Crypto Hacks Dropped Sharply In Early 2026, But Experts Say The Threat Isn’t ...
Cybercriminals who target crypto are not operating on a fixed schedule. They move when the money moves. Related Reading: X Eyes Auto-Lock For Crypto Mentions After Tortoise Death Hoax That was the key message from Kraken’s chief security officer, Nick Percoco, who told reporters that hacking activity in the crypto space tends to spike during […]
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Security remains a perennial concern for DeFi protocols, but DeFi will still inevitably “grow and flourish,” Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino believes. Despite the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi), cryptocurrency investors appear to be sticking to centralized exchanges (CEXs) over DeFi tools, according to a new report.Crypto investors are more comfortable holding their assets on CEXs because decentralized exchanges are still more vulnerable to the threat of hacks. This is according to a joint report by the blockchain data firm Chainalysis and Bitfinex exchange, issued on....
Crypto investors and platforms are facing a growing threat as the value of crypto hacks has nearly doubled in the first seven months of 2024, reaching a staggering $1.6 billion, according to a new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Crypto Theft Skyrockets In 2024 While the monetary value of stolen funds has skyrocketed, the […]
February was unusually quiet for crypto thieves. After months of eye-watering losses, the industry recorded just $26.5 million in total hack and scam-related damages last month — the smallest monthly figure in 11 months, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. Related Reading: Bitcoin In The Line Of Fire: Price Dips To $63k As US, Israel Launch Strikes On Iran It’s a number that stands in sharp contrast to the carnage seen in early 2025, when a single breach wiped out $1.5 billion from crypto exchange Bybit. 2 Attacks Did Most Of The Damage Out of 15 recorded incidents in....
In what is becoming a grimly regular occurrence, SWIFT has confirmed further hacks to its member banks, with even more customer cash stolen. SWIFT: Threat ‘Persistent, Adaptive, Sophisticated’. The news, shared by SWIFT in a memo this week, follows several hacks this year, resulting in stolen funds. The first — and most high-profile — attack involved....
Following the significant Bitcoin price growth to nearly $500 last week, it went down sharply on November 10-11. Just a few days ago, the Bitcoin price faced the first wave of decline to the $370 - $390 level. During the last 24 hours, the price lost almost 20% on all major cryptocurrency exchanges and dropped to as low as $308 on some of them. One of the reasons for this downward trend could be a significant reduction of Bitcoin trading volume on the market. On the other hand, there are theories about speculation on some of the Chinese exchanges and information that the recent Bitcoin....