American musician Garrett Dutton (G. Love) lost 5.9 Bitcoin ($420,000) after entering his seed phrase into a fraudulent Ledger app that appeared on Apple's App Store. The funds were quickly sent to KuCoin deposit addresses.
An attacker exploited Polkadot-based Hyperbridge to mint 1 billion bridged DOT tokens on Ethereum through a forged cross-chain message, ultimately stealing approximately $237,000. Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb suspended DOT deposits and withdrawals.
West African nation votes for new president with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni favored to win as incumbent Patrice Talon steps down after decade in power. Country faces security challenges from jihadist attacks and economic pressures.
The U.S. Treasury Department announced it will include cryptocurrency firms in its cybersecurity threat intelligence sharing program, previously limited to traditional financial institutions. The move reflects increased frequency and sophistication of attacks targeting digital asset platforms.
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT publicly accused stablecoin issuer Circle of failing to freeze over $420 million in illicit USDC funds across more than 15 cases since 2022, including the recent Drift Protocol exploit where $230+ million in stolen USDC flowed through Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) without being blocked.
Solana-based perpetuals DEX Drift Protocol confirmed an active attack that drained between $280-285 million from the platform through unauthorized transaction approvals. The exploit targeted multiple Drift vaults and deposits/withdrawals have been suspended.
