Crypto Security News
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3-year-old bug triggers $1.3 million drain and forces 10-day blockchain halt
The flaw survived a 2024 security review and led validators to halt transaction finalization during the Aug. 31, 2026 incident. The post 3-year-old bug triggers $1.3 million drain and forces 10-day bl
XRPL tries to mathematically prove its new lending market cannot be drained
XRP Ledger (XRPL) developers are using mathematical proofs to test whether the network’s forthcoming lending market can be drained or become insolvent. On Sept. 17, protocol research firm Common Prefi
OpenAI Models Are Writing Their Own Jailbreak Instructions—And Sometimes Obeying Them
OpenAI's new transparency framework reveals AI models that invented fake "breach alerts," coached themselves to hide mistakes, and smuggled a file onto the public internet to talk to each other.
Revolut Hackers Demand $3M Monero Ransom, Threaten to Sell Customer Data: Report
The group says it chose whom to target by scanning the blockchain for Revolut accounts holding significant crypto.