Top crypto hacks of 2025: incidents that exposed the industry’s weak points

From Lazarus-led exchange breaches to math-based DeFi exploits, the year marked a shift toward high-value, industrial-scale crypto crime.

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Benevolent Moola Market DeFi Hacker Returns Almost $9M in Exploited Funds

'Hacktober' is continuing to solidify itself as one of the worst months on record for crypto and DeFi exploits as Moola Market joins the list of victims. The post Benevolent Moola Market DeFi Hacker Returns Almost $9M in Exploited Funds appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Mango Markets Exploiter Returns Funds, Issues Statement On Twitter

In the recent news, Mango Markets, a decentralized crypto platform based on Solana, experienced an exploit. According to a source, the attack led to a loss of $114 million worth of crypto tokens. Exploits in the crypto industry are increasingly becoming more rampant on different platforms.

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Mango Markets Community Conflicted Over Record $47M ‘Bounty’

Following one of the largest decentralized finance exploits of the year, the Mango Markets community has voted in favor of one of the largest crypto ‘bounties’ ever. The post Mango Markets Community Conflicted Over Record $47M ‘Bounty’ appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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DeFi Apps display their soft underbelly - October 2022 is the biggest month for Crypto hacks ever

Decentralized Finance protocols are harder to run than they look. There are multiple points of failure for platforms including smart contract exploits, flash loan attacks, and rug pulls by anonymous employees.

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Hackers Attack MangoMarkets, TempleDAO, And QAN DeFi Platform

2022 is a rough year for the DeFi ecosystem as hackers continue exploiting the community. From the beginning of the year till now, news of DeFi protocol exploits keeps flooding the crypto industry. So the question is: why do hackers keep targeting decentralized finance protocols? Today’s report reveals that three DeFi protocols have suffered hack […]

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Solana-Based Mango Protocol Suffers $100M+ Exploit

Mango Markets was victim to the latest exploit this week, as crypto cannot seem to escape an absolutely abhorrent Tuesday. Two exploits less than one day apart – and less than a week after the BNB Chain exploit that utilized a bridge to create millions of new BNB.

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Binance Smart Chain Reduces BNB Hack Damage by 80%, Oryen Network Shows Strength

Hacks and exploits are sad but a regular occurrence in the crypto industry. The attackers usually exploit bugs and vulnerabilities in innovative code, draining funds and then vanishing into nirvana.

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Crypto Venture-Capital Firm Paradigm Leads $14M Funding Round for DeFi Platform Exponential

The investment discovery platform includes a risk assessment feature to help combat a growing wave of DeFi exploits

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MEV Crypto Bot Gains $1M But Loses Same To Hack Same Day

Hacks and exploits are increasingly taking more root in the crypto space. With the acceptance of digital assets globally, crimes also grow. The criminals use more technological approaches to aid their exploitation and hacks on protocols and platforms.

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Stanford Proposal for Reversible Ethereum Transactions Divides Crypto Community

Can Ethereum ward off hacks and exploits without compromising on its commitment to decentralization?

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Crypto Sleuth Links The Wintermute $160M Hack To Insider Job

In the crypto industry, issues of hacks and exploits have become one of the dreaded nightmares. The increasing expansion of the crypto space brews more exploitations as well. Despite the security measures most crypto protocols build around them, the bad actors never cease to scan for available vulnerabilities.

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Hacker Exploits Profanity’s Vanity Address to Steal $950 in ETH

Barely one week after the Wintermute hack, $950,000 in Ether (ETH) has been stolen from a crypto wallet through a “vanity address” exploit, according to reports on September 26, 2022. Profanity-Generated Vanity Addresses Under Attack On September 26, Peckshield, a…

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Hacker steals $3.3 million using Profanity’s vanity Ethereum addresses

Since the crypto industry expanded its growth, it has become the favorite place for hackers to commit exploits. The Ethereum vanity addresses generated via the Profanity tool have now become the latest loophole to dupe millions of crypto users.

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Crypto trader exploits GMX, manipulates AVAX price to remove $565K

A crypto trader on GMX exchange leveraged the zero slippage feature to extract over $565,000 in profit by manipulating the price of the AVAX token. The post Crypto trader exploits GMX, manipulates AVAX price to remove $565K appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Crypto from Cream Finance Hack on Move

Cream Finance has become subject of mockery after suffering frequent exploits

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Saylor gets sued, FBI warns about DeFi exploits and Crypto.com drops $495M sponsorship: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 28-Sept. 3

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Can AAVE's new proposals ditch 'Ghost Protocol' tag for the better

Aave [AAVE] is starting to attract attention in the crypto community after its recent exploits. Dubbed as the “Ghost Protocol,” Aave has been actively addressing community proposals recently in thThe post Can AAVE's new proposals ditch 'Ghost Protocol' tag for the better appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Here's how Near Protocol avoided two hacks in a matter of months

Digital exploits have become a common theme in the crypto industry. At the same time, it has become increasingly rare for protocols to deceive hackers. In a matter of months, Aurora Labs has been ableThe post Here's how Near Protocol avoided two hacks in a matter of months appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Elliptic Introduces Product to Track Crypto Flows Across all Blockchains in Single Screening

The analytics firm says the offering can be a game changer in the fight against exploits on cross-chain bridges, which are used to funnel crypto between different blockchains.

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Nomad Bridge Suffers ~$200M Exploit

Bridge exploits continue to prove to be a top concern across DeFi and crypto at large, as bridges time and time again have proven to be a major point of vulnerability. Enter once again another prime example with the latest 9-figure exploit, this time on the multi-chain Nomad Bridge.

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Latest Report Shows Cryptojacking Increased By 30% During The Crypto Slump

The crypto industry is fraught with different malicious actors preying on unsuspecting users, especially the cryptojacking attackers. Many hacks and exploits occur in the industry, targeting crypto firms and individual investors.

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Crypto Exploits Hit $670M Q2 2022: ImmuneFi Report

ImmuneFi has published a new report stating that DeFi protocols collectively lost more than $670 million in 50 exploits over the last quarter. While the frequency of attacks increased versus...

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Chainalysis Launches Service for Crypto Crime Victims

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has launched a “rapid response service” to help organizations deal with crypto-related attacks and exploits. Chainalysis Launches Crypto Crime Service Crypto organizations may have found a...

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Hacker Exploits ApolloX Exchange; Here’s What Led to the Loss of 53 million APX Tokens

Decentralized crypto exchange ApolloX was reportedly exploited on June 8, as the platform stated that the hacker found a flaw in the platform's Trading Rewards Contract. The post Hacker Exploits ApolloX Exchange; Here’s What Led to the Loss of 53 million APX Tokens appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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CFTC Will Beef Up Resources To Combat Crypto Fraud, Says Behnam

Crypto fraud and exploits have grown even more rampant in recent times. Consequently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has said the commission would expand its resources to tackle these issues.

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DeFi-ing exploits: New Chainalysis tool tracks stolen crypto across multiple chains

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis introduced a new tool to help monitor transactions and tokens across DeFi protocols and multiple blockchains.

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Why The DeFi Sector Has Seen $1.57B In Exploits And Already Exceeds 2021 Record

Per a report from blockchain security firm Peck Shield, the DeFi sector has been under attack with a profitable season for bad actors. The total amount extracted from different crypto projects has already surpassed the total recorded last year.

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Report: DApp daily users surge to 2.4M in Q1 2022 despite headwinds

It appears record-level DeFi exploits have not hurt crypto enthusiasts' confidence in DApps.

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Botnet Exploits SQL Servers to Install Crypto Mining App

Sophos revealed recent botnet attacks breach Microsoft SQL server databases to install a well-known Monero mining app.

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Chris Hemsworth Embroiled in Crypto Scam That Exploits COVID-19

Government-run Scamwatch takes to Twitter to warn its followers about a crypto scam with ?Thor? star Chris Hemsworth

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What Are Flash Loans And Why Are They Bullish For Ethereum?

The crypto industry has been wrapped up in the first two major exploits of decentralized finance this week. The decriers are having a field day but the outcome may actually be bullish for Ethereum.

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Trader Exploits bZx Oracle for $330,000 Profit

A trader took full advantage of bZx’s use of a price oracle by crashing the price of wBTC after opening a 5,000 ETH wBTC short on the platform.  Breaking Down...The post Trader Exploits bZx Oracle for $330,000 Profit appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Desktop Crypto Mining Malware Is Disappearing but Cloud Computing Exploits Are Growing

A new report suggests that cloud containers are the next target for mining malware.

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White Hat Hackers Earn $32,000 for Finding Crypto Security Exploits in Last Two Months

White hat hackers reportedly earned over $32,000 in bounties for finding security gaps in blockchain- and crypto-related projects in the last two months

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Haasbot Is an Automated Trading Tool for the Crypto Market

Sudden and significant changes in the cryptocurrency markets are a common occurrence. Under such choppy conditions, you might want to try an automated trading solution such as Haasbot to help minimize the risks and maximize your profit.

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Criminals Raise the Stakes in Crypto Mining Malware Using Confluence Exploit Per Trend Micro Find

Cybercriminals are getting bolder and smarter all the time and it is hard to keep up with them, as they keep finding new exploits in several pieces of software. Now, it was recently discovered by the security intelligence company Trend Micro that the Confluence software, created by Atlassian, was used to spread crypto mining malware. […]

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New York Makes First Money Laundering Conviction Involving Cryptocurrency

In what the Manhattan District Attorney calls the first crypto money laundering conviction in New York, two defendants have pleaded guilty to running a drug trafficking business that laundered millions of dollars in Western Union and crypto payments.

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New Tasking Platform Lazyfox.io Rewards Users With Bitcoin Cash

The crypto community has been discussing a new tasking platform fueled by bitcoin cash (BCH) called Lazyfox. io. The platform, developed by Tobias B, a programmer headquartered in Berlin, gives users incentives to answer questions, participate in surveys, and obtain BCH by completing bounties.

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14-Year-Old WinRAR Exploit Allegedly Threatens Crypto Wallets

According to a user on the Bitcoin subreddit, there is an exploit on a common version of WinRAR that enables the potential theft of coins. The bug, which allowed executable code to be inserted on a system after opening a RAR file, has apparently existed for 14 years but is only recently coming to light.

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Citing Executive Embezzlement, Korean Crypto Exchange Declares Bankruptcy

Coinbin, a South Korean crypto exchange, declared bankruptcy on February 22, 2019, citing foul play from inside the company. Business Korea reported on Coinbin’s recent failure, claiming that the company had lost $26 million as a result of theft and the subsequent bankruptcy declaration.

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NANO Cryptocurrency Passes Security Audit

An independent security review has found “no critical vulnerabilities” in the node software for the Nano cryptocurrency. Red4Sec, a cybersecurity firm, was enlisted by the Nano Foundation to conduct a thorough audit of currency’s representative and consensus software back in September.

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Ransomware Overtakes Cryptojacking as Cybercriminals’ Favorite Weapon

Malwarebytes says ransomware attacks are the current favorite method of crypto hackers and cybercriminals. The cybersecurity outfit believes the continued decline in cryptocurrency prices, as well as the ease of detecting cryptojacking exploits, is the reason for the swing towards crypto-ransomware.

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Research: 920k Servers Can Be Infected By “Wannamine” Cryptojacker

Leaked National Security Agency Exploits & Cryptojacking Attacks Although crypto prices across the board have seen sharp declines since the commencement of 2018, cryptojacking, or the act of illegally siphoning computational power to mine cryptocurrencies, is still a rampant threat, well that’s what a recent report from TechCrunch alluded to.

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New Mining Malware threatens crypto-world – ZombieBoy

Earlier this week, the presence of a new crypto mining malware was discovered named ZombieBoy. This malware started mining initially at $1000 per month. The existence of this threat was revealed by a Private security researcher, James Quinn Tweet by Latest Hacking News: “ZombieBoy: New Crypto-Mining Malware Exploits Multiple CVEs” ZombieBoy was named after its use […]

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Japanese Man Exploits Free Company Electricity to Make $500 Secondary Income Mining

Trading isn’t the only way to acquire crypto.  Daily SPA, a Japanese media outlet, has reported on a Japanese man using his company dormitory’s free electricity to mine cryptocurrencies without asking permission.

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