⚠️UPDATE: $3.75M+ has been stolen in the most recent venus exploit.

Venus Protocol continues to be exploited, with over $10M stolen by hackers throughout 2025 alone, making it one of the most targeted crypto platforms.

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⚠️JUST IN: A WhiteHat hacker says an exchange refused to pay a $500K bounty after he helped secure ~$500M in on-chain assets.

The researcher discovered a critical vulnerability that allowed any user to directly drain accounts on the chain without special permissions.

Despite previously promising a $500K reward, the exchange allegedly only offered $50K

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⚠️JUST IN: A victim lost 736 ETH (~$1.75M+ ) after interacting with a malicious site.

The attacker gained access after the victim signed a Permit signature, allowing unauthorized transfers.

Funds were drained shortly after and split across three wallets.

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⚠️ JUST IN: A UK crypto whale claims he was robbed by his wife for 2,323 BTC (~$172M)

The victim claims his wife used home CCTV footage to obtain his Trezor seed phrase and PIN, then transferred the funds out of his wallet without his knowledge.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Bitrefill confirms a data breach exposing 18,500 purchase records.

The company says an employee device was compromised, leading to attackers gaining access to internal databases and certain crypto wallets.

It is worth noting Bitrefill data has previously contributed to arrests of notorious fraudsters in ZachXBT investigations.

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⚠️JUST IN: A victim lost $143K+ USDT after sending funds to a fake lookalike address

Address poisoning remains one of the biggest causes of crypto theft, with victims consistently losing six figures on a weekly basis.

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⚠️JUST IN: Google’s threat team flags “DarkSword” exploit targeting crypto wallets on iOS devices.

Researchers disclosed a new iPhone exploit called “DarkSword” capable of extracting crypto wallet data, passwords, and other sensitive information from compromised devices.

Users are urged to update to iOS 26.3 immediately to avoid risk.

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⚠️JUST IN: A victim lost ~$100K after signing a phishing approval

The attackers have stolen ~55 ETH (~$115K) across 6 victims in the past 27 days, with today marking their largest theft.

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⚠️JUST IN: Resolv has been exploited for ~$80M

Attackers found a deposit bug where ~$100K USDC could be used to mint tens of millions in assets, resulting in ~$80M minted.

~$23M has been confirmed stolen.

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⚠️JUST IN: A low-tier crypto exchange has exit scammed for $7.5M+

The platform claimed it was under maintenance and disabled withdrawals while user funds were drained.

All funds were sent to a single wallet and quickly laundered via PancakeSwap, with over $7.5M withdrawn.

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⚠️ JUST IN: A LockBit member has been sentenced to 6 years for hacking U.S. companies and carrying out crypto ransom attacks.

Authorities say he was involved in extorting over $24M from victims after breaching companies, deploying ransomware, and demanding payments.

The attacker agreed to pay ~$9.1M in restitution, which contributed to a reduced sentence.

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⚠️ JUST IN: ZachXBT exposed a Russian threat actor tied to laundering ~$4.7M for a ransomware group.

Per ZachXBT, the individual works with high-tier criminals and helps launder stolen ransom payments. The group he’s working with has stolen over 796 BTC ($50M+) from multiple victims.

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⚠️JUST IN: USDC has frozen 16 hot wallets tied to casinos and exchanges, per ZachXBT

The affected wallets are used to process the majority of deposits and withdrawals for users.

If you hold USDC on casinos or exchanges, consider withdrawing or swapping to reduce risk.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Balancer Labs is shutting down following a ~$116M exploit

The CEO confirmed the team is no longer financially able to continue operations after threat actors drained ~$116M from the platform in November.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Irish authorities have accessed a Bitcoin wallet holding 500 BTC (~$35M) nearly 10 years after it was seized

The wallet was previously believed to be permanently lost due to an incorrect seed phrase. Europol and Irish police have now successfully recovered access and moved the 500 BTC.

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