#hack News & Analysis

Arbitrum freezes $70M in funds linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group hack

The Drift Protocol Hack: How Privileged Access Led to a $285 Million Loss

Elon Musk Sees Upside in Potential Quantum Bitcoin Hack

The $290 Million KelpDAO Hack Linked to North Korea Wiped $13 Billion From DeFi in Two Days

The long con: How North Korean spies spent months in-person to drain $285 million from Drift

Lazarus Group linked to $292M DeFi hack, $13B TVL outflows ensue

"Did Something Change?" Ripple CTO Emeritus Probes KelpDAO Exploit Claims

DeFi Just Lost $15 Billion in Three Days. Something Deeper Than a Hack Is Behind It

Kelp DAO hack triggers $10B withdrawal from AAVE

A significant security breach at Kelp DAO has triggered approximately $10 billion in withdrawals from AAVE, highlighting critical vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols. The incident raises institutional risk concerns and may accelerate a broader reassessment of security practices across the decentralized finance ecosystem.

Drift says $270 million exploit was a six-month North Korean intelligence operation

Drift exchange suffered a $270 million exploit orchestrated by North Korean intelligence operatives who conducted a sophisticated six-month social engineering campaign. The attackers posed as a legitimate trading firm, met Drift team members in person across multiple countries, and deposited $1 million of their own funds to establish credibility before executing the massive drain.

Latest crypto hack sees thieves make off with $280 million from Solana DeFi platform Drift

Inside the $280M Drift hack: weeks of setup, minutes to drain

Balancer Labs Closes Operations Following Devastating $110M Hack

The Resolv Hack: How One Compromised Key Printed $23 Million

CRITICAL UPDATE Re: DAO Vulnerability

The DAO, a major Ethereum-based decentralized autonomous organization, is under attack through a recursive calling vulnerability that allows an attacker to drain ether into a child DAO. This represents a critical security breach affecting one of the most significant early DeFi experiments.

THORChain sets 11-step restart plan after $10.7M hack

THORChain, a cross-chain liquidity protocol, has initiated an 11-step recovery plan following a $10.7M security breach. The network is requesting validator approval for version 3.19.0, which implements enhanced security measures including vault quarantine systems and transaction signature (TSS) verification checks before resuming liquidity and trading operations.

Kelp DAO hacker launders $220M as recovery window closes

The Kelp DAO hacker successfully laundered approximately $220 million through privacy-focused channels, leaving only $1.7 million in traceable original wallets as the recovery window closes. This represents a significant loss for affected users and highlights the challenges in recovering stolen funds once bad actors gain access to mixing services.

North Korea accounts for 76% of 2026 crypto hack losses, with theft since 2017 topping $6 billion: TRM Labs

DeFi shaken by $292 million hack, but showing resilience, Standard Chartered says

Aave, Compound Unveil Technical Plan to Address Fallout From $290M Kelp DAO Hack

$290M Kelp DAO hack raises AI threat concerns, Bitcoin may dip to $60K in April

North Korea’s Lazarus Group linked to $290M Kelp DAO hack

Industry leaders are pouring hundreds of millions into a rescue plan for Aave users after massive crypto hack

Android Hackers Target 800 Banking, Crypto and Social Media Apps With ‘Near-Zero Detection Rates’: Zimperium

Aave rallies DeFi partners to contain fallout from $292 million KelpDAO hack