Crypto hack losses top $630M in April, highest since February 2025
The cryptocurrency industry has seen a sharp spike in hacks in April, with losses topping $600 million in the worst month for crypto hacks in...
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Aave, Compound Unveil Technical Plan to Address Fallout From $290M Kelp DAO Hack
In brief The DeFi United coalition has published a technical implementation for restoring rsETH token backing following the Kelp DAO hack. The relief effort secured...
A Zero-Day Hack Triggered a 13-Block Reorg on Litecoin: Are User Funds Actually Safe?
Litecoin (LTC) took a hit on April 25, and not a small one. What exactly triggered the chaos, and whether the hack damage is truly...
The $290 Million KelpDAO Hack Linked to North Korea Wiped $13 Billion From DeFi in Two Days
A $290 million exploit on KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April 18, attributed by LayerZero to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, sent shockwaves through DeFi and erased...
Grinex hack blows a hole in Russia’s sanctions‑evading crypto lifeline
A suspected state‑linked $13m hack has shuttered sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Grinex, cutting a major ruble‑to‑crypto sanctions‑evasion channel. Summary Russian-linked crypto exchange Grinex shuts down...
A $293 Million Hack Wiped $8 Billion From Aave Crypto TVL: Is the DeFi Protocol in Crisis?
Aave crypto is bleeding. The DeFi lending giant has shed nearly 21% over seven days, with AAVE trading around $90–$91 after a weekend that exposed...
LayerZero Pins $292M KelpDAO Bridge Hack on North Korea’s Lazarus Group
In brief Attackers drained roughly $292M from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on Saturday. LayerZero, which powered the breached bridge, tied the hack to North Korea’s Lazarus...
Cloud hosting firm Vercel confirms ‘limited’ hack of user info
Vercel, a cloud hosting provider popular among crypto projects, has confirmed that it suffered a security breach that allowed hackers to make off with a...
Aave's TVL tanks $8B a day after $293M Kelp DAO hack
Total value locked on decentralized lending protocol Aave dropped by nearly $8 billion over the weekend after hackers behind the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit...
Polkadot-Ethereum Bridge Hack Losses Were 10x Worse Than Reported, Team Admits
In brief Hyperbridge’s exploit was about 10x worse than originally feared, with estimated losses now around $2.5 million. The protocol originally reported that there were...