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The hacker of the NEAR Intents crypto protocol returned the $3.8M stolen on October 1 before the end of the 48-hour ultimatum. Cointribune traces the path of the funds and lists the grey areas of the case.

A fake WhatsApp message, a voice cloned by artificial intelligence, and 95 million euros transferred abroad. This is the scenario of the scam that hit Fideuram, the private banking subsidiary of the Italian giant Intesa Sanpaolo. A large part of the money has since been recovered or frozen. At least 36 million euros, however, were converted to crypto and remain at the center of an international investigation.

Families tied up, repeat attacks within months, armed robbers: in France, criminals no longer hack your passwords, they break into your home. Why does the security of your crypto no longer depend on your private keys, but on your discretion? Dive into the human side of the digital hack.

Aiden Pleterski will appear without a lawyer before a Toronto jury. Nicknamed the Canadian "Crypto King," the 27-year-old is to be tried starting October 5 in a fraud and money laundering case involving tens of millions of dollars entrusted by investors. His trial is expected to last four weeks.

An attack against users of the D’CENT App Wallet allowed the diversion of 11.746 million XRP, nearly 20 million dollars. Between September 15 and 20, 6,678 wallets were affected in six waves. More than 5.59 million XRP have already left the network via THORChain. The case does not come from a flaw in the XRP Ledger: the crypto transactions were signed with private keys controlled by the attacker. D’CENT is still investigating how these keys were compromised.

Tron, Aptos, BNB Chain, Bitcoin: Chainalysis has just demonstrated that public blockchains also serve as dead mailboxes for state hackers. A North Korean group links three crypto networks to hide its servers, with Iran occupying an address related to Satoshi. Meanwhile, Wall Street predicts $500,000 for BTC.

North Korea is expanding its infiltration system of American companies. According to an NBC investigation, IT workers based notably in Iran and Lebanon are recruited to attend interviews on behalf of North Korean operators. Some reportedly received 500 dollars per month in crypto to play the "interview associates" role. Once the contract is secured, the position can be taken over by a worker linked to Pyongyang. American authorities had already documented the increasing use of third parties to bypass recruitment controls.

A Bitcoin wallet estimated at 1.5 million dollars appears in the investigation into the murder of Mexican musician Jonathan Meléndez, his wife, their 3-year-old daughter and a housemaid. Two suspects were arrested less than twelve hours after the incident. The exact link with the BTC remains to be established: Mexican authorities confirm a money demand and a commercial dispute, but not yet the amount of 1.5 million dollars.

Poland faces a new stage in the Zondacrypto case, following three arrests decided Wednesday by the authorities. The investigation concerns the collapse of this major platform, marked by the halt of withdrawals and heavy losses for users. Among those detained is trader Rafał Zaorski, known in the financial world. The investigations also examine suspicions of fraud, money laundering, and links with several actors in the national political scene.

The dismantling of Sality ends a long cryptocurrency hijacking operation. This botnet, active since 2003, spent its last eight years stealing bitcoins and Ethers. Its method relied on a simple technique: modifying wallet addresses copied on infected machines. CrowdStrike and the U.S. Department of Justice coordinated the operation. This globally conducted operation isolated more than 15,000 machines across several regions of the world. The crypto phenomenon was at the heart of this activity.

The Canadian hardware wallet is evolving its security after a theft exceeding $114 million. Coldcard releases a new corrected firmware version after an analysis conducted with several AI models. This study was not limited to the initial random number generator. It also examined transactions, USB exchanges, and updates. Affected users must, however, renew their main keys before any fund transfers.

A targeted DAO. 1.2 million dollars at stake. And a Binance security team who spotted the threat before anyone else and acted in less than 48 hours… zero dollars lost! While BonkDAO and KelpDAO were counting their losses in recent months, Binance won the race.

France faces a new leak of sensitive data. A hacker claims to have extracted information concerning nearly 678,000 taxpayers following fraudulent access to the DGFiP system. Bercy confirms the intrusion and data exfiltration, but not this number yet. Individuals and professionals are among the potential victims.

Trezor has just warned 13,689 clients after a data leak at one of its logistics providers. Names, emails, phone numbers, and delivery addresses were exposed according to the affected users. Wallets were not hacked and no private keys leaked. Good news for cryptos. A bit less so for personal data.

Assaults targeting holders of digital assets continue their rise in 2026. A new report from Chainalysis shows that these violent attacks have already caused more than 30 million dollars in losses in the first half of the year. Home burglaries are gaining ground, while France now accounts for the highest number of recorded incidents. This development also highlights the adaptation of criminal networks, which use increasingly sophisticated methods to divert crypto funds.

$70 million yesterday, $114 million today. The Coldcard flaw keeps claiming victims, with a 4th wave of bitcoin thefts spotted right in the mempool. Worse, the fix doesn't protect wallets that were already compromised. Find out why this grim tally could keep climbing in the coming days.

Three users accuse Apple of allowing a fake Sparrow Wallet app to be published on its App Store. According to a complaint filed in California, this fraudulent app allowed the theft of more than 1.8 million dollars in bitcoin after victims entered their recovery phrases. The case raises questions about the control of apps offered on the official store and the verification mechanisms highlighted to users.

Binance uses monthly simulated attacks to train its teams against hackers. An extreme method, but effective? Discover how the platform reinvents crypto security and why BNB remains a prime target.

The cryptocurrency sector continues to attract cybercriminals, who perfect their methods to deceive their victims. This time, Kaspersky highlights a new malware framework designed to compromise digital wallets and steal sensitive data. Analysis shows attackers combine social engineering, fake GitHub projects, and remote access techniques to infiltrate devices. Meanwhile, another campaign targets Web3 developers through fake job offers posted on LinkedIn, revealing an evolution of threats.

The US Senate has just sent a harsh message in the FTX case: Sam Bankman-Fried should not receive any presidential pardon. This resolution does not legally block the power of the president. But it further isolates the former king of crypto, already sentenced to 25 years in prison for one of the largest financial frauds in American history.

The crypto market ends the second quarter of 2026 under extreme pressure. About 775 million dollars were stolen over 85 incidents, a record in terms of frequency. Two major attacks accounted for most of the losses, while DeFi saw its total value locked drop near 70 billion dollars.

The crypto Taiko is undergoing a major crisis after a hack causing approximately 1.7 million dollars in losses. The Ethereum layer 2 network has halted its block production and asks users to withdraw their funds from all its crypto bridges.

Americans lost 11 billion dollars to crypto scams in 2025. The FBI raises the alarm about phony investments and hacked wallets. Why is the market having trouble protecting itself? Explore the inquiry that is upending digital finance.

The digital asset sector faces a new alert after an incident affecting Aztec Network. The network suffered a second hacking within a week, this time via its private routing bridge. The attack resulted in the theft of several digital assets worth over 2 million dollars. This event raises questions about the security of infrastructures used in the crypto ecosystem and the protocols' ability to protect users' funds.

The arrest of four men in Marseille revives concerns about violence related to digital assets. According to information provided by the police, the case reportedly began with an attempted crypto theft before taking a more serious turn with a hostage situation. This episode occurs in a context marked by the increase of attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders in France.

According to the latest data from Web3 Antivirus, rug pulls account for 54% of all crypto scams detected to date. Behind their façade of promising projects, these scams rely on hidden contractual mechanisms, activated once investors are trapped. AI now amplifies the phenomenon: distribution channels multiply, targeting becomes more precise.

Bitget polishes its digital armor while scammers raid every shiny corner of modern finance. Crypto, AI, tokenized stocks: the buffet grew larger, and the pickpockets arrived wearing smarter masks.

While traders were scrutinizing the candlesticks, crypto hackers were quietly emptying digital vaults, bridges, and DeFi protocols. May now looks like an operating room sabotaged after closing, with dazed developers, feverish investors, and cybersecurity on permanent life support.