New iPhone spyware can hunt for crypto wallets and extract their data every 15 seconds
Security researchers have identified a new iPhone spyware variant named P7 DarkSword, which can hunt for crypto wallets, extract sensitive credentials, and…
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Ledger hack scare nears $90 million as Tether moves to freeze stolen USDT
Suspected thefts tied to Ledger wallets approach $90 million as Tether freezes stolen USDT. Investigators examine a potential supply chain attack linked…
Ethereum’s proposed safety checks could still let a bad trade through
Ethereum Foundation research explores EIP-7906 and transaction assertions to enforce final financial results, though proposed safety checks still risk allowing bad trades…
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Abstract’s shutdown exposes the gap between owning assets and being able to move them
Ethereum layer-2 network Abstract announces its shutdown for December 15, 2026, forcing users to migrate assets before infrastructure access terminates, exposing the gap between token ownership and asset mobility.
Europol says crypto’s quantum upgrade could take years and urges work to start now
Europol urges the cryptocurrency sector to begin preparing for quantum threats immediately, warning that a synchronized migration of millions of nodes and wallets to quantum-resistant cryptography will take several years.
Vitalik Buterin urges calm as AI raises new fears over Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography security
Vitalik Buterin urged calm as artificial intelligence raises new fears regarding Bitcoin and Ethereum cryptography security. He warned against panic migrations, emphasizing that migration errors pose an immediate hazard far…
Bitcoin Core’s new fix closes gap that could redirect funds without stealing keys
Bitcoin Core has introduced a security fix to close a PSBT vulnerability that could allow transaction funds to be redirected without stealing private keys.
Electrum patches Lightning flaw, but old Bitcoin backups break
Electrum version 4.8.2 patches a critical Lightning backup vulnerability, but users with non-deterministic keys and anchor channels must generate new backups to ensure fund recovery.
MetaMask security scare pushes Ethereum validator exits to a nine-month high
MetaMask is pulling thousands of Ethereum validators offline following a security breach that rerouted transaction-fee rewards, creating a network-wide congestion issue and pushing Ethereum validator exits to a nine-month high.
New Bitcoin upgrade catches hidden key leaks hiding the exact fix
A new Bitcoin improvement proposal, BIP461, aims to detect hidden wallet secret key leaks by standardizing ECDSA signatures without requiring network consensus changes.