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MANTRA Chain Halts After Cosmos EVM Exploit, Token Drops 18 Percent
The Layer 1 blockchain went dark Thursday after a critical vulnerability in its ICS20 precompile, a flaw Cosmos Labs had flagged for remediation five months earlier.
Sandbox Bridge Exploit Affects Less Than 0.01% of SAND Supply
The Sandbox contained a smart contract vulnerability on its Base and BNB Smart Chain bridges where an attacker minted unbacked SAND tokens before bridging was disabled.
Coldcard Exploit Accounts for $100M of July's $247M in Crypto Thefts
A breach of Coldcard hardware wallets hit 7,300 Bitcoin addresses across three attack waves, with other major protocols and bridges also targeted in the month's second-worst security toll of 2026.
Harmony to Roll Back Chain to Aug. 11, Erasing 109,000 Transactions After Forged ONE Mint
Validators will revert to an 11:25 p.m. UTC checkpoint, discarding 109,126 regular and 315 staking transactions to purge unauthorized ONE tokens.
XRP Bridge Loses 199,916 Tokens in $202K Exploit
A software flaw let an attacker drain the tx bridge reserve Aug. 9 by triggering withdrawals against fake XRP deposits.
Coldcard Firmware Flaw Drains 1,719 BTC, $111 Million Confirmed Stolen
A firmware bug in Coldcard hardware wallets let attackers drain funds from over 5,200 addresses starting July 30, with total losses now exceeding initial estimates.
Coinsbuy Drained of $8M Across Tron and Ethereum, Funds Laundered Through FixedFloat
An Aug. 9 attack stripped more than $8 million from Coinsbuy wallets, with 79 percent of stolen funds routed through FixedFloat and ChangeNOW.
Flash Trade to Wind Down Solana Perp DEX Without a Buyer
The team cited shrinking market conditions and strategic direction, not financials; proceeds from any sale would be distributed pro rata to FAF token holders.
Coinkite Disputes $130 Million Loss Estimate From Coldcard Firmware Exploit
Coinkite will publish a technical post-mortem on a Coldcard firmware vulnerability as outside researchers estimate customer losses at $130 million.
Bitcoin Transfers Hit 2-Year High as Coldcard Exploit Drains $88.6 Million
A critical flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets triggered a massive Bitcoin outflow, driving small holders to centralized exchanges and alternative custody.
Bitcoin Holds $62K as Coldcard Exploit Drains 1,128 BTC; Two Forks Approach
A firmware flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets drained 1,128.6633 BTC from over 1,100 wallets July 30, hitting markets already absorbing $265 million in ETF outflows and two August forks.
SummerFi Shuts Down After Lazy Summer Protocol Exploit Forces Full Closure
The seven-year-old DeFi frontend is winding down after an exploit on its Lazy Summer Protocol smart contract layer forced it to shutter its user interface.
Humanity Protocol Tightens OpSec After $36M Exploit Traced to Employee Laptop
Founder Terence Kwok said the June incident stemmed from a compromised employee device, not a smart contract flaw.
AFX Bridge Hit With $24.15M USDC Exploit; Arbitrum Native Bridge Secure
Blockaid detected the theft from AFX, a third-party protocol on Arbitrum, while Offchain Labs confirmed its native bridge was not compromised.
Verus Bridge Exploiter Returns 4,052 ETH, Keeps $2.8M Bounty
The attacker returned 75 percent of stolen funds totaling $8.59 million after an $11.58 million exploit, keeping a portion as ransom
KelpDAO Loses $293 Million as DeFi Security Hits Maturity Wall
The massive exploit reveals vulnerabilities in liquid restaking protocols, forcing a shift toward institutional-grade security and investor protection
THORChain Confirms $10M Exploit After Bridge Attack
The cross-chain liquidity protocol launched a dedicated recovery portal for users impacted by a drain on its native asset bridges
Kraken Drops LayerZero After $292 Million Exploit, Shifts Cross-Chain Strategy
Kraken discontinues support for LayerZero-based assets, re-evaluating cross-chain security after the Kelp DAO breach drained $292 million in April
Aave Wins Court Approval to Move $71 Million ETH From rsETH Exploit
Federal judge authorizes transfer of 30,640 ETH to Aave-controlled wallet, clearing path for on-chain governance vote to recover frozen funds
KelpDAO Moves rsETH to Chainlink CCIP After $300M LayerZero Exploit
The liquid restaking protocol switched its cross-chain transfers to Chainlink's interoperability protocol after a $300 million exploit on LayerZero
KelpDAO Attack Slashes DeFi Yields 20 Percent, Triggers Market Contagion
The recent KelpDAO security breach has sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance ecosystem, causing a significant compression of native yields and sparking broader market fear.
Aave's 25,000 ETH Proposal Signals DeFi's Systemic Risk Evolution
The substantial treasury deployment to cover a Kelp DAO exploit demonstrates a maturing decentralized finance landscape committed to collective stability.