Europe accounts for 82% of wrench attack losses during 2026
Physical attacks aimed at extorting cryptocurrency holders, known as wrench attacks, generated global losses of $101 million during the first four months of 2026. According...
Security
Security coverage from The Cryptocurrency Post tracks the risks that shape digital asset markets: exchange breaches, wallet exploits, phishing campaigns, bridge attacks, smart contract failures, custody incidents, fraud investigations and the defensive measures used by crypto companies and users.
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Law enforcement freezes $41 million following BG Wealth Sharing crypto Ponzi scheme collapse
by Luis Malavé
Law enforcement agencies and digital asset exchange platforms frozen more than $41 million connected to BG Wealth Sharing, a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded...
Volo Protocol loses 3.5 million dollars following security exploit on Sui network
by Luis Malavé
The liquid staking protocol Volo Protocol suffered a security breach this Wednesday resulting in the theft of 3.5 million dollars in digital assets from the...
Crypto hacks drain 17 billion dollars over the last decade according to DefiLlama
by Luis Malavé
Data platform DefiLlama revealed this Tuesday that crypto hacks have siphoned 17 billion dollars through 518 recorded incidents during the last ten years. The report...
Lazarus Group steals 292 million dollars after breaching the KelpDAO cross-chain bridge
by Luis Malavé
North Korea’s Lazarus Group stole approximately 292 million dollars from the KelpDAO bridge last Saturday, April 18. According to a preliminary analysis published by LayerZero...
New AI cybercrime tool breaches banking KYC systems using advanced deepfake technology
by Luis Malavé
According to data published by Dark Web Informer, the actor Jinkusu is marketing an AI cybercrime tool capable of compromising security in 200,000 fraud cases...
French justice investigates Waltio hack for compromising digital asset security of users
The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office and the National Cyber Unit of France launched a preliminary investigation this Thursday following a cyberattack against the crypto tax...
ZachXBT links 90 million illicit dollars to a hacker after blockchain fund tracing due to bragging
by Logan Pierce
Investigator ZachXBT revealed this Friday that a cybercriminal known as “John” unintentionally exposed a multimillion-dollar fortune following an online dispute. Through exhaustive blockchain fund tracing,...
Victim loses 282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin due to social engineering scam in 2026
by Logan Pierce
A massive social engineering scam drained more than $282 million in Bitcoin and Litecoin from a single user this January 10. Investigator ZachXBT reported that...
Pentagon lays out AI acceleration strategy to harden future space missions
by Mason Clarke
The Pentagon has set a cross‑departmental AI Acceleration Strategy that folds the U.S. Space Force’s data and AI initiatives into satellite procurement and mission design....