vulnerability," falsely claimed a hardware flaw in the STM32