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The Digital Crime Task Force will hunt for scams, hacks and laundering involving USDT on TRON and pass leads to police, rather than wait for victims to report a crime.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has decided to let virtual asset service providers preemptively suspend deposits and withdrawals when a hack or security breach is suspected, even before an incident is conclusively confirmed.
The personal data of about 46,000 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) staff members has been put up for sale by hackers at auction for around 3 BTC. TSMC clarified that its systems were not compromised in its Thursday confirmation of the data breach.
Crypto hackers stole $8.7 billion so far in 2026, surpassing the projected annual onchain revenue generated across the industry, according to ARK’s research director.
Market volatility and inflation fears highlight Ethereum's vulnerability to macroeconomic shifts, impacting investor confidence and market stability.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) allows cryptocurrency exchanges to suspend customer deposits and withdrawals when a hacking attempt is suspected, without waiting for confirmation that customer assets have been stolen.
Tron, Tether and Chainalysis launch a Digital Crime Task Force to track illicit USDT, combat AI-powered scams and help authorities freeze stolen funds.
Arkham says the Bitget hacker sent 847.26 BTC, worth $63.43 million, into CoinJoin since Nov. 6. That amount made up about 80.5% of the 1,052.34 BTC that left the hacker’s wallets over six days.
Binance says a fake job interview was one entry point in its $6.3 billion October hack. A Binance engineer downloaded a malicious coding test onto his work computer in September. Security chief Jimmy Su described this exact risk to Cointelegraph in July.
Tron, Tether and blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis announced the formation of the Digital Crime Task Force on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, introducing a coordinated effort to identify criminal networks, track illicit stablecoin transactions, and help authorities freeze suspicious assets before funds disappear.
Ethlabs’ roadmap aims to help Ethereum withstand quantum attacks and give users a way to protect their accounts by 2027.
The incident underscores the vulnerability of third-party systems, highlighting the need for robust vendor security to protect sensitive data.
A developer can complete an interview, ship useful code and gain a team’s trust before using the access that comes with the job against the employer. US prosecutions and security investigations show North Korean operatives exploiting that route into crypto…
Robert Barr, 29, got eight more years for planning a failed £2 million ($2.7 million) crypto theft from prison. Two accomplices were jailed for four and five years. The plan relied on a remote-access app called AnyDesk.
The blockchain infrastructure provider says services stayed online, but customers must replace node credentials and update their applications.
Binance lost $6.3 billion in an October 29 hack by a North Korea-linked group. A Binance engineer downloaded a fake coding test in September, which started the attack. Security chief Jimmy Su described this exact trick in a July interview.
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) will let crypto exchanges freeze deposits and withdrawals when a hack is only suspected, not confirmed. Korean traders gain faster theft protection but lose certainty over when coins can leave an exchange.
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin has remained inaccessible to users following a November 9 security incident, while blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence is showing zero holdings across approximately 81,000 addresses associated with the exchange. In a November 9 statement, Unocoin confirmed…
South Korea plans to let crypto exchanges freeze deposits and withdrawals over suspected hacks while requiring tougher monitoring and wallet security measures.
South Korea's proactive crypto measures could enhance security but may also challenge exchanges with liquidity issues and operational delays.
The move follows recent security incidents involving South Korean crypto exchanges, including GOPAX’s precautionary suspension of services and a $70,000 hot-wallet breach at Prabang.
In a July interview, Binance chief security officer Jimmy Su explained how fake coding assessments could compromise employee devices, a tactic later used in the exchange’s record-breaking hack.
Crypto hack losses have reached $8.78 billion in 2026, according to DefiLlama. That already tops ARK Invest’s $5.6 billion estimate for on-chain revenue this year, a first since 2020. One attack drives most of that tally.
Lorenzo Valente reveals that the crypto sector has lost $26.9 billion to hacks since 2017, highlighting security vulnerabilities.
The XRP Ledger Foundation has mapped out a plan for quantum-proof accounts. The upgrade would protect users from future quantum attacks without raising their transaction fees. However, the proposal still faces several technical hurdles and a long development timeline before launch.
Bitcoin Core disclosed three security vulnerabilities on Nov. 10, 2026, including a high-severity defect capable of disrupting mining operations and two additional weaknesses affecting block processing and Tor connections. Although developers patched the problems in October 2025, their technical details remained confidential until now.
NEAR Protocol is encouraging developers to explore new NFT functionalities in its upcoming hackathon.
The Bitget hacker has moved $78.61 million in Bitcoin out of labeled wallets over six days, with most of the funds entering CoinJoin transactions, according to Arkham. Arkham’s latest update, shared in a thread dated Nov. 12, traced $63.43 million…
The firm traced 847.26 BTC into mixing transactions and reported another 959.29 BTC in labelled wallets, as recovery efforts continue.
Binance co-CEO Yi He has condemned sexual rumors targeting women in the cryptocurrency industry and pledged legal support for female employees affected by the attacks. Yi He, in a Nov. 11 X post, said women working across the industry had…