It came to my attention that members of the radical group known in security circles as "BLAST" have infiltrated leading protocols and dApps ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Whether you try to discourage something, or do nothing, or try to encourage it -- or seem to do these things -- each of these actions or non-actions sends a signal, often a much more powerful signal than the actual security of your effort warrants.Think about locks on your door. Would they stop a skilled and determined robber? No. Do they stop most unwanted visitors? Yes. Most predators just want dinner, and they will choose the least risky prey they can find.Since this debate mos ...

Whether you try to discourage something, or do nothing, or try to encourage it -- or seem to do these things -- each of these actions or non-actions sends a signal, often a much more powerful signal than the actual security of your effort warrants.Think about locks on your door. Would they stop a skilled and determined robber? No. Do they stop most unwanted visitors? Yes. Most predators just want dinner, and they will choose the least risky prey they can find.Since this debate mostly lies in the area of the ...

RT Nick Szabo (@NickSzabo4)Security has a concept called attack surface: the more kinds of exposures, the greater the attack surface. Similarly we can think of governance as having an argument surface: the more kinds of decisions there are to argue over, the less functional the institution will be. ...

So what does this mean for Flashblocks on Unichain, Base, et al? https://t.co/CUKRo52Vd9Yannik Schrade (☂️) (@yrschrade):3/ Today's exploit is brutal💀Given physical access, anyone can completely break Intel SGX, Intel TDX and AMD SEV‑SNP.Even a hobbyist-level attacker can extract attestation keys and enclave secrets.The paper demonstrates real attacks on blockchains. TEEs in crypto are done. ...

EU leaders are gathering in Copenhagen, with defense and security issues high on the agenda https://t.co/tcSwFxMgUF ...

X account restored. Hacker got $13k.Security team(s) still tracking, with a possible linked KYC. Hacker went through all these trouble, plus criminal liability. He could have made more by building.Victims will be compensated in full.Social media security is not the same as crypto platform security. Glad most of our community was immune to these attempts.Thanks to everyone for spreading the word quickly.Onwards!BNB Chain (@BNBCHAIN):Update on Account Security IncidentWe’re back! The team has regained full ac ...

Update on Account Security IncidentWe’re back! The team has regained full access of the @BNBCHAIN account.The root cause of this breach is still under active investigation and we will share the updates as soon as we can. The estimated damage is $8K and the victims will be compensated fully.Here’s what we have so far:- In total, 10 phishing links were posted that resulted in $8K stolen across all chains.- The biggest victim was from one single user at $6.5K.- One phishing contract address was deployed. The a ...

Alert: BNB Chain's account may have been compromised. Do not click or interact with any of their X posts. @cz_binance ...

Very interesting survey results here from Obol Collective & Lido, highlighting some trends in ETH staking-Institutions are hungry for ETH staking-Safety & security are top priority-There's clear demand for distributed validator infraAnd more paths to institutional staking is good for Ethereum (and ETH)Obol Collective (@Obol_Collective):The results from our 2025 Ethereum Institutional Staking Survey are in.Our latest report compiles them to reveal where ETH staking is headed next.TL;DR Institutions want to s ...