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Hackers behind $5.8M Loopscale hack agree to return funds in exchange for 10% bounty

Decentralized finance platform Loopscale has reached an agreement with the hackers who exploited its system, securing the return of stolen funds in exchange for a bounty. In an Apr. 28 post on X, Loopscale confirmed that the hacker behind its…

SOL Solana

USDC USDC

5 days ago

ZKSync recovers funds stolen in $5M exploit after hacker claims bounty

ZKSync has recovered over $5 million worth of tokens after a hacker accepted a 10% bounty in exchange for returning 90% of the stolen assets. On Apr. 23, ZKSync announced on X that the hacker had cooperated and returned the…

ETH Ethereum

1 week ago

KiloEx DEX exploiter returns $1.4M out of the $7M stolen funds

The hacker behind KiloEx’s recent $7.4 million exploit has returned $1.4 million worth of USDT following days of silence. The update was shared by blockchain security firm PeckShield in an Apr. 18 post on X, confirming that funds linked to…

BNB BNB

Apr 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM UTC

Phantom Wallet sued following a $500K memecoin exploit caused by an alleged security flaw

Crypto wallet provider Phantom is facing a lawsuit after an alleged security flaw allowed hackers to steal over $500,000 worth of Wiener Doge memecoin tokens. The complaint, filed on Apr. 14 in New York by attorney Thomas Liam Murphy and…

SUI Sui

Apr 15, 2025 at 6:20 AM UTC

KiloEx perpetual DEX loses $7.4M in price oracle exploit

KiloEx, a decentralized perpetuals trading platform backed by YZi Labs, was exploited for approximately $7.4 million in a cross-chain attack. The attack was first flagged by blockchain security platform Cyvers Alerts on Apr. 14 at 7:30 PM UTC. The company…

BNB BNB

USDC USDC

Apr 15, 2025 at 5:16 AM UTC

Morpho Labs crypto hack thwarted as white hat intercepts $2.6M after frontend exploit

DeFi protocol Morpho Labs has confirmed its frontend is secure after reverting a faulty update that had led to a $2.6 million exploit, which was intercepted by white hat MEV operator c0ffeebabe.eth. The exploit took place after a frontend update…

KAITO KAITO

Apr 11, 2025 at 11:58 AM UTC

Sei ecosystem-based Filament DEX exploited for $572K

Filament, a decentralized exchange built on the Sei blockchain, has been hit by a major self-liquidation exploit. According to the platform’s post-hack statement shared on X, attackers took advantage of the platform’s order book system to steal around $572,000. The…

HYPE Hyperliquid

Apr 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM UTC

zkLend hacker loses all 2,930 stolen ETH to TornadoCash phishing scam

The zkLend exploiter lost all 2,930 ETH in a phishing scam while trying to launder the stolen money using what they thought was Tornado Cash. According to a Mar. 31 post on X by Consensys-backed De.Fi Antivirus Web3, the attacker…

ETH Ethereum

BNB BNB

Apr 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM UTC

DeFi protocol SIR.trading loses entire $355K TVL following exploit

Ethereum-based DeFi protocol SIR.trading, also known as Synthetics Implemented Right, was completely drained in an exploit on Mar. 30, losing all $355,000 of its total value locked. TenArmor, a blockchain security firm, was the first to report the attack on…

ETH Ethereum

UNI Uniswap

Mar 31, 2025 at 6:15 AM UTC

Hyperliquid implements security upgrades following JELLY liquidation incident

Following a trading incident involving JELLY that resulted in a $10.63 million loss, Hyperliquid has introduced additional security measures. The problem resulted from a rogue trader who self-traded a sizable JELLY position, which caused a price spike, setting off a…

HYPE Hyperliquid

Mar 28, 2025 at 8:14 AM UTC

AiXBT agent scammed into sending 55.50 ETH to malicious account, token falls 20%

AiXBT, a popular AI-driven crypto market commentator, fell victim to a security breach on Mar. 18, resulting in a loss of 55.50 ETH or approximately $104,000. An attacker tricked AiXBT’s AI agent into carrying out the transfer by gaining access…

VIRTUAL Virtuals Protocol

Mar 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM UTC

CertiK detects signature verification exploit on Arbitrum leading to $140K loss

Blockchain security firm CertiK has identified a security breach on Arbitrum, where an attacker exploited a signature verification bypass to drain about $140,000. On Mar. 10, at 04:06 UTC, CertiK Alert reported on X that an attacker had most likely…

ARB Arbitrum

Mar 10, 2025 at 6:37 AM UTC

zkLend opens recovery portal for users affected in $9.6M February exploit

zkLend has officially launched its Recovery Portal, allowing users impacted by the platform’s Feb. 12 exploit to claim their lost funds. The decentralized lending protocol announced the portal’s activation on a Mar. 5 post on X, advising users to verify…

ETH Ethereum

Mar 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM UTC

Liquity v2 outflows surpass $17M following stability pool warning

Decentralized lending protocol Liquity has seen over $17 million in withdrawals after urging users to exit its v2 stability pools due to an ongoing investigation into a potential threat. According to DefiLlama, an upward of $17 million has left the…

LUSD Liquity USD

Feb 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM UTC

Polter Finance partners with FailSafe after $8.7m hack

Polter Finance has partnered with blockchain security provider FailSafe to enhance its security system to prevent future exploits. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, Polter Finance’s collaboration with FailSafe will ensure the implementation of real-time threat detection and…