Security (Crypto Scams and Hacks)

Chainalysis has attributed the $387 million Bitget theft to North Korean hackers. The firm said the attack lifts the value of crypto stolen by DPRK-linked actors this year above $1 billion. North Korean attackers reportedly used a cross-chain swap to convert stolen XRP into Bitcoin and kept the tokens away from exchanges. Drift, KelpDAO and…

INTERPOL’s global chief information security officer, Bjorn R. Watne, has urged companies to identify their “crown jewels” first as artificial intelligence (AI) increases the speed and scale of scams and fraud. Watne made the remarks to CNBC at Tech Week Singapore on Thursday. He said AI mainly helps criminals run familiar tactics faster and at…

Core Lightning warns attackers target unpatched nodes. Self-run nodes must upgrade, while wallet app users rely on providers. The post Is Your Bitcoin on Lightning at Risk? Depends on Who Runs the Node appeared first on BeInCrypto.

The NEAR Intents hacker has 48 hours to return $3.8M after Aurora's co-founder says the team knows who they are. The post NEAR Intents Hacker Identified: Will $3.8M Return in 48 Hours? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

NEAR Intents lost $3.8 million in an exploit and NEAR fell 8.6%. See what was hit and which networks remain paused. The post NEAR Intents Hacked for $3.8 Million: Is NEAR Protocol Safe? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Crypto hack losses reached $766.49 million in September, making it the worst month of 2026 so far. The total jumped about 462% from August’s $136.3 million, according to PeckShield. Two incidents caused most of the damage. Bitget lost roughly $387 million. Liquid Network lost about $320 million, though the people behind it, claiming to be…

A MetaMask security incident hits part of its infrastructure. Find out what it means for your wallet and staked ETH. The post Is Your MetaMask Wallet Safe After the Security Incident? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Pseudonymous on-chain analyst Wazz has linked 53 token launches on Robinhood Chain to a single operation that extracted at least $18.43 million between July and September. The findings, published on X on September 27, arrive weeks after the chain’s meme coin trading hit record levels, with its launchpads clearing more than $1 billion in a…

ZachXBT says Bitget hack launderers asked for help in public Discord and Telegram chats. One is tied to the Kelp DAO hack. The post Investigator Finds $387M Bitget Hack Suspects Asking for Help in Public Chats appeared first on BeInCrypto.

THORChain has declined to block stolen funds from the $387.5 million Bitget hack from being converted into Bitcoin, sparking industry debate over its permissionless cross-chain swap design.