Drift Protocol, the largest decentralized perpetual futures exchange on the Solana network, was hit by a sophisticated exploit, resulting in the theft of approximately $280 million in user assets. The platform, which serves as the largest perpetual futures exchange on the Solana blockchain, confirmed the attack was real and active, dispelling early social media rumors that the timing was an elaborate April Fools' prank. The breach caused Drift's Total Value Locked (TVL) to pl

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has formally classified a sophisticated breach of its internal surveillance systems as a "major incident" under federal law, a designation signaling that the intrusion poses a significant risk to U.S. national security. The breach, first detected on February 17, 2026, targeted the bureau’s Digital Collection System Network (DCSNet), specifically the DCS-3000 system, also known as "Red Hook." This infrastructure is used to manage court-autho

An Iran-linked hacking group known as Handala has successfully breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, publishing a cache of private photographs, personal documents, and correspondence dating back over a decade. The breach marks one of the most direct cyberattacks against a top U.S. law enforcement official since the start of the current regional conflict in the Middle East. Editorial credit: Joey Sussman / Shutterstock The leak, which appeared on the

The European Commission has confirmed it is investigating a significant cyberattack against its cloud infrastructure, following claims by a threat actor to have exfiltrated over 350GB of data, including sensitive employee information and internal databases. The breach, which was first detected on March 24, 2026, targeted the Commission’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) accounts used to host the Europa.eu public web platform. While the Commission maintains that its core internal sys

A massive cyberattack on Intoxalock, one of the largest providers of ignition interlock devices (IIDs) in the United States, has effectively "bricked" an estimated 150,000 vehicles across 46 states. The breach, which began on March 14, 2026, has left drivers who rely on these court-mandated breathalyzers unable to start their cars, regardless of their sobriety. The disruption was caused by hackers overloading the company's central servers, preventing the devices from communic