Persistent security vulnerabilities and stagnant total value locked (TVL) are weighing on decentralized finance’s (DeFi) institutional appeal, according to Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan (JPM).
The crypto market is showing signs of strength on Tuesday with bitcoin BTC $80,953.28 rising to $76,500, a gain of about 1% since midnight UTC. The price spiked to around $77,000 at 9:45 a.m. before ...
PCWorld reports on the ‘RedSun’ vulnerability in Microsoft Defender affecting Windows 10, 11, and Server systems that allows attackers to gain administrative privileges. Security researcher Chaotic ...
An iPhone exploit that involves a linked Visa card can allow attackers to steal money from a locked device using NFC, but the process is complex, requiring physical access and specialized hardware.
The software bug was capable of crashing an operating system used by firewalls, servers and network appliances. It went undetected for over 27 years. Last month, it was caught by Mythos, the latest AI ...
On April 13, 2026, the bridge facilitating Polkadot’s DOT token transfers to Ethereum was compromised. Unauthorized actors have allegedly exploited administrative privileges in the bridge’s smart ...
The leak online of exploit code for an apparent Windows zero-day flaw dubbed "BlueHammer" could be the sign of a larger issue that security researchers face when collaborating with Microsoft on ...
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A researcher released a working ‘BlueHammer’ Windows zero-day exploit that could impact over 1 billion devices, granting SYSTEM-level access and leaving no patch yet. A disgruntled security researcher ...
Drift Protocol said with “medium-high confidence” that the recent attack was carried out by the same actors responsible for the $58 million Radiant Capital hack in October 2024. Drift Protocol, the ...
Solana-based perpetual futures exchange Drift Protocol fell victim to a large-scale security breach on April 1, 2026. On-chain monitoring firms reported that attackers siphoned roughly $285 million in ...
A major decentralised finance (DeFi) platform has suffered a suspected exploit exceeding $270 million, with onchain data showing large volumes of assets rapidly moved to a single wallet. Blockchain ...