Drift Protocol Hack: $286M Solana Exploit Linked to North Korean Hackers A devastating $286 million exploit has struck Drift Protocol, a prominent decentralized perpetual futures exchange on the Solana blockchain, on April 1, 2026. This breach, one of the largest in crypto history, has obliterated Drift’s total value locked (TVL) and sparked chilling concerns about […]
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NFT Lending Platform Gondi Suffers $230K Smart Contract Exploit, Promises User Compensation A fresh wound has opened in the decentralized finance (DeFi) arena as Gondi, an NFT lending platform, reels from a smart contract exploit that saw an attacker make off with roughly $230,000 worth of escrowed non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This incident, yet another stark […]
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Figure Technology and Step Finance Hacks: A Brutal Wake-Up Call for Crypto and Fintech Security Hackers have once again exposed the soft underbelly of the tech and crypto worlds, with blockchain fintech firm Figure Technology falling victim to a sly social engineering scam and DeFi platform Step Finance losing a staggering $29 million in a […]
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Arbitrum Recovers Hacked DAO Account Amid Phishing Scams and DeFi Security Woes Arbitrum, a key Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution, has clawed back control of its governance X account after a brazen hack earlier this week. On Tuesday afternoon, cybercriminals took over the Arbitrum DAO’s social media presence, peddling fake airdrop rewards and linking to phishing […]
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CrossCurve’s $3 Million Exploit: DeFi’s Latest Gut Punch Exposes Cross-Chain Security Flaws CrossCurve, a DeFi protocol designed as a cross-chain bridge, has been hit with a devastating $3 million exploit, spotlighting the persistent and glaring security flaws in decentralized finance infrastructure. This breach, rooted in a critical smart contract vulnerability, serves as yet another harsh […]
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Step Finance Suffers $27M Treasury Hack on Solana: A DeFi Wake-Up Call A catastrophic security breach has rocked Step Finance, a leading analytics platform on the Solana blockchain, with hackers siphoning off 261,854 SOL—valued between $27 million and $30 million—from its treasury wallets on January 31, 2026. This massive loss has sent tremors through the […]
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Arbitrum’s Futureswap Loses $400K in Suspected Hack Amid 2026 DeFi Security Crisis Futureswap, a decentralized leverage trading platform on the Arbitrum network, fell prey to a suspected hack on January 10, 2026, with nearly $395,000 drained in a matter of transactions. This breach is the latest in a disturbing wave of exploits targeting Arbitrum-based DeFi […]
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Crypto Whale Loses $27.3M in Multisig Wallet Breach: DeFi Security Risks Exposed A staggering security failure has sent shockwaves through the crypto community as a high-net-worth individual or entity, often dubbed a “whale,” lost $27.3 million from a multisig wallet due to a private key compromise. Reported by blockchain security firm PeckShield, this breach not […]
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Yearn Finance’s yETH Pool Gutted in $3M Hack: DeFi’s Security Nightmare Continues Yearn Finance, a heavyweight in the decentralized finance (DeFi) arena, has been hit hard by a sophisticated exploit targeting its yETH product. In a single, devastating transaction on Monday, attackers drained the entire yETH pool, making off with 1,000 ETH—valued at roughly $3 […]
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Base’s Top DEX Aerodrome Hit by Suspected Frontend Security Breach Aerodrome Finance, the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) on the Base network, has fallen victim to a suspected DNS hijacking attack, exposing users to vicious phishing attempts that could wipe out their crypto holdings. This breach, targeting centralized domains, underscores the persistent vulnerabilities in DeFi’s quest […]
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