Tagged: exploit

November 6, 2026 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has significantly updated its account of a recent cybersecurity incident, revealing a broader exposure of customer information than initially reported. In a late-evening update on November 4, 2026, the company stated that it had discovered certain customer details—including names, usernames, password… Read More

November 5, 2026 @ 11:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazilian digital asset platform Mercado Bitcoin has confirmed it will start restoring limited customer access on Monday, November 9, after a security breach that disrupted operations earlier in the week. The first stage will allow users to log in solely through the company’s website in… Read More

November 4, 2026 @ 8:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has identified the French cooperative banking group Crédit Mutuel Arkéa as the alleged victim of a substantial cryptocurrency theft, estimating losses above $133 million. The bank, which manages assets in the region of $235 billion, has issued no public confirmation or denial… Read More

November 4, 2026 @ 7:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset manager Grayscale has framed Binance’s roughly $6.3 billion security breach as a potential turning point that could push cryptocurrency exchanges toward tighter operational and custody standards, even as it risks eroding short-term market confidence. In a recent statement, the firm highlighted that approximately… Read More

November 4, 2026 @ 5:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Liquid Federation announced on November 3 that Bitcoin reserves supporting the Liquid Network have been fully restored, reestablishing one-to-one backing for every circulating L-BTC. According to figures published on the network’s public dashboard that morning, 4,270.54 L-BTC were in circulation and matched by an… Read More

November 3, 2026 @ 5:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On November 2, 2026, Brazil’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, confirmed a security incident that led it to suspend deposits and withdrawals as a precautionary step. The exchange stated that it had identified and swiftly contained an issue in one of its systems early that… Read More

November 3, 2026 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Late on Friday, October 30, 2026, security monitoring systems detected a coordinated front-end attack against decentralized finance websites. Blockchain security firm Blockaid issued an initial community alert identifying a potential frontend compromise affecting the official domains of Flap (flap.sh) and Kintsu (kintsu.xyz). The firm urged… Read More

November 2, 2026 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

On November 1, 2026, the open-source Bitcoin payment processor BTCPay Server issued an urgent advisory directing anyone running a self-hosted instance to take it offline. The project’s official account stated that it had begun receiving reports of unauthorized parties sweeping funds from hot wallets attached… Read More

November 1, 2026 @ 6:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian cryptocurrency platforms have endured a series of significant security breaches in recent years, leaving users with incomplete recoveries and highlighting structural weaknesses that set them apart from larger international counterparts. Exchanges including CoinDCX and WazirX have been among the most prominent targets, while others… Read More

November 1, 2026 @ 1:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a swift early-morning incident on October 26, 2026, an attacker emptied 48 Solana wallets linked to the Bloom Telegram trading bot, removing 9,408 SOL valued at roughly $953,000 in just 94 seconds. Blockchain analysis firm Bitquery traced the activity, which affected wallets belonging to… Read More

October 30, 2026 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trezor has publicly disclosed a responsible report describing a suspected physical implant inside a Safe 5 hardware wallet obtained through CryptoBilis, a Southeast Asian distributor that previously held authorized status for the brand. The Czech manufacturer has not yet taken physical possession of the unit… Read More

October 30, 2026 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prediction market operator Polymarket temporarily halted trading on its international platform on October 29, 2026, after determining that a third-party provider had been compromised. The company stated that it had identified and resolved the underlying problem, referred the matter to law enforcement authorities, and would… Read More

October 30, 2026 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On October 29, 2026, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, suffered a security incident in which attackers drained roughly $6.3 billion to $6.36 billion in digital assets from its hot wallets across approximately ten blockchains. Blockchain analytics firms, including TRM Labs and… Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hardware wallet manufacturer Keystone has expanded its disclosure of a website security breach first detected earlier this month, revealing that attackers obtained not only certain customer records but also a specialized authentication key used to confirm that its physical devices are genuine. The company detected… Read More

October 27, 2026 @ 6:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Initia, the modular layer-1 blockchain designed to support a network of interconnected rollups, paused both its main chain and associated rollups on Friday, October 23, 2026, after a security incident. The halt took effect at 15:41:30 UTC. In an official statement posted on X, the… Read More

October 26, 2026 @ 1:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has raised fresh questions about the Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX, asserting that a deposit address previously linked to a 2025 security incident remained active for months afterward and continued handling user funds. In a post on X dated October 22, 2026, ZachXBT… Read More

October 25, 2026 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Keystone Hardware Wallet, a maker of air-gapped devices designed for self-custody of cryptocurrencies, publicly disclosed on October 24, 2026, that an unauthorized party accessed its official website and obtained certain customer information. The company stated that it first noticed the intrusion on October 20 and,… Read More

October 25, 2026 @ 1:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A severe security flaw has emerged in PHP, the programming language that underpins roughly 70 percent of websites with a detectable server-side component. Two related vulnerabilities, each assigned a critical severity rating of 9.2 out of 10, allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution… Read More

October 25, 2026 @ 12:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Qubic layer-1 network has resumed normal operation following a brief halt triggered by a wallet-seed vulnerability that allowed an attacker to empty 1,404 accounts of roughly 2.94 trillion QU tokens, valued at approximately $1.4 million at the time. Project operators known as Computors approved… Read More

October 23, 2026 @ 12:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cysic, the zero-knowledge proof infrastructure and decentralized compute network, has suspended its cross-chain bridge following a security incident on October 17, 2026. An attacker exploited the system to create 10 million unauthorized CYS tokens on BNB Smart Chain, then liquidated the majority of them and… Read More