Security


Web3

Social Engineering Scams Top Crypto Threats in 2025: WhiteBit

Technical wallet hacks, including phishing and malware, are the second most common threat, making up 33.7% of incidents.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Opinion

The Crypto Industry Must Evolve to Match Real-World Security Risks

Security issues like data breaches and phishing attacks are a type of feedback for Web3 designers, argues Tools for Humanity’s Adrian Ludwig.

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Web3

Monero Suffers Deepest-Ever Blockchain Reorganization, Invalidating 118 Transactions

The reorganization was pinned on Qubic, which has acquired over half of Monero's mining power last month and uses XMR rewards to buy and burn its own token.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Tech

Saving Your Wallet Details, Seed Phrase as a Photo on Your Phone? This Trojan May Be Targeting You

Successor to SparkCat spyware spreads via official app stores, exfiltrates gallery photos using OCR to target seed phrases.

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Tech

CoinMarketCap Briefly Exploited With Wallet Phishing Pop-Up Message

The company has not disclosed how many users were affected or whether any wallets were compromised as a result of the exploit.

CoinMarketCap logo on an iphone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Web3

Binance, Kraken Thwarted Social Engineering Attacks Similar to Coinbase Hack

Attackers reportedly tried bribing support agents, but Binance and Kraken’s internal systems blocked the attempts.

Hacker working on two laptops (Azamat E/Unsplash)

Finance

KuCoin Commits $2B to 'Trust Project' Focusing on Crypto Security, Transparency

KuCoin’s native token, KCS, will play a more pivotal role in the ecosystem.

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Tech

Venn Network Aims to Solve DeFi's Hacking Problem With More Decentralized Tech

Creator Or Dadosh says Venn creates a "completely new economy" for crypto security.

Ironblocks' Venn aims to prevent suspicious transactions from accessing a blockchain. (serghei_topor/Pixabay)

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Finance

Latin American Exchange Bitso Taps Coincover for Security Services

Bitso will use Coincover’s non-custodial disaster recovery service and its risk engine to monitor outgoing transactions in real time.

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Policy

Crypto Use in Terror Financing Rises, but Is Still Relatively Small: Singapore

"As a global financial centre and transport hub with a significant migrant workforce, Singapore remains a potential source of funds for terrorists and terrorist organisations abroad," the report said.

Singapore, view of Marina Bay with Gardens By The Bay manmade trees in the background (SoleneC1/Pixabay)