EthereumBeginnerCybersecurity firm Hacken faced a significant blow when a leaked private key tied to its minting account allowed an unauthorized actor to create roughly $250,000 worth of its native token, HAI. Within hours, HAI’s value collapsed by nearly 99%, tumbling from approximately $0.015 to a mere…
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GeneralBeginnerThe crypto world is entering what experts are calling a “crime supercycle.” According to blockchain sleuths ZachXBT and Taylor Monahan, the rise of memecoins endorsed by high‑profile political figures—coupled with regulators dropping key cases—has created a fertile environment for scammers.…
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SuiBeginnerCetus, the native decentralized exchange (DEX) on Sui, has dusted itself off after a harrowing exploit in late May — a vulnerability in the pricing logic was used to siphon off roughly $220 million in minutes. The attack was swift and dramatic, targeting liquidity pools by inflating and draining…
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GeneralBeginnerA 35-year-old man from Ukraine’s Poltava region has been arrested for orchestrating a large-scale cryptojacking scheme, according to a June 4 statement by Ukraine’s National Police cyber division. Authorities say the suspect illegally accessed over 5,000 customer accounts of a global hosting…
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EthereumBeginnerTaiwan-based cryptocurrency exchange BitoPro experienced a significant security breach, resulting in the loss of over $11.5 million from its hot wallets across Ethereum, Tron, Solana, and Polygon networks. The incident came to light weeks later, when blockchain investigator ZachXBT highlighted…
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SuiBeginnerCetus, the Sui-based decentralized exchange, fell victim to a major hack that saw more than $220 million in assets stolen on May 22. Thankfully, thanks to a rapid response by Sui validators, about $162 million of those funds have already been frozen. On May 27, Sui’s official X account shared that…
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EthereumBeginnerA recent incident has highlighted the growing sophistication of phishing attacks in the cryptocurrency space. An investor lost a total of $2.6 million in stablecoins after falling victim to two separate zero-value transfer phishing scams within a mere three-hour window. This method, which exploits…
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GeneralBeginnerThe Cetus decentralized exchange suffered a $223 million loss due to a vulnerability in its automated market maker (AMM) protocol. Blockchain security firm Dedaub’s post-mortem report revealed that the exploit stemmed from a flaw in the most significant bits (MSB) check within the AMM’s code. This…
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SuiBeginnerCetus, a decentralized crypto exchange (DEX) built on the Sui blockchain, announced that it has managed to freeze $162 million out of the over $220 million stolen during a hack on May 22. The Cetus team is collaborating with the Sui Foundation and other ecosystem partners to attempt and retrieve…
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ZKsyncBeginnerThe X account of Ethereum’s layer 2 network, ZKsync, and its developer, Matter Labs, was compromised on May 13, with hackers spreading misinformation. They falsely claimed that the network was under investigation by US authorities, among other misleading messages. The hacked ZKsync-related X…
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BitcoinBeginnerThe seizure, announced on May 9 by German authorities, has seized €34 million (approximately $38 million) in cryptocurrency from the eXch platform, which is implicated in laundering funds stolen during the record-breaking $1.5 billion Bybit hack. The seizure, announced on May 9 by Germany’s…
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