Unleash Protocol — Cyber Attacks, Breaches & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
4
occurrences
First Seen
December 31, 2025
Last Seen
January 2, 2026

Unleash Protocol is a organization tracked across 2 threat clusters and 4 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed December 31, 2025; most recent activity January 2, 2026.

Overview

Unleash Protocol is a DeFi-focused crypto protocol that faced a governance-related security incident via a multisignature (multisig) hijack, resulting in about $3.9 million being stolen. The event highlights governance and multisig custody risks in DeFi projects and underscores persistent security challenges in the crypto ecosystem.

Related Threat Clusters

  • Unleash Protocol Loses $3.9M in Multisig Governance Exploit

    Unleash Protocol, a decentralized intellectual property platform, lost approximately $3.9 million in cryptocurrency due to a security breach. An attacker gained unauthorized administrative control over the platform's…

    2 articles · Updated December 31, 2025
  • 2025 Crypto Hacks Result in $2.2 Billion Losses

    In 2025, the cryptocurrency ecosystem suffered nearly $2.2 billion in losses due to hacks, with the ten largest incidents contributing significantly to this total. December 2024 alone saw $118 million lost from security…

    8 articles · Updated January 1, 2026

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • December Sees Dramatic Decline in Crypto Exploit Losses — Valuethemarkets · January 2, 2026
  • Hackers drain $3.9M from Unleash Protocol after multisig hijack — Bleepingcomputer · December 31, 2025
  • Crypto Exploits: Alarming $118M December Losses Highlight Persistent Security Crisis — Bitget · December 31, 2025
  • Unleash Protocol Loses $3.9M in Crypto From Governance Exploit — Coinmarketcap · December 31, 2025

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