The way crypto gets hacked is changing. Instead of breaking smart contracts directly, attackers now target the people who build them. A recent discovery showed over 34 malicious packages hiding in popular developer tools like npm, PyPI, and Crates. io. These packages didn't target users—they went af
The recent $292 million exploit in decentralized finance (DeFi) wasn’t just another crypto headline—it exposed how fragile these systems can be when trust breaks. The attack centered on rsETH, a token that represents staked ether, and left Aave—the biggest lending platform in DeFi—with a massive gap
In the first three months of 2026, hackers walked away with $168 million from DeFi projects—that’s down from $1. 5 billion stolen in the same stretch the year before. The biggest single hit came when someone stole $40 million from Step Finance by getting their hands on a private key. Then on January
