Security Incidents

According to Belgian authorities, a 19-year-old was arrested on Thursday in Antwerp following an investigation that began in March 2026 into a European phishing and money-laundering network. The suspect allegedly orchestrated attacks that stole more than 500,000 euros, approximately $572,000,

According to reports from Blockmedia and industry sources, Open Standard, the consortium behind the OUSD stablecoin backed by over 140 companies, faces allegations of listing partner companies without their formal approval. Samsung Electronics, Shinhan, Dunamu, and K Bank denied signing agreements o

According to Bloomberg, on July 3, Spotify demanded that prediction market platforms Kalshi and Polymarket remove its logo and clarified that no partnership exists between them. The action followed Spotify's discovery of manipulated song charts used to settle prediction market contracts. Spotify

DeFi privacy protocol Hinkal suffered a smart contract vulnerability attack on July 3, losing approximately $820,000 in USDC. Blockchain security firm CertiK first detected the attack, stating that the attacker used an externally owned account (EOA) to execute multiple deposits to Hinkal's smart contract after performing a "no proof of deposit" operation, withdrawing USDC. The stolen funds were converted to Ethereum, with 410 ETH involved in money laundering. CertiK: Attacker Withdrew USDC from

According to Bloomberg, Spotify removed over 500,000 artificial plays from a song by Malcolm Todd on July 3, after discovering the play manipulation was linked to betting activity on the Kalshi prediction market. The market attracted $3 million in trading as participants wagered on which song

According to CertiK Alert, the decentralized privacy protocol Hinkal fell victim to a theft on July 3, with approximately 800,000 USDC stolen from its smart contract. An EOA address (0xbB3f01a1b1C68F3DEB36C55342b5F5706c32fc20) executed multiple suspicious transactions following a "Proofless

Recently, Ukraine's Prosecutor General office transferred over 8.3 million USDT seized from alleged international hacking group members to a state asset recovery wallet, according to a Telegram statement. The four suspects, including the organizer, were detained, and total seized assets

According to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez, France recorded 77 cases of kidnapping, abduction, extortion or attempted kidnapping linked to the crypto sector in 2026 so far, up sharply from 45 incidents in all of 2025. Speaking at an event hosted by the Association of Digital Asset Holders, Nuñez a

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual U.S.-Estonian citizen accused of belonging to the cybercrime group Scattered Spider, was extradited from Finland to the United States and made his initial appearance before a federal court in Chicago on July 1. Finnish

On Jul 2, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez promised a "more ambitious" three-part plan to reinforce security measures for the crypto sector, as wrench attacks targeting the industry reached 77 incidents.

According to Cointelegraph, France's Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed that the country recorded 77 cryptocurrency-related kidnapping cases in the first half of 2026, nearly double the 45 cases reported for all of 2025. Nuñez pledged a three-part plan to strengthen security measures,

According to Foresight News, Cardano wallet provider SecondFi launched an asset recovery wallet checker tool on July 2, allowing users to preliminarily check if their wallets were affected by the security incident. The company noted that the addresses currently displayed are based on SecondFi's prel

Solana-based perpetual futures exchange Drift Protocol announced on July 1 that it is rebranding as Velocity DEX, part of the platform's relaunch plan after being offline for over three months following an attack on April 1. The attacker stole over $280 million in assets through 31 transactions in about 12 minutes. Lazarus Group Attack: $280 Million Stolen and Affected Protocols On April 1, 2026, attackers breached Drift Protocol's multi-signature wallet, stealing over $280 million in assets thr

Crypto hacks and exploits totaled $75.9 million across 40 major incidents in June, down 7.1% from $81.7 million in May, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. The largest June incident involved Humanity Protocol, with losses estimated between $31 million and $36 million due to a

According to blockchain security firm PeckShield, crypto hacks and exploits totaled $75.9 million across 40 major incidents in June, down 7.1% from $81.7 million in May. Humanity Protocol's $31 million exploit led the month's losses after founder Terence Kwok attributed the breach to a compromised p

CertiK launched CertiK Hunt on 1 July 2026, an invite-only platform connecting vetted security researchers with Web3 projects for bug bounty programs, audit competitions and AI challenges. The platform addresses two persistent problems in bug bounty programs: high volumes of spam and low-quality