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As cryptocurrency adoption grows, security news remains critical in addressing risks such as hacking, fraud, and smart contract vulnerabilities. From exchange breaches to wallet exploits, cybersecurity in the crypto space is constantly evolving. New security protocols and decentralized solutions aim to enhance protection for investors and blockchain networks alike.
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South Korea plans tougher cybersecurity checks after breaches at 16 financial firms exposed 100,000 records, with crypto exchanges among those affected.
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Starknet launches Shadow Accounts, letting DeFi users keep their main wallets private while trading, lending and managing visible onchain positions.
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Crypto developers Nethermind and ZEUS seek access to Anthropic's free AI security scanner, which uses Claude Mythos to find software weaknesses.
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Agentic AI has started taking over work once handled directly by human analysts across cybersecurity, anti money laundering and compliance, with autonomous systems now investigating threats, tracing funds and acting on security incidents with limited human intervention. According to a…
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Bitget has set a Sep. 28 restart for Bitcoin withdrawals after a Sep. 24 security incident, with Ether, USDT, and other withdrawal services scheduled to follow through Oct. 2. Bitget said in an update that its technical team had identified…
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CertiK has joined LF Decentralized Trust, the Linux Foundation initiative for open source decentralized technologies, as the blockchain security firm plans to contribute research and audit expertise to projects used across enterprise and institutional systems. According to CertiK’s announcement shared…
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S&P Global has agreed to acquire blockchain security company OpenZeppelin as the financial data and ratings provider expands its digital asset business into smart contract and onchain technology risk assessment. According to S&P Global’s Sept. 17 announcement, the transaction is…
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A range-proof cache bug in the Elements codebase let an unknown actor mint unbacked L-BTC, drain 95% of the federation reserve through SideSwap, then negotiate its return on-chain via OP_RETURN messages. The network remains frozen, 598.5 BTC sits in the…
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OpenReserve received preliminary OCC approval for an insured national bank but must raise $210 million and meet preopening requirements.
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Compromised keys, not broken code, now drive the majority of crypto theft, and North Korea is cashing the checks. Eight months into the year, and the crypto industry has already replayed the same failure mode enough times to fill a…
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Pocket Bitcoin said its August breach exposed records involving 5,411 customers, including addresses, bank transfers and some identity documents.
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Binance warned users about rising phishing texts and shared three account protections, including link verification and withdrawal whitelists.
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Ledger rejected OneKey’s hack claim after researchers reproduced a patched flaw that could display one transaction while signing another.
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BNB Chain activated Pasteur on BSC, strengthening bridge and validator security while introducing a fuller block-building route.
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Cosmos Labs urged EVM chains to halt as incidents hit MANTRA, TAC and KiiChain, with a detailed Cosmos report still pending.
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Banks and regulators have joined a cross regional pilot testing quantum resistant wallets and digital asset transfers on a specialized NEAR testnet.
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