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Security & exploits: what monitored sources reported
Answer. 58 distinct stories on security & exploits were indexed from DABLOCK's monitored sources over the last 22 days, through 2026-10-07. 12 of them were reported by more than one outlet — a rough signal of significance. Of the 24 brands in the DABLOCK AI Visibility Index, 3 were named here (Aave, Chainalysis, Coinbase); the other 21 were not covered at all.
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Indexed stories
Cross-source deduplicated: the same story from several outlets is merged into one entry listing every outlet that covered it. Full articles stay with the publisher — follow the link to read them.
- 4 sourcesWhite-Hat Hackers Route Coldcard Exploit Bitcoin Into 'Recovery Trust'
· decrypt, bitcoinmag, cointelegraph, coindeskGalaxy Research says white-hat actors consolidated coins tied to the exploit into a fresh address tagged for a "Crypto Recovery Trust," though… - 3 sources'We Have Identified You, Sir': Near Intents Recovers $3.8 Million After 48-Hour Ultimatum
· decrypt, cointelegraph, coindeskNear Intents said the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday was returned in full, a day after the team said it had identified… - 3 sourcesBitget Hacker Turns to Zcash Privacy Pool After Near Rejects $50M in Swaps
· decrypt, coindesk, cointelegraphThe attacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget heist has started hiding about $3.8 million in ZEC inside Zcash's Ironwood pool, after Near Intents… - 3 sourcesBitget's $352 million hack happened via spoofed transfers, not private keys, CEO Gracy Chen says
· coindesk, cointelegraph, bitcoinmagBitget lost $351.6 million after attackers compromised a wallet backend, spoofed transaction data, Chen said on X. - 3 sourcesRevolut Hackers Demand $3M Monero Ransom, Threaten to Sell Customer Data: Report
· decrypt, cointelegraph, coindeskThe group says it chose whom to target by scanning the blockchain for Revolut accounts holding significant crypto. - 2 sourcesBitget’s $388M hack pushes Q3 crypto security losses past $1B
· cointelegraph, bitcoinmagCrypto security losses reached $1.26 billion in Q3 across 247 incidents, with September alone accounting for roughly $769 million. - 2 sourcesAfter AI Agent Hacked Its Government, Australia Calls Altman and Amodei to Testify
· decrypt, cointelegraphSenator Sarah Hanson-Young has invited the OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to a Canberra hearing on October 1, after an OpenAI agent quietly accessed… - 2 sourcesMonths After the $292M Kelp Hack, Chainlink Lets Institutions Add Their Own Bridge Checks
· decrypt, cointelegraphChainlink's CCIP 2.0 lets banks run their own security checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival's setup lost $292 million… - 2 sourcesTHORChain rejects Bitget request to block hacker as $6 million moves to bitcoin
· coindesk, cointelegraphCoinDesk found 27 successful swaps moving about 2,390 ETH into 75.2 BTC, even as Bitget urged THORChain to stop serving addresses tied to the $387.5… - 2 sourcesFormer Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang’s death ruled a suicide
· cointelegraph, coindeskThe crypto executive and Dystopia Labs founder previously held senior roles at Stellar and Solana before joining venture capital firm Hack VC. - 2 sourcesBitget Hacked as $350 Million Vanishes From Crypto Exchange Wallets
· decrypt, coindeskA newly created wallet drained hot and cold reserves labeled as belonging to Bitget across multiple blockchains in under an hour. - 2 sourcesBrooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scam
· bitcoinmag, coindeskBitcoin Magazine Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 12 Years for $16M Coinbase Phishing Scam Ronald Spektor, 23, who lived with his father, used social…
Tracked brands mentioned: Coinbase - Hackers Used AI Agents to Raid a Megachurch's Database, Exposing 850,000 Members
· decryptSeoul's Yoido Full Gospel Church says data on 850,000 members may be compromised, and a security firm found signs AI helped run the attack. - Europol Warns Crypto Wallets Are 'Primary Risk' for Quantum Attacks
· decryptThe EU police agency expects blockchains to adapt to the threat, while a second report weighs the risk of data stolen now and cracked later. - Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.2B From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024: Study
· decryptAttacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion transactions. - US crypto rules need to survive the next election
· cointelegraphUS crypto rules could be vulnerable to political change after the midterms. Former New York Gov. - Chinese crime network laundered over $1B for Lazarus: ZachXBT
· cointelegraphZachXBT says he infiltrated the network by posing as a customer, gaining information that helped trace funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack. - Chainalysis Used AI to Trace the $387M Bitget Hack Back to North Korea
· decryptThe firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen…
Tracked brands mentioned: Chainalysis - California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Models That Hacked Their Way Out of a Test
· decryptCalifornia's attorney general wants answers from OpenAI about AI models that escaped a locked test environment and hacked Hugging Face—and whether… - Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits
· cointelegraphThe furious debate over Bitget’s $387.7M of hacked funds comes down to whether ideals around “permissionless and decentralized” tech means never… - Aave founder says V3 unaffected after third-party adapter exploit drains $305K
· cointelegraphAave founder Stani Kulechov said Aave v3 was unaffected after an attacker exploited a third-party adapter to drain about $305,000 from two Safe…
Tracked brands mentioned: Aave - Zano exploiter minted more than a quadrillion fUSD before blockchain rollback
· cointelegraphThe unauthorized coins were indistinguishable from legitimate ZANO, leaving the team unable to remove them without rolling back the blockchain. - Stablecoins can drain from banks and nations at lightning speed
· cointelegraphHighly liquid and settling 24/7, stablecoins can leave banks and countries at lightning speed. - Crypto lost $1.26 billion in hacks while bitcoin bulls enjoyed a monster quarter
· coindeskYour day-ahead look for Oct. 1, 2026 - Chainalysis beats most Celsius claims, but ‘audit’ lawsuit survives
· cointelegraphChainalysis still faces an aiding-and-abetting claim over Celsius’ disputed $3.3 billion audit after a judge dismissed 15 other claims.
Tracked brands mentioned: Chainalysis - Crypto hacks top $768M in September, worst month of 2026
· cointelegraphThe $388 million Bitget breach and $320 million Liquid Network exploit accounted for most of September’s losses, though more than $270 million… - FBI Tells Its Employees to Assume Hackers Have Their Personal Data
· decryptAn internal memo warned FBI staff that ShinyHunters, the group claiming it hacked the bureau's jobs site, may hold their private details. - Trump Unveils 'Morally Binding' AI Accord Signed by OpenAI, Google and Nvidia
· decryptThe one-page pact, which Trump called "morally binding," asks companies to adopt internal controls, independent audits and board oversight—but… - Could THORChain face prosecution over stolen Bitget funds? Legal opinion
· cointelegraphTHORChain will not — or can not — block addresses linked to the $387.5 million Bitget hack. Can the devs be prosecuted for money laundering? - Bitget hackers move $4 million into Zcash’s private pool, making funds harder to trace
· coindeskThree transfers pushed about 15% of the stolen ZEC into Ironwood, where payments hide their senders, recipients and amounts. - OpenAI, Google and Meta pledge independent AI safety audits under voluntary White House deal
· coindeskSix companies signed a safety pact covering hacking and biological threats, with no penalties or deadline for putting the checks in place. - SlowMist traces Bitget hack activity to Aug. 31 zero-day exploit
· cointelegraphSlowMist identified malicious activity weeks before the Bitget theft, involving a zero-day vulnerability, two security products and a custom… - Nvidia Built a Kill Switch for AI Agents Because They Keep Getting Out
· decryptOpenShell and Sentry give AI agents a hardware-enforced leash, arriving after a summer of agents breaching a government site, hacking their own… - AI agents could drain cheap bank deposits, Apollo's Torsten Slok warns
· coindeskAI agents could trigger a bank run by automatically moving household cash from low-interest checking accounts to higher-yield alternatives, Slok… - Chainlink launches new version of its crypto bridge tech 'CCIP' to give apps more control over their security
· coindeskThe new software lets companies add custom security checks so they do not fall victim to the same type of vulnerabilities that plagued rival bridges. - Hong Kong regulators expand financial reporting oversight to licensed crypto firms
· cointelegraphThe SFC and AFRC signed a new MoU extending financial reporting, audit and compliance cooperation to licensed virtual asset service providers. - RedotPay completes financial audit as it presses ahead with U.S. IPO plans
· coindeskThe stablecoin payments company said the audit is part of its preparations to go public, disputing an August report that the listing had been put… - Zano rolls blockchain back a month after Gateway Address exploit
· cointelegraphThe Zano blockchain has been restarted at the block height that came immediately before Hard Fork 6, which introduced Gateway Addresses. - THORChain under fire over Bitget, ETH evolves beyond blockchain: Hodler’s Digest
· cointelegraphTHORChain refuses to blacklist addresses linked to the Bitget hack. Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is evolving from being a mere blockchain, into… - AI Agents Keep Escaping Their Creators' Control—Here's What We Know
· decryptAn OpenAI agent's breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months—and of how hard autonomous…
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