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Bybit Says It Prevented Over $700 Million in Losses After $1.46 Billion Hack
Bybit says its security systems prevented more than $700 million (roughly Rs. 6,699 crore) in potential losses during the first half of 2026. The exchange blocked over 30,000 suspicious withdrawals and identified around $212 million (roughly Rs. 2,029 crore) in potentially fraudulent funds. The measures follow the $1.46 billion (roughly Rs. 13,978 ...
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Maya Protocol Loses $11 Million in Pool Value After Exploit Drains Bitcoin and Other Assets
Maya Protocol has halted its MAYAChain network after an exploit allowed an attacker to manipulate a liquidity pool and withdraw Bitcoin and other crypto assets. The protocol said six software bugs were required to execute the attack, which created a false balance of nearly 49 million CACAO in a pool that held only 168,000 CACAO. The attacker later ...
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Harmony Plans Blockchain Rollback After Hacker Allegedly Mints Nearly 4 Billion ONE Tokens
Harmony is exploring a possible blockchain rollback after an alleged exploit led to the unauthorised minting of nearly 4 billion ONE tokens, equivalent to around 26 percent of its existing supply. The network has released an emergency patch, halted its token bridge and worked with exchanges to freeze suspicious funds. Harmony said thousands of tran...
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XRP Bridge Hit by $200,000 Loss as Software Accepts Fake Deposits
An XRP bridge connecting the XRP Ledger with the tx blockchain lost more than 196,000 XRP, worth around $200,000 (roughly Rs. 1.9 crore), after a software bug allowed an attacker to create fake deposits. The exploit drained the bridge’s reserve wallet within 97 minutes on August 9 before the service was shut down. The operator has patched the aff...
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BTCPay Server Offers Up to 3 BTC Bounty to Recover Bitcoin Stolen in LND Attack
BTCPay Server has offered a reward of up to 3 Bitcoin, worth around $190,000 (roughly Rs. 1.8 crore), for information that helps recover funds stolen during last week’s attack. The project said the bounty is open even to the attackers and will pay 10 percent of the amount recovered. BTCPay is also rewarding researchers who identified the exploite...
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Crypto Exchange Coinsbuy Loses Over $8 Million in Coordinated Cross-Blockchain Attack
Crypto exchange Coinsbuy suffered losses exceeding $8 million after a suspected attacker targeted wallets across the TRON and Ethereum blockchains. The hacker drained more than $6 million in stablecoins from eight TRON wallets and moved additional USDT and Ether from three Ethereum wallets. Most of the stolen assets were subsequently routed through...
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BTCPay Server Blocks Remote Lightning Node Access After LND Vulnerability Exploited by Hackers
BTCPay Server has temporarily blocked remote access to Lightning Network nodes running LND after a vulnerability was exploited to obtain credentials and steal funds. The restriction affects external wallets accessing nodes through BTCPay’s domain and Tor onion URL on Docker deployments. BTCPay said Lightning payments can continue while developers...
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Blackstone Among Wall Street Giants Hit By Hackers In Major Extortion Plot: Report
The data shows the hackers devised websites aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private equity firms and companies including Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group and Moody's.
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Galaxy Research Identifies at Least 15 Attackers Exploiting Coldcard Security Flaw
Galaxy Digital's chief researcher Alex Thorn said at least 15 attackers exploited the Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability, with total losses now estimated at around $100 million. Thorn said victim reports helped identify multiple attackers that would have otherwise remained anonymous. The findings come after successive waves of coordinated theft...
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Man Kills 3 Of Family With Axe In Jharkhand Village, Arrested
Police said he was allegedly suffering from mental illness and was addicted to alcohol.
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Bitcoin Exchange Service Boltz Shuts Down, Cites Rise in AI-Powered Hacking Attempts
Bitcoin swap platform Boltz has suspended its services indefinitely after reporting a sharp increase in AI-assisted hacking attempts. The non-custodial exchange said attackers have been adapting faster than its small security team can identify and patch vulnerabilities, making it unsafe to resume operations. Boltz stressed that no user funds were c...
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Researchers Warn of New Bitcoin Wallet Attacks as 448 BTC Is Swept From Hundreds of Addresses
Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn, has warned of a suspected fourth wave of attacks targeting vulnerable Coldcard Bitcoin wallets. The latest activity involves 709 potential victim addresses and nearly 449 Bitcoin, with attackers moving funds to separate destination wallets. Thorn urged affected users to transfer their holdings immedi...
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Amid Hacking Probe, OpenAI Finds Evidence Of AI Agents Escaping Containment
AI safety experts said the new disclosures paint a portrait of a group of cutting-edge labs whose ability to develop dangerous autonomous hacking agents outstrips their ability to keep them under control.
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Bitcoin Wallet Exploit Costs Users $38 Million in 25-Minute Attack
A flaw in the key generation process of Coldcard hardware wallets has been linked to the theft of 584 Bitcoin, worth around $38 million, from 500 wallets in just 25 minutes. Security researchers said the vulnerability affected how wallet seeds were generated in certain firmware versions, potentially exposing users to attacks. Coinkite has acknowled...
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Crypto Hacks Top $1 Billion in H1 2026 as Ethereum and Solana Lead Losses: Report
Ethereum and Solana recorded the highest cryptocurrency hack losses during the first half of 2026, according to a new security report from Blockaid. The report estimates total industry losses at $1 billion, with Ethereum losing $332 million primarily through code exploits, while Solana lost $326 million largely due to compromised keys and signing i...
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Bybit Says It Prevented Over $700 Million in Losses After $1.46 Billion Hack
Bybit says its security systems prevented more than $700 million (roughly Rs. 6,699 crore) in potential losses during the first half of 2026. The exchange blocked over 30,000 suspicious withdrawals and identified around $212 million (roughly Rs. 2,029 crore) in potentially fraudulent funds. The measures follow the $1.46 billion (roughly Rs. 13,978 ...
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Maya Protocol Loses $11 Million in Pool Value After Exploit Drains Bitcoin and Other Assets
Maya Protocol has halted its MAYAChain network after an exploit allowed an attacker to manipulate a liquidity pool and withdraw Bitcoin and other crypto assets. The protocol said six software bugs were required to execute the attack, which created a false balance of nearly 49 million CACAO in a pool that held only 168,000 CACAO. The attacker later ...
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Harmony Plans Blockchain Rollback After Hacker Allegedly Mints Nearly 4 Billion ONE Tokens
Harmony is exploring a possible blockchain rollback after an alleged exploit led to the unauthorised minting of nearly 4 billion ONE tokens, equivalent to around 26 percent of its existing supply. The network has released an emergency patch, halted its token bridge and worked with exchanges to freeze suspicious funds. Harmony said thousands of tran...
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XRP Bridge Hit by $200,000 Loss as Software Accepts Fake Deposits
An XRP bridge connecting the XRP Ledger with the tx blockchain lost more than 196,000 XRP, worth around $200,000 (roughly Rs. 1.9 crore), after a software bug allowed an attacker to create fake deposits. The exploit drained the bridge’s reserve wallet within 97 minutes on August 9 before the service was shut down. The operator has patched the aff...
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BTCPay Server Offers Up to 3 BTC Bounty to Recover Bitcoin Stolen in LND Attack
BTCPay Server has offered a reward of up to 3 Bitcoin, worth around $190,000 (roughly Rs. 1.8 crore), for information that helps recover funds stolen during last week’s attack. The project said the bounty is open even to the attackers and will pay 10 percent of the amount recovered. BTCPay is also rewarding researchers who identified the exploite...
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Crypto Exchange Coinsbuy Loses Over $8 Million in Coordinated Cross-Blockchain Attack
Crypto exchange Coinsbuy suffered losses exceeding $8 million after a suspected attacker targeted wallets across the TRON and Ethereum blockchains. The hacker drained more than $6 million in stablecoins from eight TRON wallets and moved additional USDT and Ether from three Ethereum wallets. Most of the stolen assets were subsequently routed through...
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BTCPay Server Blocks Remote Lightning Node Access After LND Vulnerability Exploited by Hackers
BTCPay Server has temporarily blocked remote access to Lightning Network nodes running LND after a vulnerability was exploited to obtain credentials and steal funds. The restriction affects external wallets accessing nodes through BTCPay’s domain and Tor onion URL on Docker deployments. BTCPay said Lightning payments can continue while developers...
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Blackstone Among Wall Street Giants Hit By Hackers In Major Extortion Plot: Report
The data shows the hackers devised websites aimed at stealing passwords from employees of private equity firms and companies including Blackstone, Bridgewater Associates, Apollo Global Management, Bain Capital, KKR, TPG, CME Group and Moody's.
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Galaxy Research Identifies at Least 15 Attackers Exploiting Coldcard Security Flaw
Galaxy Digital's chief researcher Alex Thorn said at least 15 attackers exploited the Coldcard hardware wallet vulnerability, with total losses now estimated at around $100 million. Thorn said victim reports helped identify multiple attackers that would have otherwise remained anonymous. The findings come after successive waves of coordinated theft...
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Man Kills 3 Of Family With Axe In Jharkhand Village, Arrested
Police said he was allegedly suffering from mental illness and was addicted to alcohol.
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Bitcoin Exchange Service Boltz Shuts Down, Cites Rise in AI-Powered Hacking Attempts
Bitcoin swap platform Boltz has suspended its services indefinitely after reporting a sharp increase in AI-assisted hacking attempts. The non-custodial exchange said attackers have been adapting faster than its small security team can identify and patch vulnerabilities, making it unsafe to resume operations. Boltz stressed that no user funds were c...
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Researchers Warn of New Bitcoin Wallet Attacks as 448 BTC Is Swept From Hundreds of Addresses
Galaxy Digital’s head of research, Alex Thorn, has warned of a suspected fourth wave of attacks targeting vulnerable Coldcard Bitcoin wallets. The latest activity involves 709 potential victim addresses and nearly 449 Bitcoin, with attackers moving funds to separate destination wallets. Thorn urged affected users to transfer their holdings immedi...
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Amid Hacking Probe, OpenAI Finds Evidence Of AI Agents Escaping Containment
AI safety experts said the new disclosures paint a portrait of a group of cutting-edge labs whose ability to develop dangerous autonomous hacking agents outstrips their ability to keep them under control.
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Bitcoin Wallet Exploit Costs Users $38 Million in 25-Minute Attack
A flaw in the key generation process of Coldcard hardware wallets has been linked to the theft of 584 Bitcoin, worth around $38 million, from 500 wallets in just 25 minutes. Security researchers said the vulnerability affected how wallet seeds were generated in certain firmware versions, potentially exposing users to attacks. Coinkite has acknowled...
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Crypto Hacks Top $1 Billion in H1 2026 as Ethereum and Solana Lead Losses: Report
Ethereum and Solana recorded the highest cryptocurrency hack losses during the first half of 2026, according to a new security report from Blockaid. The report estimates total industry losses at $1 billion, with Ethereum losing $332 million primarily through code exploits, while Solana lost $326 million largely due to compromised keys and signing i...
