Fears of AI-driven DeFi hack epidemic overstated for now — but not for long
A wave of high profile crypto hacks in April that many suspected had been orchestrated using sophisticated AI tools to identify smart contract exploits, led...
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Hugging Face CEO Thanks Chinese AI for Saving the Day After OpenAI Hack
In brief Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue thanked Z.ai on X saying the Chinese model became “a key part of our defense” during the breach...
OpenAI says AI models escaped containment to hack Hugging Face
OpenAI called it an “unprecedented cyber incident” after its AI models broke out of their sandbox to hack an AI startup during a security evaluation....
South Korea targets Dunamu over Upbit hack as legal gaps emerge
South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has begun a formal sanctions process against Dunamu, the operator of crypto exchange Upbit, over the major wallet breach reported...
Humanity Protocol to prioritize operational security following $36M hack
Humanity Protocol will refocus its cybersecurity efforts on operational security following a June $36 million exploit that was traced back to a compromised employee laptop,...
Funds Never Held: GhostSwap’s Non-Custodial Model vs the 2026 Hack Wave
Hacks have always been part of crypto, but in 2026, it does look like we are noticing more and more of them, especially on custodial...
Gnosis Pay reveals hidden flaw behind $1.5 million crypto hack
Gnosis Pay has revealed that a software flaw dating back to October 2023 enabled the $1.5 million exploit of its card safe infrastructure, while confirming...
Polymarket hack losses rise to $3.1M as refund pledge faces scrutiny
Polymarket’s latest security incident has grown larger after blockchain intelligence firm AMLBot updated the estimated losses to about $3.1 million. Summary Polymarket’s frontend phishing attack...
This AI Agent Survived 6,000 Hack Attempts—Here’s How
In brief Developer Fernando Irarrázaval’s experiment at hackmyclaw.com drew over 6,000 hack attempts from more than 2,000 attackers after going viral on Hacker News. Nobody...
DeFi TVL drops 39% in 2026 amid market downturn and record hack activity
Total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) has fallen by about 39% in 2026 so far, declining to just over $70 billion from roughly...