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Image: CointelegraphTrezor and BitBox issue urgent warnings regarding deceptive hardware wallet security alerts originating from third-party vendor breaches
According to reporting by Cointelegraph, hardware wallet developers Trezor and BitBox alerted their respective user communities regarding fraudulent electronic communications designed to mimic authentic security advisories, a development that is not officially confirmed by external independent audits.
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CointelegraphTrezor and BitBox issue urgent warnings regarding deceptive hardware wallet security alerts originating from third-party vendor breaches
According to reporting by Cointelegraph, hardware wallet developers Trezor and BitBox alerted their respective user communities regarding fraudulent electronic communications designed to mimic authentic security advisories, a development that is not officially confirmed by external independent audits.
crypto.newsRain Card Protocol Exploit Drains $1.1 Million in Stablecoins from Solana Programs
According to reporting by crypto.news and blockchain security firm Blockaid, an outdated Rain contract on Solana suffered an exploit draining approximately $1.1 million from card collateral accounts. The incident, which is not officially confirmed by all affected entities in full, impacted neobanks including Avici and Tria while funds were moved through deBridge into Tornado Cash.
crypto.newsSolana AMM Aquifer Hit by $2.5 Million Exploit, Offers 20% Bounty
Solana-based automated market maker Aquifer has suffered an approximate $2.5 million loss following an incident involving wallets across Solana and Ethereum, according to blockchain security monitoring service Defimon. The protocol has proposed a whitehat arrangement offering the attacker a twenty percent bounty if at least eighty percent of the compromised funds are returned, though the precise mechanism of the intrusion remains not officially confirmed.
crypto.news via LBankCronos Restarts Network After Emergency Halt Over Tectonic Exploit
Cronos resumed block production after validators halted the network during an exploit targeting the Tectonic protocol, though final loss figures remain not officially confirmed.
crypto.news via LBankCrypto Hacks Surge 67% in August While Estimated Total Losses Decline to $136 Million
According to LBank News citing crypto.news and PeckShield, August witnessed 50 major crypto hacks totaling an estimated $136.3 million in losses, which represents a 67 percent increase in incident frequency compared to July, even though total estimated losses declined by 49.5 percent. These statistics are not officially confirmed and remain subject to further investigation and review by affected projects.
crypto.newsMore Markets Suffers Multi-Million WFLOW Exploit on Flow EVM
According to reporting by crypto.news on August 31, 2026, the decentralized lending protocol More Markets experienced a security exploit on Flow EVM. Blockchain security firm Blockaid reported that roughly 15.5 million WFLOW tokens were drained from the platform's mFlowWFLOW lending reserve, estimating the detected impact at approximately $9.3 million. The incident, which is not officially confirmed by the project team, allegedly involved an interaction between an Ankr bonded liquid staking token and the protocol's E Mode mechanism.