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OpenAI AI Attack RubyGems: Malicious Package Flood
10+ hour, 23+ min ago (585+ words) Hundreds of malicious software packages flooded RubyGems in May, and for months nobody outside a small circle of researchers knew who — or what — was behind it. Now the picture is coming into focus: an OpenAI AI attack on RubyGems appears…...
Upbit HEMI Exploit Impacts Token Launch and Security
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (451+ words) Upbit had originally planned to open HEMI and USELESS trading against Bitcoin and Tether at 9:30 p.m. Korea Standard Time on September 8. That plan changed abruptly. At 9:12 p.m., with just 18 minutes to go, the exchange updated its notice to pull HEMI from the…...
Liquid Network Hack Drains 4,000 BTC in Major Security Breach
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (469+ words) Liquid Network confirmed the disruption directly to users, warning that wallets would be affected while the team worked toward a fix. The network halted new transactions almost immediately, a move that underscored how severe the drain was relative to its…...
Rocket Perpetual Market Hack Causes $287K Loss
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (646+ words) Rocket described the target as a “dormant” market — the kind of quiet corner of a trading platform that rarely attracts attention until something goes wrong. That lack of activity turned out to be exactly what made it vulnerable. Instead of…...
Cozy Finance Exploit Highlights DeFi Security Flaws
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (391+ words) The core of the incident traces back to a flaw in how the UMA Optimistic Oracle handles disputed price data. Cozy Finance reported the $160,000 loss shortly after the exploit came to light, describing it as the direct result of an…...
Coldcard Bitcoin Exploit: Latest Theft and Laundering Update
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (303+ words) A hacker who exploited a critical flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets has started moving stolen funds through cross-chain swaps and privacy mixers, according to blockchain analytics firm Galaxy Research. The Coldcard Bitcoin exploit, which has drained roughly 1,789 BTC from thousands…...
Vesu Oracle Incident Triggers $3M Liquidations on Starknet
1+ week, 1+ day ago (386+ words) Vesu’s contracts worked exactly as intended — the problem was the information they were fed, not the code that processed it. This distinction matters for anyone trying to gauge whether the incident points to a deeper security flaw or simply a…...
PancakeSwap CAKE Supply Shrinks Amid Token Burns
1+ week, 5+ day ago (301+ words) Why does this split matter? It shows that supply reduction isn’t evenly distributed across PancakeSwap’s infrastructure. Increased v2 activity paired with weaker v3 output suggests traders may be gravitating toward simpler swap mechanics or different fee tiers, a dynamic worth watching as…...
McKesson Data Breach Exposes Millions to Patient Data Theft
1+ week, 5+ day ago (385+ words) A pharmaceutical distribution giant just became the newest name on a growing list of American healthcare companies hit by hackers hunting for patient records. The McKesson data breach, disclosed on August 28, 2026, has already triggered a ransom demand worth tens of…...
Tectonic Lending Exploit Halts Cronos Blockchain Trading
1+ week, 6+ day ago (250+ words) That kind of network-wide freeze is a blunt instrument, but it’s also the fastest way to stop an active exploit from spreading further. Cronos, originally built by Crypto.com, had never faced a stoppage of this scale on its flagship…...