Security

Coldcard has suspended its 120-day customer data deletion process to preserve records for legal proceedings following the Bitcoin wallet exploit.

July crypto hacks totaled $247.4 million, led by the Coldcard exploit. Here are the biggest attacks, losses and security incidents of the month.

Chainalysis says violent crypto attacks involving kidnappings and home invasions are surging in 2026.

StrongBlock lost about $72,000 in STRONG and STRNGR after an attacker used its abandoned governance system to seize admin control.

EU regulators warn that fraudsters are impersonating watchdogs and crypto exchanges to exploit users affected by the MiCA licensing deadline.

Bitcoin stolen through the Coldcard flaw is now moving through a mixer, but the largest attacker-controlled stash remains untouched.

A 16-member Bitcoin Red Team used AI to flag nearly 5,000 potential security issues across 390 projects.

Former LAPD officer Eric Halem was sentenced to life plus 15 years for kidnapping a teenager and stealing a hard drive holding $350,000 in Bitcoin.

Three Missouri men face federal charges over an alleged Connecticut home-invasion plot targeting Bitcoin linked to an earlier crypto theft.