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August updates block critical private key leak in crypto wallet Vultisig
An already-compromised signer could recover the key through many malicious ECDSA messages when the application ignored a critical stop condition. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the crypt
South Korea Arrests Seven in First Big AI-Assisted Hacking Case
Police in Seoul say a 32-year-old with no IT background used AI tools to break into about 90 hospitals, schools and companies, then pressed victims for roughly $270,000 combined.
Bitcoin Wallet Fixes Critical Flaw That Redirected Funds to Attackers
A confirmed exploit let rogue servers replace Electrum's pending transactions, tricking users into redirecting Bitcoin to attacker addresses.
India's CoinDCX Confirms $16 Million Loss Days After CEO Called It a 'False Alarm'
The Mumbai-based exchange says 15.99 million USDT was drained from wallets it retired after last year's $44 million hack, bringing its combined losses to nearly $60 million-and it's absorbing the hit.
PHP flaw shows AI 'vulnerability apocalypse' is on schedule: Immunefi CEO
Mitchell Amador warned internet users that websites could remain compromised for weeks, particularly smaller websites slower to adopt the emergency upgrades.
Bitcoin hacking challenge finally falls as researcher proves critical PHP flaw is exploitable
The operator accepted the PHP challenge solve despite a wallet mistake, while the harder question remains who turns discoveries into deployed fixes. Read the full story on CryptoSlateUnderstand the cr
Keystone says website breach exposed hardware wallet buyers' addresses
A security researcher warned that the leaked shipping details could expose crypto holders to targeted scams and physical attacks.
AI agents help rescue ETH's Glamsterdam fork, 'Steal My Bitcoin' site: Hodler's Digest
Similar to the Hugging Face hack, Ethereum researchers have set up an AI Agent message board to help rescue the Glamsterdam fork. 'Steal My Bitcoin' site successfully hacked.
Argentine judge clears Milei and 10 others in LIBRA case, finding no 'criminally relevant deception'
The judge's 60-page ruling concluded Argentine President Javier Milei's post promoting the LIBRA token did not, by itself, establish fraud.
Block's new voice AI sounds eerily human, sparking awe and scam fears
Initia halts network after security incident as attacker reportedly mints tokens
Onchain data shows a $2.7 million ether transfer as Initia investigates the scope of a security incident.
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