A report by security researcher Austin Ginder says a buyer inserted backdoor code into WordPress plugins after an acquisition, left it dormant for 243 days, and used an Ethereum smart contract to update C2 infrastructure. WordPress.org later removed more than 30 plugins in one day.
Q1 2026 saw $450M stolen in 145 crypto incidents despite a 89% drop in smart contract exploits. Social engineering accounted for two-thirds of losses, including a 6-month DPRK operation against Drift Protocol.
OpenEden said its website and portal may have been affected by a DNS compromise and urged users not to visit or interact with any related domains. The team said onchain reserves remain safe and can be checked through Chainlink Proof of Reserve.
Russia could start blocking foreign crypto exchange websites by summer 2026 as new rules aim to move trading under state oversight and shift activity to domestic platforms.
Blockaid warned that CoW Swap’s main site COW.FI may have been hit by a frontend attack, telling users to stop signing transactions and revoke token approvals if they had connected wallets.
Russia is considering rules that would limit local access to foreign crypto trading websites, with implementation possibly starting on July 1, 2026 as part of a broader digital asset law update.
At Consensus Miami, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman said AI agents outnumbering humans will force a digital identity reboot, reviving NFTs. He called crypto the obvious answer for open internet trust and urged bipartisan policy engagement.
Russia is preparing a crypto bill that could restrict retail investors to BTC, ETH, and USDT while imposing fees or other limits on tokens considered vulnerable to foreign freezes.
