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cryptopolitan.com > ai-agents-put-to-the-test

AI agents put to the test as crypto hacks hit $3.4 billion

1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (680+ words) Developers are now using AI agents to protect smart contracts that control billions in digital assets, following crypto hackers" theft of over $3.4 billion from blockchain platforms in 2025." Rather than dozens of small thefts, 2025"s losses were concentrated in a few…...

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cryptopolitan.com > claude-moonwell-smart-contract-exploit

Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.6 blamed for Moonwell's $1.78M loss in smart contract exploit

17+ hour, 30+ min ago  (627+ words) DeFi lending protocol Moonwell lost $1.78 million after an oracle pricing error in what is being described as one of the first major exploits directly linked to AI-generated Solidity code. Apparently, the error was caused by some code that was partially…...

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cryptopolitan.com > central-bank-jordan-accepts-fuze-in-sandbox

Central Bank of Jordan accepts Fuze into FinTech sandbox

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (178+ words) UAE-regulated Fuze, a leading digital assets infrastructure provider, has expanded into the Kingdom of Jordan after receiving approval to join the Central Bank of Jordan regulatory sandbox for Financial technology and innovation (JoRegBox). Within the sandbox, Fuze will test digital…...

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cryptopolitan.com > ledger-trezor-wallet-users-crypto-theft

Ledger and Trezor wallet users targeted in new crypto theft campaign

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (607+ words) Ledger and Trezor wallet users are reportedly being targeted in a new crypto theft campaign. Ledger and Trezor wallet users are reportedly being targeted in a new crypto theft campaign. According to authorities, crypto scammers have kicked their activities up…...

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cryptopolitan.com > hives-buzz-secures-30m-ai-cloud-deals

HIVE's BUZZ secures $30M AI cloud deals, expands Tier-III HPC

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (667+ words) HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. said its high-performance computing arm, BUZZ, has signed customer agreements worth about $30 million to boost its AI cloud ambitions. According to a press statement shared with Cryptopolitan on Friday, the Canadian company announced that BUZZ, its…...

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cryptopolitan.com > chrome-users-tricked

260,000 chrome users tricked by ruthless fake AI extensions

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (559+ words) Tens of thousands of people have downloaded what they believed were useful AI tools for their browsers, only to give hackers a direct path into their most private online activity, including emails. According to LayerX, over 260,000 Chrome users installed at…...

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cryptopolitan.com > hackers-flood-googles-gemini-with-questions

Hackers flood Google's Gemini with questions in massive AI theft operation

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (711+ words) Google's AI chatbot Gemini has become the target of a large-scale information heist, with attackers hammering the system with questions to copy how it works. One operation alone sent more than 100,000 queries to the chatbot, trying to pull out the…...

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cryptopolitan.com > lending-protocols-are-becoming-the-target-of-defi-exploits

Lending protocols are becoming the target of DeFi exploits

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (408+ words) Lending protocols are some of the most active DeFi apps. Due to the heavy usage of smart contracts, they are also the most at risk for hacks and exploits." Lending protocols logged the biggest number of exploits among DeFi attacks....

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cryptopolitan.com > apple-ships-updates-after-exploitation

Apple ships emergency updates across iOS, macOS, visionOS, after exploitation

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (619+ words) Apple released several emergency security updates on Wednesday to fix a zero-day vulnerability that had already been exploited in advanced cyberattacks against its devices. According to notes shared by Apple's support team, the patch has been issued for iOS, iPadOS,…...

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cryptopolitan.com > why-has-cisco-stock-crashed-by-over-10

Why has Cisco stock crashed by over 10%?

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (547+ words) Cisco beat quarterly earnings and revenue expectations, but the stock still fell over 10% after weak guidance. Cisco reported $2.1 billion in AI infrastructure orders, but investors wanted stronger and faster AI growth. Cisco just dropped over 10% in after-hours trading. That's after…...