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Security Alerts

Crypto security alerts, hacks, scam warnings, and best practices to protect your digital assets.

12 ARTICLES

NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues

The popular cross-chain trading system said it will reimburse losses after a bug affected deposits and withdrawals across several networks.

12m ago1 min read

CoinDesk

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MetaMask security scare pushes Ethereum validator exits to a nine-month high

Lido estimates up to about 45 days for exit, withdrawal and re-entry after MetaMask's Sept. 30 incident disclosure. The post MetaMask security scare pushes Ethereum validator exits to a nine-month high appeared first on CryptoSlate.

51m ago1 min read

CryptoSlate

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Bitget’s $388M hack pushes Q3 crypto security losses past $1B

Crypto security losses reached $1.26 billion in Q3 across 247 incidents, with September alone accounting for roughly $769 million.

55m ago1 min read

CoinTelegraph

SECURITY ALERT

Morning Minute: Crypto Gives Up on Congress and Goes After Senators

Plus, a major MetaMask security event has crypto natives on edge as details trickle out.

2h ago1 min read

Decrypt

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Crypto lost $1.26 billion in hacks while bitcoin bulls enjoyed a monster quarter

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 1, 2026

3h ago1 min read

CoinDesk

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MetaMask Exits Lido Validators Amid Infrastructure ‘Security Incident’

The wallet says it has found no immediate threat to user wallets, but the ETH it is pulling out of Lido could take 45 days to return.

4h ago1 min read

Decrypt

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CertiK Tallies $766.4 Million in September Exploit and Phishing Losses

Bitget and Liquid Network dominate the month's losses, while recovered and frozen funds substantially reduce the remaining damage.

6h ago1 min read

The Defiant

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MetaMask security incident forces Ethereum staking exits, no funds at risk

An Ethereum security researcher estimates about 0.36 ETH in rewards was diverted, while precautionary exits cover validators holding roughly 523,000 ETH.

7h ago1 min read

CoinDesk

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Crypto hacks top $768M in September, worst month of 2026

The $388 million Bitget breach and $320 million Liquid Network exploit accounted for most of September’s losses, though more than $270 million from the latter was later returned.

9h ago1 min read

CoinTelegraph

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Gemini 4 Is Here, and Google’s Flagship Tops All Other AI Models on Cybersecurity

Gemini 4 Argon tops 12 of 18 benchmarks in Google's own table, writes a million tokens per reply and resists hijacking best. Cyber defenders get it first, with the guardrails off.

15h ago1 min read

Decrypt

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FBI Tells Its Employees to Assume Hackers Have Their Personal Data

An internal memo warned FBI staff that ShinyHunters, the group claiming it hacked the bureau's jobs site, may hold their private details.

17h ago1 min read

Decrypt

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Bitget Hacker Turns to Zcash Privacy Pool After Near Rejects $50M in Swaps

The attacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget heist has started hiding about $3.8 million in ZEC inside Zcash's Ironwood pool, after Near Intents turned their swaps away.

18h ago1 min read

Decrypt