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On-chain watchers flag UMA adapter exploit on Polygon; $520K-$660K traced, Polymarket says user funds safe
On-chain investigators flagged activity on Polymarket’s UMA CTF Adapter on Polygon; estimates of assets moved vary across reports while Polymarket says user funds remain safe.
AI trading assistant Bankr pauses transactions after attackers access 14 Base auto-wallets, $150K lost
AI trading assistant Bankr paused transactions after attackers accessed at least 14 auto-generated wallets on Base and roughly $150,000 was reported drained [1][4].
VS Code extension compromise exposes thousands of GitHub repos; attackers sell data, CZ urges key rotation
GitHub says thousands of internal repositories were accessed after an employee workstation was compromised via a malicious VS Code extension; Binance founder Changpeng Zhao urge…
BNB Chain's post-quantum signature trial boosts security but cuts TPS ~40%, revealing scaling limits
BNB Chain's post‑quantum trial validated new signature and aggregation schemes but reduced throughput, highlighting a trade‑off between quantum resistance and network performance.
Echo Protocol pauses bridge after attacker mints ~1,000 eBTC (~$76M) on Monad, ECHO token plunges
Echo Protocol was exploited after an attacker minted roughly 1,000 unauthorized eBTC tokens on the protocol’s Monad deployment, representing about $76.7 million in value, accord…
Batch-transfer flaw exploited to drain roughly $11.6M from Verus–Ethereum bridge
Security firm Blockaid issued an alert saying its exploit-detection system identified an ongoing attack on the Verus–Ethereum bridge, with roughly $11.58 million reportedly drai…
Three-country operation in Dubai dismantles crypto romance fraud rings, 276 arrested
Chinese, U.S. and UAE law enforcement carried out a coordinated operation in Dubai that targeted romance-based crypto fraud, resulting in mass arrests and the closure of multipl…
Cross-chain drain of about $11M forces THORChain emergency halt and sends RUNE tumbling
THORChain halted trading after an attacker drained roughly $10.7–11 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC and Base, sending RUNE sharply lower [2][3][1].
Exploit of TrustedVolumes RFQ resolver siphons roughly $6M from 1inch-linked market maker, raising DeFi alarm
TrustedVolumes, a liquidity provider and market maker associated with 1inch, was exploited on May 7, 2026, with reported losses ranging from roughly $5.87 million to $6.7 millio…
Ripple partners with Crypto ISAC to distribute intelligence on DPRK-linked crypto hackers
Ripple has partnered with the Crypto Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Crypto ISAC) to share threat intelligence aimed at blocking North Korea-linked cyber actors targeti…
Ripple gives DPRK-linked threat intel to Crypto ISAC, sharing malicious wallets, domains and insider profiles
Ripple is sharing North Korea–linked threat intelligence with the Crypto ISAC to help crypto firms detect and respond to DPRK-related cyber activity [1][2].
Pentagon widens classified AI partnerships with Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS and others, excludes Anthropic
The Department of Defense expanded generative-AI contracts with several major tech firms while excluding Anthropic, a move observers say may affect vendor market positions [1][4].
Deployer admin key compromise enables multi-chain upgrade exploit, siphoning ~$5M from Wasabi perpetuals
Wasabi Protocol lost millions after an attacker seized a deployer/admin key and upgraded contracts to drain funds across multiple chains.
MoonPay to launch MoonPay Institutional after ~$100M all-stock deal to acquire Israeli security startup Sodot
MoonPay bought Israeli crypto-security startup Sodot in an all-stock deal worth about $100 million to build an institutional business.
Volo Protocol freezes vaults, halts WBTC bridge after $3.5M Sui exploit and pledges to cover user losses
Volo Protocol says it froze part of the $3.5 million stolen in a Sui-based exploit and will absorb user losses.
Sui liquid-staking protocol Volo hit by $3.5M drain, freezes affected vaults, recovers $500K and vows to reimburse users
Volo Protocol, a DeFi/liquid-staking platform on the Sui blockchain, suffered a security breach on April 21 that allowed attackers to drain roughly $3.5 million from three vault…