A new and significant hack on a bridge system is just another problem in the string of problems affecting the crypto world this month. AFX Trade, which runs on Arbitrum, lost $24.15 million worth of USDC. Attackers exploited AFX’s bridge, and several blockchain security firms detected the attack almost immediately.
The platform for predicting market users impacted by a website exploit that led to the theft of about $3 million in cryptocurrency assets will receive full reimbursement from Polymarket. The claim is that, instead of an issue with the underlying architecture of the platform, the incident was due to malware
A hacker used a legacy royalties contract on the Polygon platform and made away with about $261,200 worth of cryptocurrency in recent times. The security firm TenArmorAlert identified the unusual transaction on June 23 and tracked down the exploit transaction. The blockchain shows that the hacker carried out the attack
DeFi protocol Echo Protocol, which runs on the Monad blockchain, was compromised when an attacker minted around 1,000 eBTC without authorization. On Tuesday, the hacker created 1,000 synthetic Bitcoin (eBTC) with a value of around $76.7 million; both Lookonchain and analytics platform and blockchain security company PeckShield reported this. Echo Protocol said on Tuesday: “We
On March 15, Venus Protocol revealed that it has found some suspicious trading activity in its liquidity pool for the Thena (THE) token. For clarification, Venus operates as a lending and borrowing platform, and THE is the native token of the Thena DeFi platform. Venus has appointed Allez Labs as
A cryptocurrency holder has stated that hackers have stolen around $24 million in a crypto robbery after a violent assault. Although the blockchain security analysts are now tracking the movement of the funds on-chain. An X user with the username “Silly Tuna” claimed that the theft happened at the time
Last month recorded the lowest level of crypto hacks and scams since March 2025, having $26.5 million stolen since February, as reported by the blockchain security company PeckShield. Around 15 cases were reported in the month, in which two accounted for the majority of the losses, with the biggest accounting
The attorneys from South Korea have reportedly recovered around $21.4 million worth of bitcoin stolen from their custody in 2025, as per the local media reports. In December 2025, the Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office found that they had lost the bitcoin captured from a raid on a gambling platform. The
In 2025, the crypto industry witnessed some massive breaches, with just three major incidents being responsible for around 70% of the overall money theft. It is noteworthy that the biggest hack is said to be the Bybit exchange hack, which alone swept around $1.4 billion. For a solution, OpenAI is
The total value of stolen cryptocurrencies via exploits and scams extended to $370.3 million last month, the biggest monthly figure hit in 11 months and around a fourfold increase from January of last year. CertiK, the biggest Web3 security service provider, stated on January 31 that out of 40 scam
