Ripple is now contributing exclusive threat intelligence on DPRK (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) cyber actors to Crypto ISAC, a nonprofit organization that helps crypto companies share security information and defend against cyber threats targeting digital assets. The intelligence covers domains, wallets, and indicators of compromise from active DPRK hack campaigns. It also includes enriched … Read more

Grok’s auto-provisioned Bankr wallet was drained of roughly $150,000 in DRB tokens after an attacker used a gifted Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and a coded reply to push the artificial intelligence (AI) into authorizing the transfer. Bankr founder 0xDeployer said the wallet had no admin at xAI and was controlled entirely through Grok’s X account. About … Read more

North Korea has pushed back against allegations of state-backed cybercrime, dismissing the claims as “absurd slander.”  The statement lands as blockchain investigators tie a growing share of major decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits to DPRK-backed actors. North Korea Pushes Back on Cyber Threat Narrative A Foreign Ministry spokesperson told the state-run Korean Central News Agency that … Read more

The dark web’s mythic aura as crypto’s untouchable underworld is fading fast. A run of high-profile dark web hack claims against Polymarket, Kraken and major non-crypto firms has ended in quick rebuttals rather than confirmed breaches. What once produced stomach-dropping headlines now reads more like a noisy bazaar of recycled data, scams and law enforcement … Read more

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko called artificial intelligence the biggest near-term threat to crypto cryptography. He said AI could break post-quantum cryptography (PQC) signature schemes before the industry hardens them. Bitcoin developers and analysts are converging on a consensus over future quantum threats without disturbing Satoshi Nakamoto’s holdings. Yakovenko Pushes Multisig Defense for Post-Quantum Cryptography The … Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools now exploit smart contracts roughly twice as effectively as they detect vulnerabilities, according to Binance Research.  AI has become a central talking point in the conversation around crypto hacks. Many analysts are increasingly suspecting that attackers are leveraging these tools to pull off DeFi exploits. Why the AI Offense-Defense Gap Is … Read more

North Korean hackers accounted for 76% of all crypto hack losses through April, according to TRM Labs. The report revealed that hackers from two distinct groups stole roughly $577 million across two attacks in 2026. 2 North Korean Heists Drove 76% of 2026 Crypto Hack Losses The Drift Protocol breach and the KelpDAO bridge exploit … Read more

Three DeFi protocols across NEAR, Base, and Sui were drained on Tuesday. One of them, a $3.46 million Sweat Economy incident, later turned out to be a foundation rescue. Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart used the cascade to needle Crypto Twitter’s AI-versus-crypto debate. He suggested the bigger threat to digital assets is the same one as … Read more

A United States judge sentenced a Saipan woman to 71 months in federal prison. The defendant orchestrated a scheme that defrauded older women. She falsely claimed she came from money in China, owned multiple businesses, and made a fortune trading Bitcoin (BTC). Saipan Woman Gets 71 Months for Bitcoin Investment Scam Targeting Older Women According … Read more

DeFi United, a coalition of ecosystem participants led by Aave service providers, has released a technical implementation plan to restore rsETH backing. The plan comes after a major exploit on April 18, 2026. Hackers likely associated with North Korea’s Lazarus Group stole approximately $292 million (116,500 rsETH) from KelpDAO’s LayerZero bridge. DeFi United Releases Technical … Read more

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and 15 international partners issued a joint advisory. It warns that China-linked threat actors are hiding attacks behind networks of compromised everyday internet devices. The advisory details a major tactical shift. Groups affiliated with Beijing now route activity through hundreds of thousands of compromised home routers and smart devices. … Read more

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) restrained more than $700 million in crypto and filed wire fraud conspiracy charges against two Chinese nationals who allegedly managed scam compounds. US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva, and partners announced the coordinated actions alongside Treasury and State Department measures aimed at dismantling Southeast … Read more