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Bybit Suffers $1.46 Billion Loss in North Korean Hacking Incident
On February 21, 2025, Bybit experienced a significant security breach involving a routine transfer from an Ethereum cold wallet to a warm wallet. The attack, attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group, exploited the user…
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ClearFake Campaign Uses Smart Contracts for C&C on BSC Testnet
In May 2026, TrendAI™ Research reported on a cyber intrusion involving the ClearFake campaign, where threat actors utilized the EtherHiding technique to deliver payloads via smart contracts on the BNB Smart Chain…
2 articles · Updated May 26, 2026 -
HongCoin Investors Recover $2 Million After Nine-Year Lockup
A security researcher named Florent discovered an integer-overflow bug in the HongCoin ICO smart contract, which had locked approximately 1,003 ETH (around $2 million) since 2016. The bug prevented refunds to investors…
4 articles · Updated June 1, 2026 -
Balancer Suffers $128 Million Exploit Due to Smart Contract Vulnerability
On November 3, 2025, the Balancer decentralized finance protocol experienced a significant exploit that resulted in the theft of over $128 million from its V2 pools. The attack was attributed to a rounding error…
29 articles · Updated November 29, 2025 -
Balancer Protocol Hacked for $120 Million Due to Rounding Error
On November 3, 2025, the Balancer protocol was hacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $120 million across multiple blockchains, including Arbitrum and Ethereum. The attack exploited a dual vulnerability involving…
1 article · Updated November 5, 2025
Recent Intelligence Reports
- June preprint — arxiv.org · August 10, 2026
- Dev helps rescue $2 million locked in 2016 ICO contract for nine years with whitehat exploit — Theblock.Co · June 1, 2026
- HongCoin ICO Recovery: How a Decade-Old Bug Was Fixed and $2M Was Reclaimed — Valuethemarkets · May 31, 2026
- HongCoin investors recover $2M in locked ETH after nine years — Cryptobriefing · May 31, 2026
- Smart Contracts for C&C: How ClearFake Hid in Plain Sight on BSC Testnet — Trendmicro · May 26, 2026
- Smart Contracts for C&C: How ClearFake Hid in Plain Sight on BSC Testnet — Feeds.Trendmicro · May 26, 2026
- How an Attacker Drained $128M from Balancer Through Rounding Error Exploitation — Research.Checkpoint · November 5, 2025