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Adam Iza, a California cryptocurrency executive, admitted on Monday to orchestrating an attempted kidnapping of Veer Chetal's parents. The case is related to the $245 million Bitcoin theft that Veer Chetal was previously involved in.Adam Iza, 25, also known as Ahmed Faiq, who ran the crypto trading company Zort and called himself the "Godfather," along with Veer Chetal and two others, impersonated technical support staff from Google and crypto exchanges to steal 4,100 Bitcoins from a Washington resident, valued at approximately $245 million at the time. Adam Iza and his accomplices attempted to obtain part of the stolen funds by kidnapping Veer Chetal's parents. Additionally, Adam Iza admitted to fraudulently accessing Meta's business manager accounts and credit lines to steal over $37 million between 2020 and 2022. Federal prosecutors are seeking at least 14 years in prison for his sentence. (fortune)
edgeX issued a statement regarding the abnormal price fluctuation of $EDGE on June 2, 2026, at midnight, clarifying that this incident was an attack targeting the $EDGE token’s price. The edgeX protocol remained fully operational throughout, and user assets were secure at all times. The team’s wallet address is verifiable on-chain and shows no evidence of selling, price manipulation, or any other improper activity.
: According to an official announcement, on June 3, Trust Wallet announced a partnership with BNB Chain and CoinMarketCap to officially launch the "BNB Hack: AI Trading Agents" hackathon, featuring a total prize pool of $36,000. The Trust Wallet Agent Kit serves as the core on-chain execution technology stack for this event. This hackathon also marks the first time the Trust Wallet Agent Kit has been fully integrated as a core infrastructure component into a top-tier AI Agent hackathon system.The hackathon features two main tracks: "Autonomous Trading Agents" (prize pool $24,000, 5 winners) and "Strategy Skills" (prize pool $6,000, 3 winners), in addition to three partner special awards of $2,000 each. In the "Autonomous Trading Agents" track, participants must leverage the Trust Wallet Agent Kit to achieve local self-custodial signing, autonomous mode operation, and on-chain trade execution, deployed within native BNB Chain scenarios such as PancakeSwap and BSC Perpetual Contracts. The "Strategy Skills" track does not require an execution layer; participants build backtestable strategy proposals based on 12 categories of data tools from CoinMarketCap MCP, including market data, technical indicators, on-chain data, sentiment, and news.Track one uses real PnL as the core evaluation criterion, setting a maximum drawdown limit as the risk control threshold. Track two is comprehensively scored by a judging panel across four dimensions: technical execution, originality, real-world value, and presentation. The build window runs from June 3 to June 21, the trading window from June 22 to June 28, and winners will be announced during the week of July 6. In addition to cash prizes, winning teams will receive CoinMarketCap Pro API subscription credits, mentorship from CMC Labs, and the BNB Chain Kickstart ecosystem support package.
Ledger's Donjon security research team successfully bypassed the firmware verification system of the TROPIC01 chip inside the Trezor Safe 7 using laser attacks in a laboratory setting. Chip manufacturer Tropic Square subsequently discovered another attack path affecting the chip's MAC-and-Destroy security mechanism. This vulnerability currently impacts all TROPIC01 chips in production within the field. Trezor stated that the TROPIC01 chip is one of three independent security layers within the Trezor Safe 7, and user funds, wallet backups, and private keys are not stored on it.The chip's hardware encryption storage mechanism completely withstood Ledger's extraction attempts during initial testing. Tropic Square has delayed the release of technical details regarding the vulnerability until the launch of a reinforced silicon version of the TROPIC01 chip later in 2026, with full details expected to be disclosed in the spring of 2027.A firmware mitigation is currently available by disabling the chip's MAINTENANCE mode. Trezor CEO Matej Zak stated that PINs, wallet backups, and user fund keys have never been stored on a single chip. (The Block)
The Zcash Foundation released Zebra versions 4.5.3 and 5.0.0 to address a critical soundness vulnerability in the Orchard zero-knowledge proof circuit. Version 4.5.3 temporarily disables Orchard operations via an emergency soft fork, while version 5.0.0 activates NU 6.2, re-enables Orchard using the patched circuit, and permanently closes the vulnerability.
According to GlobeNewswire, WTW, a global leader in insurance and risk management, has announced the acquisition of digital asset insurance platform Redefind to strengthen its digital asset protection services. As disclosed, Redefind provides an end-to-end platform for cryptocurrency and digital asset insurance access. WTW plans to initially launch an unhosted loss recovery insurance solution in the UK to cover related expenses—including forensic investigations, asset tracing, and legal recovery—following theft or loss of digital assets.
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), approximately 19 hours ago, TesseraDao (@TesseraDao) on BNB Chain was attacked. The hacker maliciously minted 99 million TSR tokens and immediately dumped them, causing the TSR price to plummet by 99%. The attacker then exchanged the stolen TSR for approximately $2.5 million in USDT and cross-chained the funds to Ethereum. The attacker has since laundered 1,285.5 ETH via TornadoCash.
edgeX released the latest statement on the abnormal price volatility of the EDGE token, stating that the protocol has not been attacked in any form, and that this incident was not caused by a hacker attack, exploit, or security vulnerability.edgeX stated that currently available information indicates this abnormal volatility was caused by certain external parties deliberately manipulating the market price of EDGE. This is a matter of market integrity, not a platform security issue.The team stated that it is actively cooperating with relevant exchanges and partner platforms in the investigation. A more comprehensive incident report will be published after the investigation is complete.
According to The Block, the DeFi lending protocol Radiant Capital has announced it will officially cease operations. The protocol suffered a hack in October 2024, losing approximately $51 million; the attacker gained unauthorized access by deploying backdoor contracts on Arbitrum and BNB Chain. Earlier in 2024, the protocol had also been hit by a flash loan attack, resulting in a loss of roughly 1,900 ETH (approximately $4.5 million). After 18 months of recovery efforts, Radiant Capital stated that it has neither recovered a significant portion of the stolen funds nor secured new financing, declaring that “the DAO has no viable path forward.” The protocol will now enter a “maintenance mode”: its frontend and smart contracts remain accessible, allowing users to withdraw funds, repay loans, and manage positions. Any funds recovered in the future will be returned to affected users.
DeFi protocol Radiant has announced that after 18 months of continuous effort following a hack attack in October 2024, the DAO no longer has a viable path to continue operations and will gradually enter a "sunsetting" phase.Radiant stated that there is currently no progress in fund recovery, no new capital injection, and a lack of funds and development space to maintain normal operations. Therefore, it cannot proceed with responsible long-term operation.According to the plan, Radiant will transition to maintenance mode: the frontend interface will continue to run, on-chain smart contracts will remain accessible, and users can still withdraw, repay, and manage positions. However, the project will halt all new feature development, upgrades, and expansions. At the same time, the borrowing cap will be set to zero, incentives for issuing the RDNT token will cease, and treasury funds will be used solely to maintain basic operations. The project's future focus will be entirely on user asset security, fund recovery, and an orderly liquidation process.Radiant stated that efforts to recover assets will continue, and the relevant recovery portal will remain open. Any future recovered funds will be returned to affected users, but the outcome of the recovery remains uncertain and may take a long time. Although operations are gradually ceasing, on-chain contracts will remain available, and users need to manage their own risks and gradually exit their positions.
Odaily news: The Zcash Foundation has announced the release of Zebra 4.5.1 version update to fix a consensus-critical security vulnerability and strongly recommends that all node operators upgrade immediately. The vulnerability, identified as GHSA-2prc-cj5x-4443, involves a sigops (signature operation count) counting error in P2SH transactions, which could lead to potential consensus fork risks. This fix corrects an incomplete patch in the previously released 4.5.0 version, which was just released yesterday.The Zcash development team stated that the issue stems from discrepancies in sigop counting logic between different implementations, which could cause nodes to produce different results when verifying transactions, thereby affecting consensus consistency on the chain. The fix resolves this by reverting and adjusting the Rust implementation logic to ensure alignment with the expected protocol behavior.The Zcash Foundation emphasized that there is currently no workaround for this issue, and upgrading to 4.5.1 is the only method to ensure nodes remain on the correct chain and avoid potential fork risks.
data from blockchain security firm CertiK shows total losses in the crypto sector from hacks, vulnerabilities, and scams in May 2026 were approximately $68.3 million. This represents a nearly 90% decline from the over $650 million in losses recorded in April, making it the third month this year where losses fell below $100 million. Phishing attacks accounted for about $2.6 million of the losses.In April, industry losses surged due to two major attacks on Drift Protocol and KelpDAO, which together accounted for approximately 95% of the month's losses, making April one of the most devastating months for losses in recent years.The institution reminds that while large-scale protocol-level attacks have decreased, risks such as phishing, deepfakes, and credential leaks are on the rise, with the focus of attacks increasingly shifting towards personnel and identity systems. The decline in losses this time is merely due to the absence of major security incidents; the overall security risks in the industry have not been fundamentally eliminated. Cross-chain bridge vulnerabilities and insider threats remain primary risks. (Financefeeds)
According to The Block, Martin Koppelmann, co-founder and CEO of Gnosis, stated that Gnosis Pay was compromised due to a vulnerability in the Zodiac Delay Module. Attackers were able to initiate transactions from Safe wallets equipped with this module. Gnosis will cover all user losses. Gnosis is currently requesting bridge validators to pause related operations to contain the impact.
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), the attack targeting Gnosis Pay remains ongoing. Users are strongly advised to withdraw all their funds immediately; affected assets include EURe and GNO. PeckShield also urges users to assess their own exposure, as related risks may have already impacted some users.
According to on-chain analyst PeckShield (@PeckShieldAlert), the cryptocurrency sector experienced 40 major hacking incidents in May 2026, resulting in total losses of $81.7 million—a 87.4% decrease from $647 million in April. Cross-chain protocols remained the primary target: eight major bridge and cross-chain attacks collectively caused $33.28 million in losses, accounting for 41% of the month’s total losses.
According to TenArmorAlert monitoring, the AROS token on the BSC chain was attacked, resulting in losses of approximately $295,300.
CertiK data shows attack losses on crypto platforms fell to $68.3 million in May, down nearly 90% from $650 million in April. May became the third month in 2026 with losses below $100 million. Approximately $2.6 million of this came from phishing attacks, and about $9.4 million of the stolen funds have been recovered or returned. The largest single loss in May came from the Verus Protocol cross-chain bridge attack, with $11.5 million stolen; THORChain ranked second, with $10.1 million stolen. Code vulnerabilities were the attack type with the highest losses, totaling approximately $45 million, accounting for 66%; wallet or private key leaks resulted in $13.7 million in losses. Cross-chain bridges were the primary attack targets, suffering losses of $28.6 million, accounting for 42%.
Mohsen Rezaei, a military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, recently pointed out in an exclusive interview that for the United States, continuing the current conflict is a "path of no return," and only negotiation is the viable way forward. Rezaei stated that Iran is fully prepared, and if the U.S. continues its maritime blockade against Iran, Iran will launch attacks to break the blockade. Rezaei also mentioned that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has established a new combat system centered on "asymmetric warfare," relying on cost-effective drones to strike high-value enemy targets.Mohsen Rezaei, a former commander-in-chief of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who led the development of Iran's military theoretical framework, now serves as a military advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and is also a member of Iran's Expediency Council. (CCTV International News)
Sui Chinese Official released a post-mortem of the mainnet outage, stating that on May 28 (Thursday) and May 29 (Friday), 2026, Pacific Time (UTC-7), the Sui mainnet experienced three network failures. The first two failures stemmed from a crash vulnerability caused by the interaction between the Gas charging logic and the recently released version 1.72 (which introduced the Address Balances feature). The fix for Thursday's incident was a temporary measure aimed at restoring network operations as quickly as possible while the Sui core team developed a long-term solution. The team was aware that this temporary fix had an extremely low probability of causing network failure but accepted this risk to expedite mainnet recovery. On Friday morning, another variant of this known issue was triggered, leading to another failure.The third failure occurred during the routine Epoch transition on Friday afternoon. When validators restarted nodes to deploy Friday morning's fix, a long-dormant defect in the Randomness State preservation was triggered, causing another network failure.Failure timeline: First: Started Thursday around 7:00 PT, recovered at 13:30 PT; Second: Started Friday around 5:00 PT, recovered at 8:30 PT; Third: Started Friday around 13:30 PT, recovered at 19:20 PT;Throughout the entire incident, user funds remained secure, and no confirmed transactions were reverted after network recovery.Currently, validators have fully fixed the original Gas Charging and Randomness State vulnerabilities, and network activity has returned to normal.
According to The Block, the Sui Foundation released an incident report on May 31, disclosing three consecutive outages on its mainnet from May 29 to 30—each traced back to two independent bugs introduced in the v1.72 upgrade. The first two outages were caused by a gas fee calculation error stemming from the newly launched “address balance” feature: funds were deducted even when transactions were canceled, resulting in negative account balances and subsequent validator node crashes. The third outage was triggered by a latent vulnerability in the random number generator during node restarts, preventing the network’s epoch from closing normally. The Sui Foundation stated that all known issues have now been resolved; user funds remained unaffected throughout the incidents, and no settled transactions were rolled back. The Foundation plans to further enhance its fault-tolerance mechanisms to ensure future similar bugs impact only individual transactions—not the entire network.