Top 20 Crypto Security International News

2025-04-28 03:14:55

Here are the top 20 crypto security news items from today:

  1. KiloEx Loses $7M in Cross-Chain Exploit: A multi-chain hack exploited oracles on KiloEx across BNB, Base, and Taiko chains, causing the KILO token to crash 30% as the platform halted operations
    Source: coinpedia.org.
  2. UK Minister’s X Account Hacked to Promote Scam Coin: MP Lucy Powell’s X account was compromised to promote a fake token “House of Commons Coin,” exposing rising crypto scam risks
    Source: coinpedia.org.
  3. Solana's Loopscale pauses lending after $5.8M hack The DeFi lending protocol has restored loan repayments but some functionalities are still disabled, Loopscale said
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  4. DeFi platform KiloEx to compensate users impacted by $7.5M hack KiloEx will compensate users hurt by a $7.5 million exploit, pledging full refunds to traders and bonus rewards for stakers after the price oracle attack
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  5. Ethical hacker intercepts $2.6M in Morpho Labs exploit A white hat MEV operator front-ran a malicious transaction involving $2.6 million in crypto assets from the Morpho Blue protocol
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  6. Loopscale DeFi Platform Suffers $5.7M USDC and 1,200 SOL Theft Due to Token Manipulation The incident involved manipulation of the RateX PT token pricing function, resulting in the theft of approximately 5.7 million USDC and 1,200 SOL
    Source: www.kucoin.com.
  7. Hackers Steal $7 Million From Loopscale and Term Finance DeFi Protocols
    Source: beincrypto.com
  8. Nike Faces a $5 Million Lawsuit Over Its Collapsed NFT Project RTFKT
    Source: beincrypto.com
  9. Coinbase CISO Talks Scam Prevention Amid $300 Million in Annual Losses
    Source: beincrypto.com
  10. Crocodilus malware explained: how it targets android crypto wallets Crocodilus uses advanced overlay techniques to take control of your phone and steal your cryptoassets. Here’s how to protect yourself
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  11. What is Bitcoinlib, and how did hackers target it? Hackers exploited the popular Bitcoinlib library by uploading fake packages to PyPI, aiming to steal sensitive data
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  12. North Korean hackers target crypto devs with fake recruitment tests Hacken's service project manager warned crypto developers to be wary of unsolicited gigs that are too good to be true
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  13. WazirX Users Denied Relief by Supreme Court India’s top court rejected WazirX investors’ plea after a ₹2,000 crore hack, urging them to approach regulators like SEBI and RBI
    Source: coinpedia.org.
  14. Coinbase’s BASE Token Crashes 90% Base token launched as an experimental meme coin by Coinbase collapsed minutes after launch. Critics cited insider activity and poor rollout
    Source: coinpedia.org.
  15. Solana's Loopscale pauses lending after $5.8M hack The DeFi lending protocol has restored loan repayments but some functionalities are still disabled, Loopscale said
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  16. The hidden risk of updatable firmware Crypto’s hidden threat: firmware updates in hardware wallets can be ticking time bombs, introducing vulnerabilities and backdoors
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  17. SEC staff gives guidance on how securities laws could apply to crypto The SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance has given nonbinding guidance on how federal securities laws could apply to crypto and how industry players should make disclosures
    Source: cointelegraph.com.
  18. SEC Crypto Task Force Explores Cross-Border Regulation With El Salvador
    Source: beincrypto.com
  19. Immutable Accelerates Web3 Gaming Expansion After SEC Drops IMX Case
    Source: beincrypto.com
  20. Senator Lummis blasts the Fed: Anti crypto bias persists, despite ‘lip service’
    Source: crypto.news