Hacks News

Updated April 22, 2026 · 1:31 PM UTC

Follow crypto hack news, exploits, bridge attacks, protocol breaches, and security lessons from major incidents across Web3.

Stories 813 in this category

Coverage footprint 3.3% of all CryptoSlate stories

DeFi

What’s happening to DeFi? $231M was just drained but $19M clawed back

Balancer's exploit met a rare win via StakeWise, while Stream's $93M loss and xUSD depeg expose the breaking points.

6 months ago

$a cracked padlock and glowing cables spilling coins from a breached vault in a neon-lit server room as the fractured Balancer logo flickers amid dramatic, soft-glow lighting.$

DeFi

How 11 audits couldn’t stop Balancer’s $128 million hack redefining DeFi risks

As Balancer’s TVL plummets, the DeFi community grapples with restoring trust amidst recurring breaches.

6 months ago

hacker den with dramatic LED strip lighting and soft glow where a hooded figure faces three monitors of charts and a vortex icon, while neatly stacked Ethereum coins gleam on the wooden desk.

Hacks

This millionaire crypto hacker continues to freely cash out a year later

A year after the radiant hack, the thief is peeling funds again. Bridges, DEX hops, then Tornado. Modular deposits, measured timing, and real money still moving.

6 months ago

a real-world cyber forensics room with a hooded operator at a laptop, a North Korean flag on the wall, and a desk filled with a glowing Bitcoin, handcuffs, police light, and hardware wallets.

Crime

Billions stolen, dozens arrested: Crypto crime is adapting

North Korea stole $2 billion in crypto in 2025. Interpol recovered $439 million. Are attackers hitting a ceiling, or just routing around checkpoints?

6 months ago

Bankruptcy

Mt. Gox delayed to 2026: Does 34k BTC even move Bitcoin price anymore?

A one-year extension converts a date shock into a process drip; compare the remaining stack to monthly ETF intake and hedging capacity before adjusting allocations.

6 months ago

MetaMask, WalletConnect, Backpack, and Phantom shields locking into a glowing ring that repels chrome phishing hooks around a golden coin in a glass-walled security lab.

Crypto

$538M stolen by drainers: ETH & SOL wallets unite with real-time phishing blocks

Inside MetaMask/Phantom’s new intel network and how we’ll measure success.

6 months ago

Photorealistic iPhone with a Bitcoin wallet screen sends glowing data streams to an Apple iCloud cloud beside a UK emblem and Big Ben, hinting at government access risk to keys.

Featured

Will Apple give governments Bitcoin private key backups via $80M iCloud backdoor?

iCloud Keychain stays encrypted end-to-end, but backups, Photos, and Notes don’t. Here’s how a UK-only carve-out could open a small but real attack surface for Bitcoin private keys.

7 months ago