⚠️ 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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⚠️UPDATE: USDC has frozen 80+ wallets holding ~$12M in USDC

The affected wallets are tied to crypto exchanges and casinos, stopping USDC deposits and withdrawals across those platforms.

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⚠️JUST IN: The founder of Fenbushi is asking the public for help after losing ~$42M to a social engineering scam

The victim claims his private crypto wallet was compromised, with threat actors obtaining his private keys and later withdrawing ~$42M across two wallets.

Earlier today, he added a $4M bounty for anyone who can help trace the stolen funds, with ZachXBT already assisting.

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⚠️JUST IN: FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email was hacked

Kash Patel has been involved in arrests of multiple high-profile criminals, including John Lick and Malone Lam.

Earlier today, attackers gained access to his email, likely via social engineering or a direct compromise.

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⚠️ JUST IN: The FBI has placed a $10M bounty on the threat actor behind the compromise of FBI Director personal email

Authorities are looking for leads on the threat actor who compromised the Director’s personal email account via hacking and social engineering.

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⚠️ JUST IN: One of the largest Bitcoin holders has lost access to their wallet after losing the seed phrase.

The early whale bought 8900+ BTC in 2010, with holdings once peaking near $1B. The wallet still holds ~$600M, but is now considered permanently inaccessible due to the lost recovery phrase.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Crypto exchange exploited for ~$250K after mispricing Solana at $2.65

The exchange accidentally allowed users to buy 1 SOL (worth ~$82) for just $2.65, leading to instant abuse.

One exploiter traded ~$4K USDC for 2,400+ Solana (~$195K) before the exchange fixed the pricing.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Malicious crypto drainer compromises Steakhouse Financial app & website

A wallet drainer has been injected, meaning any interaction could result in funds being drained.

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⚠️ JUST IN: FBI arrests threat actor behind $51M theft from a crypto exchange in 2021

The attacker exploited a crypto exchange, stealing ~$51M before laundering the funds through tornado cash and spending a majority of it on Pokémon cards.

He is now facing up to 10 years for fraud and up to 20 years for money laundering.

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⚠️JUST IN: Memecoin trader gets drained for ~1,100 SOL (~$91K) live on stream

The trader was actively trading and up ~$87K before the compromise. Shortly after, all SOL from his Phantom wallet was drained, likely via a phishing wallet approval.

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⚠️JUST IN: Axios has been compromised with malware distributed via updates and downloads

Axios has 100M+ weekly downloads. Any install pulling the latest update will install crypto malware on your device and is compromised.

Do not update or install Axios until further notice.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Per ZachXBT, a Kraken user just lost ~$18.2M to a social engineering scam

One hour ago, a whale was social engineered out of $18M+ in ETH and BTC. The threat actors have already begun laundering the stolen funds.

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⚠️JUST IN: Cryptocurrency exchange compromised via social engineering, resulting in ~$8.8M stolen

Threat actors targeted an employee with access to the exchange’s private keys, ultimately gaining control over reserve funds.

Shortly after the compromise, over $8M was stolen, including ~15 BTC.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Drift Protocol exploited for over $200M in ETH and SOL

Attackers have withdrawn $200M+ in cryptocurrencies over the past hour, marking one of the largest crypto thefts so far in 2026.

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⚠️ UPDATE: Another ~$70M+ has been stolen, bringing total losses to ~$280M+

An admin with access to the ~$285M was social engineered and provided private keys to the attackers, ultimately leading to the theft.

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⚠️ JUST IN: Trust Wallet Discord vanity URL stolen, per ZachXBT

Attackers have taken control of the official vanity link and redirected it to a phishing server which prompts users to connect their wallet.

Trust Wallet social media accounts still have the malicious vanity URL linked, so avoid joining for now.

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⚠️ UPDATE: Drift confirms the $280M theft was caused by a sophisticated social engineering attack

An admin with access to private keys controlling ~$280M in Solana was targeted via a phone call and ultimately handed access to the attackers, leading to the theft.

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