Crypto Hacks and Security, Page 3 of 19

Dunkler Leitstand eines Sicherheits-Kontrollraums bei Nacht, leere Bedienpulte, ein einzelnes rotes Warnlicht taucht den Raum in kaltes Rot

$766 Million Lost to Crypto Hacks in One Month: What It Means for Your Custody

CertiK counts around $766.4 million in damage for September 2026, the highest monthly figure of the year. Two incidents carry more than 92 percent of it, and both hit a place where your balance could be sitting too.

17 days ago

Offenes Stahl-Tresortor, durch das ein Strom goldener Münzen zurück in den Tresor fließt

Bitget after the hack: withdrawals are back and the Protection Fund is above $300 million

Six days after the attack, Bitget is back with strong numbers: withdrawals for Bitcoin, Ether and USDT are running again, the Protection Fund was refilled two days ahead of its own deadline, and the proof of reserves shows 131 percent coverage.

17 days ago

Metallmünze versinkt zur Hälfte in einer undurchsichtigen schwarzen Lache, die Oberfläche schließt sich über ihr

Zcash today: 2,746 ZEC from the Bitget hack vanish into the Ironwood pool

Wallets from the Bitget break-in pushed 2,746 ZEC into Zcash's Ironwood pool on Wednesday morning, roughly $3.9 million. What the shielding means for tracing, and what applies to your exchange account from July 2027.

17 days ago

Schweres Stahl-Tresortor schwingt in einem dunklen Korridor zu und staut einen Strom physischer Bitcoin-Münzen davor auf

NEAR Intents Blocks $50 Million From the Bitget Hack: Why THORChain Let the Swaps Through

A cross-chain protocol says it stopped more than $50 million in transfers from the Bitget attack and froze $503,000. The case shows who can halt funds in transit and what that means for your custody.

17 days ago

Halb offenes Stahl-Tresortor, aus dem ein Strom physischer Münzen nach draußen in die Dunkelheit fließt

Customers Pull $463 Million From Bitget: The Consequences for Reserves and Custody

After the attack of September 24, customers pulled around $463 million out of Bitget within a day, the largest single-day outflow since DefiLlama began tracking reserves. The user protection fund fell from $464 million to below $200 million in the process.

18 days ago

Reihe fabrikneuer, fest verschlossener Vorhängeschlösser an einer Stahlstange, am Ende ein altes offenes Schloss, daneben eine Bitcoin-Münze

MEXC Refunds $340,000: The Attacker's API Key Survived the Account Freeze

During an account takeover at MEXC, an attacker created an API key with withdrawal rights that the exchange did not revoke when it restored the account. Twenty-seven minutes after the withdrawal freeze expired, roughly $340,000 was gone.

18 days ago

Massives Stahltresortor einen Spalt offen, der Riegel unversehrt, ein fremder Messingschlüssel steckt in einem Nebenschloss am Rand, davor eine Münze mit Bitcoin-Zeichen

Bitget discloses the flaw at its supplier and sets out the timetable for withdrawals

Bitget has disclosed how the attackers reached its withdrawal systems on September 24: through a previously unknown flaw in a security product it had bought in. The second stage of the withdrawal schedule opens today at 08:00 UTC, and for the balance you keep on any exchange the case changes the arithmetic.

18 days ago

Zwei Münzen auf dunklem Stahl: die linke vollständig in einem milchigen Eisblock eingeschlossen, die rechte frei daneben im Licht

Ripple Cannot Freeze 83 Million Dollars in Stolen XRP: What to Check in Custody and Deposits

The attacker from the Bitget incident has moved around 83 million dollars in XRP, and Ripple has no technical means to stop it. What can be frozen, what cannot, and why an account freeze also hits investors with no connection to the case.

20 days ago

Drei gleich aussehende Metallschlüssel auf einer Schiefertafel, zwei davon stecken in einem Messingmechanismus, der dritte liegt unberührt daneben, davor eine geprägte Münze

Setting Up a Multisig Wallet: When Two of Three Keys Are Worth It for You

A multisig wallet demands several keys for a transfer and so makes a single theft worthless. We show which threshold fits you, what you have to back up besides the keys, and why most setups fail at the configuration.

21 days ago

Durchtrennte Telefonkabel mit blanken Kupferadern neben einem leeren Messing-Amtsstempel und einer Goldmuenze mit Bitcoin-Zeichen

Operation Herakles disconnects 13,888 phone numbers: what to check on crypto investment calls

Six authorities have disconnected 13,888 phone numbers used by investment fraudsters to call their victims in Operation Herakles, 9,304 of them in the past three months alone. What the Federal Network Agency now requires of telecoms providers and which three checks protect you from the scheme.

21 days ago