CoinTelegraph

THORChain pauses trading after suspected $10M exploit

THORChain paused trading after ZachXBT flagged a suspected $10 million exploit spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Base. Decentralized liquidity protocol THORChain halted trading after ...
Crowdfund Insider

LayerZero Apologizes for Kelp DAO Exploit Response, Admits Fault in Single-Verifier Setup

LayerZero, a cross-chain messaging protocol, has publicly apologized for its handling of communications following a major security incident involving Kelp DAO. In a detailed update released on its ...
Dark Reading

Unpatched 'PhantomRPC' Flaw in Windows Enables Privilege Escalation

An unpatched vulnerability can allow for privilege escalation across Windows systems through the abuse of the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) architecture in Microsoft's OS. Called PhantomRPC, the flaw ...
Crowdfund Insider

KelpDAO Bridge Exploit Analysis : North Korean Hackers Steal $292 Million via Off-Chain Attack

Chainalysis noted that on April 18, 2026, cybercriminals believed to be tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group executed one of the largest DeFi heists of the year, siphoning approximately $292 million ...
CoinDesk

LayerZero blames Kelp's setup for $290 million exploit, attributes it to North Korea's Lazarus

LayerZero has placed responsibility for the $290 million Kelp DAO exploit on Kelp's own security configuration, saying the liquid restaking protocol ran a single-verifier setup that LayerZero had ...
CoinTelegraph

Kelp exploit highlights problem with non-isolated DeFi lending: Crypto execs

The contagion from the Kelp exploit could have been contained, but at the cost of capital efficiency, according to the founder of Curve Finance. The exploit of the Kelp liquid restaking protocol shows ...
American Rifleman

Taurus RPC: The Bull Does a PDW

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The term “personal defense weapon” ...
Forbes

Angry Hacker Drops Microsoft Zero-Day Exploit, 1 Billion Users Warned

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
CoinDesk

Drift says $270 million exploit was a six-month North Korean intelligence operation

A six-month intelligence operation preceded the $270 million exploit of Drift Protocol and was carried out by a North Korean state-affiliated group, according to a detailed incident update published ...
Mashable

iPhone exploit DarkSword has been released in the wild: How to protect yourself

iPhone users should be on alert: DarkSword spyware has been posted in the wild. Credit: Cheng Xin/Getty Images DarkSword, the web-based hacker tool that can be used to steal data from millions of ...
Android Authority

Qualcomm responds to GBL exploit used on latest Snapdragon flagships

Qualcomm confirmed that fixes for the GBL exploit were provided to Android device makers earlier this month. The exploit, discovered by Xiaomi ShadowBlade Security Lab, was a key component in ...
TechRepublic

Hackers Used New Exploit Kit to Compromise Thousands of iPhones

Thousands of iPhones were compromised using the Coruna exploit kit, which chained 23 iOS vulnerabilities into advanced attacks used for espionage and cybercrime. An iOS exploit framework has revealed ...