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205 stories on cryptocurrency, newest first, from 263 briefings. Each is a plain-language summary written here for Australian business, with a link to the original reporting. Where several outlets covered the same event, the rest sit under it as extra coverage.
- Bitget Resumes Bitcoin Withdrawals After $387.5m Wallet Breach
- Suspected North Korean Hackers Steal $351.6M from Crypto Exchange Bitget
- Cardano Founder's YouTube Channel Hacked to Push Crypto Giveaway Scam
- Liquid Network Bitcoin Bridge Still Down as Attacker Holds Nearly 600 BTC
- Liquid Network Hack Fallout Continues: $45 Million Still Held by Attackers
- Extortion Group Demands $3M in Monero After Revolut Data Leak
- Chainflip Loses $736,000 in TRON Exploit, Plans to Reset Provider Balances
- Fake Italian Police Emails Reportedly Tricked Revolut Into Handing Over Customer Data
- Ethereum Wallet Exploit Nets $7.7M, But an MEV Bot Beats the Attacker to It
- Flawed Auto-Trading Add-On Leads to $7.8M Ethereum Wallet Drain
- Custom Safe Wallet Module Flaw Leads to $7.8 Million rsETH Theft
- Revolut Hit by Fake Government Request, Attackers Demand $780M in Bitcoin
- Swiss Bitcoin Pay Takes Servers Offline After Customer Data Breach
- Critical Bug Fixed in Bitcoin Lightning Network Development Kit
- Symbiosis Bitcoin Bridge Exploit: 15 BTC Recovered, Service Still Paused
- Symbiosis Bridge Hack: Protocol Recovers $1.1M, Offers 20% Bounty for Info on Stolen Funds
- Symbiosis Bitcoin Bridge Exploited: Attacker Mints 46 Billion Fake Tokens, Nets $336K
- Symbiosis Bridge Hack: Protocol Recovers 15 BTC After Exploit, Bitcoin Route Still Offline
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Cross-Chain Bridge Flaw Lets Hacker Mint Billions in Fake Bitcoin Tokens
Also covered by The Currency Analytics
- Crypto Bridge Exploit Highlights Risks for Businesses Holding Digital Assets
- XPR Network Loses $9M in Smart Contract Exploit, Shaking Investor Confidence
- Bitcoin Bridge Exploited: Third Wrapped-Token Hack in Weeks Sees Billions in Fake Coins Minted
- Chainflip Cross-Chain Protocol Loses Over $736,000 in TRON Memo Exploit
- Trezor Shipping Partner Breach Exposes 80,000+ Hardware Wallet Customers
- Brevo Email Platform Breach Sparks Phishing Warnings Across Crypto Industry
- Revolut Exposed Customer Passports and Crypto Data After Falling for Fake Government Request
- Revolut Users Warned After Fraudulent Data Request Exposes Financial and Bitcoin Records
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Blockstream Refuses $50 Million Bounty Demand After Liquid Network Hack
Also covered by Bitcoin Magazine, Coincu, Dailycoin, The Block, Blockonomi, Crypto Briefing, Blockonomi, Cointelegraph, UToday, Crypto news
- Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit Hits Symbiosis, Highlighting Ongoing DeFi Bridge Risks
- Liquid Network Bug Let Attacker Mint Fake Bitcoin Without a Single Stolen Key
- Blockstream Refuses Ransom After Liquid Network Hack, Works With Law Enforcement to Recover Remaining Funds
- Liquid Network Slowly Reboots After $320M Bitcoin Bridge Exploit
- Liquid Network Restores Operations After $320M Bitcoin Sidechain Exploit
- Liquid Network Resumes After $320M Bitcoin Exploit, Hacker Demands Bounty for Remaining Funds
- Fake Browser Extensions Caught Stealing Crypto Wallet Data and Login Tokens
- Coding Flaw Let Attacker Mint Fake Bitcoin Tokens, Went Undetected for 74 Days
- Liquid Network Slowly Recovers After Major Bitcoin Sidechain Hack
- Fake Trezor 'Security Alert' Email Is a Phishing Scam, Not a Real Bug
- Trezor Warns of Phishing Emails Sent Through Hacked Email Provider
- US Authorities Freeze $52.8 Million Linked to Xinbi Guarantee Scam Network
- Liquid Network Bitcoin Sidechain Hack Nets Attackers $47M After Partial Refund
- Critical Flaw in Alby Hub Bitcoin Wallet Software: Update Now if Internet-Exposed
- Double-Spend Exploit on Nomic Chain Forces Osmosis to Freeze Bitcoin Operations
- Exchange Pulls Token Listing After Reentrancy Exploit Drains $255,000 in Crypto
- Blockstream's Liquid Network Hacked: $400M Bug Exploited Before Most Funds Recovered
- Bitcoin Bridge Hack Exposes $320 Million in Crypto Losses
- New Cybercrime Group 'Slim Spider' Targets Brazilian Banks' Crypto and Instant Payment Systems
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Crypto.com's Cronos Network Confirms $9.19 Million Still Missing After Exploit and Chain Rollback
Also covered by Crypto news
- Crypto Bridge Exploits Highlight Risks of Overlooked Smart Contract Configurations
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Liquid Network Hackers Return Most of $320M in Bitcoin After Elements Bug Exploit
Also covered by BeInCrypto, Coincu
- Cronos Blockchain Rolls Back Two Hours of Transactions After $111 Million DeFi Exploit
- Cronos Confirms $9.19M Escaped Before Network Halt in Tectonic Exploit
- Harmony Blockchain Shuts Down After Token-Minting Breach, Migrates to Ethereum
- Trezor Data Breach Grows Nearly Fivefold to 81,000 Affected Customers
- Bitcoin 'Wrench Attack' Turns Deadly: Lessons for Anyone Holding Crypto Assets
- Bitcoin Bridge Hack Sees $270 Million Returned, But Not All of It
- Hacker Returns Most of $260M Liquid Bitcoin Bridge Theft, but Withdrawals Remain Frozen
- Cronos Confirms $9.2M Lost in Tectonic Exploit Despite Network Rollback
- Liquid Network Bitcoin Bridge Hack: Attackers Return $270M After $320M Exploit
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Liquid Network Recovers Most of Stolen Bitcoin, but 598 BTC Still Missing
Also covered by Altcoin Buzz, Crypto Briefing, Crypto Briefing
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Liquid Network Bitcoin Sidechain Hit by $320M Exploit, Most Funds Returned
Also covered by CoinPedia, Blockonomi, Altcoin Buzz, Cointelegraph, Benzinga, Bitcoin
- Liquid Network Attackers Return 85% of Stolen $320M Bitcoin Haul
- Liquid Network Recovers Most Stolen Bitcoin After Breach, Talks Continue on Remainder
- Harmony Blockchain Weighs Shutdown After Repeated State-Sponsored Attacks
- Liquid Network Bridge Exploit: $269M Returned, $47M Still Missing
- Coldcard Wallet Exploit: Stolen Bitcoin Now Being Laundered as Attacker Cashes Out
- Tether's $91 Billion Achilles Heel: Two Keys Could Control It All, While Stolen Bitcoin Keeps Moving
- Coldcard Hardware Wallet Hack: Stolen Bitcoin Still Being Laundered a Month Later
- Coldcard Wallet Hack: Attacker Launders Nearly Half of Latest Stolen Bitcoin
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Coldcard Hardware Wallet Hack: Attacker Moves $7.7M as Laundering Continues
Also covered by Crypto Briefing
- Nearly $320 Million in Bitcoin Withdrawn From Liquid Network in Mysterious 'White-Hat' Incident
- $320 Million Vanishes From Bitcoin's Liquid Network in 23 Minutes
- Blockstream's Liquid Network Hit by $320M Bug Exploit, Attackers Claim 'White Hat' Intentions
- Hackers Behind $320M Liquid Network Withdrawal Signal Willingness to Return Funds
- $320 Million in Bitcoin Withdrawn from Liquid Network by Self-Described 'White Hat' Hackers
- Bitcoin Settlement Network Halted After $320 Million Exploit
- Blockstream's Liquid Network Hit by $320 Million Bitcoin Withdrawal Exploiting Inflation Bug
- Liquid Network Halted After $320 Million Bitcoin Withdrawal by Purported 'White-Hat' Hackers
- Mystery $320M Bitcoin Move Raises Questions About Liquid Network Security
- AI's Coding Leap Raises Alarm Over Bitcoin Infrastructure Security
- AI-Powered 'Bitcoin Red Team' Uncovers Thousands of Potential Code Flaws, But Fixes Lag Behind
- Pocket Bitcoin Breach Exposes Names, Addresses and Bitcoin Wallets for Thousands
- Pocket Bitcoin Breach Exposes Data of Over 5,400 Customers
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North Korean Hackers Linked to $30M Laundered Through Crypto Platform
Also covered by Coindesk
- Rounding Flaw in Old DeFi Protocol Leads to $234,000 Theft
- North Korean Hackers Launder $30 Million in Bitcoin Through Decentralised Exchange
- Cronos Blockchain Reverses After $6.29M Exploit, But Funds Remain Missing
- Researchers Crack Open JSCeal, a Crypto-Stealing Malware Hidden in Compiled Code
- Balancer V1 Pool Drained of $234K in Recurring Rounding-Error Exploit
- DeFi Protocol Moonwell Hit by $8.7M Exploit on Base Network
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Solana Neobank Avici to Fully Reimburse Users After Hack Drains Card Balances
Also covered by Crypto Briefing
- North Korean Lazarus Group Moves $19.4M in Stolen Bitcoin, Drawing Fresh Scrutiny
- Lazarus Group Moves $19.4 Million in Bitcoin, Signalling Renewed Activity
- The Sandbox to Reimburse Users After $700K Token Bridge Hack
- Ledger Patches Ethereum App Flaw That Could Have Let Attackers Swap Transactions
- AI Uncovers Critical Security Flaw in Bitcoin's Lightning Network
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Crypto Lending Platform Moonwell Loses $8.7M in Price Manipulation Exploit
Also covered by CoinPedia
- Cosmos Blockchain Exploit Lets Hacker Mint $50M in Tokens, Cash Out $60K
- DeFi Platform Moonwell Suspends Borrowing After $8.7M Exploit
- Crypto Lender Moonwell Loses $8.7 Million in Exploit—No Code Flaw Required
- Critical Flaw Found in Ledger's Ethereum Wallet App
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Metaverse Platform The Sandbox Hit by Bridge Exploit, Attacker Mints Tokens Without Backing
Also covered by Bitcoin
- Crypto Investment Platforms Bitcoin IRA and iTrustCapital Hit by Data Breaches
- Tether Freezes $93K in Stolen Crypto Tied to Cybercrime Case
- DeFi Lending Platform Term Finance Loses $8.5 Million in Governance Exploit
- Ledger Fixed a Critical Ethereum Wallet Flaw — But Kept Quiet About It for Two Weeks
- Crypto Bridge Exploit Shows How a Single Coding Flaw Can Be Catastrophic
- Crypto Lending Platform Loses $8.5 Million After Attacker Buys Control
- Ledger Patches Ethereum Signing Flaw — Update Your Wallet Now
- The Sandbox Cross-Chain Bridge Hacked, Creating Fake SAND Tokens
- Crypto Bridge Exploit Lets Attacker Mint Billions in Fake Tokens
- The Sandbox Halts Token Bridge After Attacker Mints Unbacked Tokens
- Coldcard Wallet Maker Tightens Security After $130M Bitcoin Theft Linked to Old Flaw
- Exchanges Halt SAND Trading After Suspected 500M+ Token Minting Exploit
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BounceBit Shuts Down Blockchain After $286.5M Token Exploit
Also covered by CoinPedia
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SafePal Breach Exposes Data of Nearly 40,000 Customers
Also covered by The Currency Analytics, Crypto Economy, Security Week, Blockonomi, The Currency Analytics, The Block, Crypto news, UToday, Crypto Briefing, Bitcoin Magazine
- COLDCARD Hardware Wallet Maker Rushes Firmware Fix After $114M Bitcoin Theft
- MANTRA Chain Halted After Exploit Freezes Deposits and Withdrawals
- Expired Website Domain Used to Steal Over $1,000 ETH in Tornado Cash Phishing Attack
- MANTRA Chain Halts Network After Exploit Drains Confidence, Token Hits Record Low
- MAYAChain Exploit Balloons from $1.36M to Nearly $11M in Losses
- 40 Fake Firefox Extensions Found Stealing Cryptocurrency Wallet Data
- Phishing Scam Drains Over $1,000 ETH from Cryptocurrency User
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Maya Protocol Shuts Down After $1.7M Crypto Exploit
Also covered by Bitcoin
- Maya Protocol Halted After Attacker Exploits Six Bugs to Steal $1.4 Million in Bitcoin
- Decred Cryptocurrency Network Patches Critical Security Flaws
- Cross-Chain Trading Platform Loses $11 Million in Bitcoin After Exploit
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Harmony Protocol to Roll Back Blockchain After Token Forgery Attack
Also covered by Crypto Economy
- AI Uncovers Serious Security Flaws in Bitcoin Hardware Wallets
- SafePal Data Exposure Hits Nearly 40,000 Customers Due to Order-Tracking Flaw
- Old Coldcard Wallet Flaw Blamed for $115 Million in Stolen Bitcoin
- Years-Old Coldcard Wallet Flaw Still Being Exploited to Steal Bitcoin
- Data Breach Halts Bitcoin Purchases, Puts 250,000 Crypto Users at Risk
- Coldcard Hardware Wallet Flaw Linked to $100M Bitcoin Theft
- SafePal Data Breach Raises Fears of Real-World Attacks on Crypto Holders
- SafePal Bitcoin Wallet Breach Exposes Customer Details, Raising Safety Concerns
- Historic Hardware Wallet Hack: $112M in Bitcoin Stolen via Coldcard Firmware Flaw
- Study Reveals $575 Million Lost to Address Errors and Exploits on Ethereum and BNB Chain
- SafePal Crypto Wallet Data Exposure Puts 40,000 Users at Phishing Risk
- SafePal Discloses Data Exposure Linked to Plugin Security Flaw
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SafePal Crypto Wallet Provider Discloses Breach Affecting 40,000 Customers
Also covered by Coindesk
- Security Audit Catches Critical XRP Ledger Bugs Before They Could Be Exploited
- Hardware Wallet Exploit Leads to $112M Bitcoin Theft
- Fake Google Ad Costs Crypto Trader $550,000 in Phishing Scam
- Fake Google Ad Scams Crypto User Out of $550,000
- Crypto Investor Loses $550,000 to Fake Google Ad Phishing Scam
- AI Security Sweep Flags Nearly 8,000 Potential Flaws in Bitcoin Software
- Fake Google Ads Used to Steal $550,000 in Crypto Phishing Scam
- North Korea's Lazarus Group Moves $16.6 Million in Bitcoin
- Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet Hit by Security Breach
- Harmony Blockchain Hit by Massive Token Minting Exploit
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Harmony Blockchain Hit by Exploit, Native Token Crashes 30%
Also covered by Coingape
- XRP Bridge Hack: Attacker Exploits Relayer Flaw, Funds Traced to Tornado Cash
- Harmony Protocol Suffers Major Exploit, Token Price Plummets 30%
- Fake Deposit Bug Lets Hackers Steal $200K in Cryptocurrency Bridge Attack
- Nearly 200,000 XRP Stolen in Coreum Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit
- Hardware Wallet Exploit Sparks Wave of Bitcoin Fund Transfers
- Coreum Bridge Exploit Drains 200,000 XRP in Under Two Hours
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BTCPay Server Offers Bounty to Recover Stolen Bitcoin After Exploit
Also covered by Bitcoin Magazine
- Ravencoin Warns of Critical Bug That Could Let Attackers Rewrite Transaction History
- Critical Flaw in Ravencoin's KAWPOW Algorithm Exploited, Forcing Major Blockchain Rollback
- BTCPay Server Community Offers Bounty After Lightning Wallet Hack
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BTCPay Server Exploit Drains Bitcoin Wallets, $190,000 Bounty Offered for Recovery
Also covered by The Block
- BTCPay Server Backers Offer 3 BTC Bounty Following Critical Exploit
- Crypto Exchange Coinsbuy Loses $8M in Cross-Chain Hack
- Fake VS Code Extension 'Solidity Pro' Caught Stealing Crypto Wallets and Credentials
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Critical BTCPay Server Flaw Lets Attackers Drain Bitcoin Lightning Nodes
Also covered by Blockonomi
- Volunteer Security Sweep Finds Nearly 5,000 Flaws Across Bitcoin Infrastructure
- Crypto Platform Coinsbuy Hacked for Over $8 Million, Funds Laundered via Monero
- Shenzhen Employee Jailed for Bitcoin Extortion Posing as Overseas Hacker
- Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Hack Sparks Mass Fund Migration
- Aztec Hacker Launders 500 ETH Through Tornado Cash as Crypto Thefts Surge
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BTCPay Server Users Urged to Update After Critical Flaw Exploited to Steal Funds
Also covered by Bitcoin, BeInCrypto
- Bitcoin Lightning Network Exploit Drains Merchant Wallets
- Bitcoin Payment Tool Exploit Lets Attackers Drain Merchant Wallets
- BTCPay Server Rushes Out Emergency Patch After Two-Factor Bypass Found
- New Mac Malware Uses Fake 'Fix It' Prompts to Steal Crypto and Passwords
- North Korean Hackers Hijack Telegram Accounts to Target Crypto Professionals
- Volunteer Hackers Uncover Nearly 5,000 Flaws in Bitcoin Software After Wallet Hack
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Coldcard Hardware Wallet Flaw Linked to $130M Bitcoin Theft
Also covered by Blockonomi, Dailycoin, Decrypt, Crypto Economy, Coingape, AMBCrypto, Crypto news, CrowdFundInsider
- Zeus Wallet Shuts Down Systems After Cyberattack, Says Customer Funds Are Safe
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Bitcoin Ecosystem Audit Uncovers Nearly 5,000 Security Flaws
Also covered by Tokenpost
- AI Security Scan Uncovers Over 1,000 Critical Flaws in Cryptocurrency Projects
- Coldcard Wallet Hack Sparks Bitcoin Custody Debate Amid ETF Inflows
- Weak Random Number Bug in Popular Crypto Library Linked to $5.7 Million in Wallet Thefts
- Coldcard Hardware Wallet Firmware Exploit Reportedly Drains Up to $100M in Bitcoin
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ZEUS Wallet Suspends Services After Security Breach
Also covered by Cryptopolitan
- Coldcard Wallet Hack Costs Investors 1,800 BTC, Sparks Rush to Regulated Alternatives
- Crypto Platform Zeus Wallet Goes Offline After Security Incident
- Coldcard Wallet Exploit Highlights Risks of Trusting Old Firmware
- Coldcard Hardware Wallet Hack: Stolen Crypto Moved to Mixers
- Bitcoin Red Team Uncovers 85 Critical Bugs Across 390 Open Source Projects
- Coldcard Wallet Exploit Highlights Growing Role of AI in Crypto Security
- Hackers Steal Over $100 Million in Bitcoin From 'Secure' Accounts
- Firmware Flaw in Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet Raises Self-Custody Security Concerns
- Coldcard Wallet Flaw Blamed on Faulty Code, Losses Near $120M
- Coldcard Wallet Flaw Puts $114 Million in Bitcoin at Risk — Users Told to Move Funds Now
- Coldcard Warns Bitcoin Hardware Wallet Users: Active Exploit Still Draining Funds
- Bitcoin Swap Platform Boltz Suspends Services After AI-Assisted Attack Attempts
- Coldcard Hardware Wallet Flaw Exposes Weakness in Bitcoin Key Generation
- Fake XRP Staking Sites Drain Millions from Cryptocurrency Investors
- Coldcard Wallet Exploit Shows Even 'Offline' Storage Isn't Foolproof
- Bitcoin Bridge Service Boltz Suspends Operations After AI-Assisted Attacks
- Coldcard Hardware Wallet Exploit Drains 1,367 BTC as Bitcoin Community Responds
- Phishing Scam Targets XRP Cryptocurrency Users with Fake Websites