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The Initia Hack: A Chain Halted Itself Mid-Attack as an 'Infinimint' Exploit Bridged Out $2.7M

Initia halted its L1 and all rollups on Oct 23 after an attacker spoofed MoveVM state, credited himself unbacked tokens and bridged ~$2.7M in WETH, AUSD0 and USDC to Ethereum. What is confirmed, what is not.

The NEM Token Hack: A Sell-Tracking Bug Let an Attacker Drain a PancakeSwap Pool 42 Times

The NEM (NemTokenV2) token on BNB Chain lost $821,920 to a contract logic flaw. How the pendingLpSellRecycle accounting bug was looped 42 times against PancakeSwap.

The Fearless Wallet Hack: A Backdoor Hid in the Extension's Open Source for 20 Months

The Fearless Wallet browser extension sent private keys to an attacker server for 20 months. How the TON-camouflaged backdoor worked and what victims should do.

The Ledger Implant Case: What Is Confirmed, What Is Estimated, What Is Still Open

Bitquery's October 16 estimate: $102M from 335 wallets on six chains, unconfirmed by Ledger. The device, the money trail, and what to check now.

A Sui Bridge Claim Bot Just Paid the Cetus Hacker — 17 Months After the Freeze

A rescue bot finalized the Cetus hacker's 17-month-old bridge claims and paid out $392K. Why dormant bridge claims are live liabilities for every chain.

Best Ways to Verify Token Addresses: 6 Checks That Hold Up Against Real Scams

Six ways to verify a token address before you buy: official-source cross-checks, explorer verification, scam scanners, and how scammers fake each signal.

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