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Here's How Litecoin (LTC) Contained a Massive MWEB Exploit
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (491+ words) Litecoin experienced a significant disruption tied to its Mimble Wimble Extension Block (MWEB) privacy layer after a critical validation flaw was discovered and exploited across two separate incidents in March and April 2026, according to a post-mortem shared by developer David…...
The Dangers of AI Agents: Entire Firm's Database Deleted by Claude-Based Agent
19+ hour, 31+ min ago (326+ words) Vibe coding," or the ability to produce code using a human language prompt, interpreted, and converted into working code, has been the biggest trend of the past year. People are literally using learning computer programs (called agents) to handle tasks…...
Ripple's David Schwartz Warns of Phishing Campaign Using Robinhood Emails
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (499+ words) Ripple's CTO Emeritus David Schwartz posted a warning on X, telling users that a phishing campaign had sent fraudulent security alerts appearing to come from Robinhood's own email infrastructure. Robinhood has since confirmed the incident, attributing it to an abuse…...
i Phone Users Beware: Kaspersky Flags 26 Fake Crypto Wallet Apps That Could Drain Your Funds
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (284+ words) Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has identified 26 fraudulent cryptocurrency wallet applications on Apple's App Store that are designed to steal users' digital assets. According to the findings, the fraudulent apps include basic, unrelated features such as games, calculators, or task managers to…...
CEX. IO Selects Open Payd to Power Real-Time Settlements for Institutional Clients
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (175+ words) [PRESS RELEASE " London, United Kingdom, April 22nd, 2026] Open Payd, a leading provider of financial infrastructure, has been selected by global cryptocurrency exchange CEX. IO to underpin its fiat payment operations and institutional settlement activity across its global platform. Within this framework,…...
Arbitrum Freezes $70 Million in ETH Linked to Kelp DAO Exploit in Emergency Security Move
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (250+ words) Arbitrum said its Security Council initiated an emergency intervention to secure funds linked to the recent Kelp DAO exploit after identifying 30, 766 ETH held on Arbitrum One in an address tied to the attacker. User activity remained unaffected during the process....
The Biggest Hack of 2026: What We Know About the $294 M Kelp DAO Exploit
1+ week, 3+ day ago (387+ words) Multiple on-chain security companies and industry sleuths reported late on Saturday that the liquid restaking protocol Kelp DAO had fallen victim to a major hack in which the perpetrators drained nearly $300 million. The team behind the project confirmed the incident…...
Garantex Successor Grinex Collapses Days After Coordinated Wallet Exploit
1+ week, 3+ day ago (427+ words) Grinex, a sanctioned crypto exchange serving Russian businesses and individual users, said it was hit by a large-scale cyberattack that resulted in the theft of funds worth more than 1 billion rubles from its users" wallets. The exchange described the incident…...
Circle CEO Blames "Moral Quandary" for Not Acting on $280 M Drift Exploit
2+ week, 1+ day ago (361+ words) The stablecoin issuer Circle has doubled down on its defense against criticism for failing to act during an exploit that led to roughly $280 million in losses from the Solana-based Drift Protocol. This time, the company's CEO, Jeremy Allaire, responded during…...
Aethir Dodges Major Crisis After Containing Bridge Hack: Losses Stay Under $90 K
2+ week, 4+ day ago (361+ words) Aethir, a decentralized GPU cloud network providing scalable computing power for AI and gaming, confirmed that it had detected and contained a malicious attack targeting its ATH bridge contracts linking Ethereum to other chains. The team behind the platform said…...