Exploits

Crypto Hack Losses Surge to $142 Million in July: PeckShield
Seventeen incidents drove a 27% month-over-month increase in losses.

MPC Alone Can’t Stop Multi-Million Dollar Exchange Hacks, Experts Warn
Despite utilizing multi-party computation (MPC), exchanges remain exposed to breaches if internal systems and wallet infrastructure are assumed to be secure by default, according to Blockaid.

North Korean Hackers Have Laundered Over $1 Billion Stolen From Bybit in Under Six Months
Despite the crypto community’s best efforts, over 80% of the $1.5 billion stolen from Bybit has disappeared into the hands of Chinese money launderers and decentralized platforms.

ZachXBT Slams Hacked CEX BigONE, Says Firm Failed to Stop Months of Scam Activity
A $27 million hack may not be BigONE’s biggest problem as ZachXBT accuses the exchange of ignoring scam activity for months.

Cross-Chain Crypto Crime Hits $21.8 Billion as Scams, Sanctions Evasion Surge: Elliptic
North Korea accounted for 12% of illicit activity in 2025, according to the blockchain analytics firm.

Kinto Token Tanks 90% as Backdoor Disclosure Lets Attacker Mint 110,000 Tokens and Drain Liquidity Pools
A forgotten flaw in a trusted smart contract standard let a hacker crash Kinto’s token by 90% and steal millions shortly after the vulnerability was unintentionally made public.

Peapods Finance Token Slips 5% after Unauthorized $200K Withdrawal
Peapods Finance’s leveraged yield protocol suffered a $200,000 exploit attack after bad actors apparently manipulated its oracle.

Ethereum Hit by Most Security Incidents in H1 2025: SlowMist
Ethereum led all ecosystems in security losses in the first half of 2025, with DeFi platforms losing around $470 million, according to the blockchain security firm.

Crypto Markets Passed $1.4B ‘Stress Test’ with Bybit Hack: Report
The report from Glassnode and Bybit shows that Ethereum and Solana trading activity bounced back post-exploit, suggesting strong market resilience.

Starknet-based ZkLend Shuts Down Amid Fallout From $10 Million Exploit
Four months after a major security breach, zkLend is shutting down and allocating $200,000 in remaining funds to compensate users.





