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A California-based heart monitor maker is warning more than eight million people that hackers stole their personal and health information. iRhythm Holdings says unauthorized individuals accessed and downloaded data from certain third-party-hosted business applications between June 3rd and June 8th. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) breach portal now lists 8,179,772 people as impacted. The stolen data includes patient names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, iRhythm account numbers, device serial numbers, insurance numbers and dates of service. “On or around June 8, 2026, iRhythm detected unauthorized access in certain third-party-hosted business applications. Upon detecting…

In brief CZ asked Elon Musk to stop trolling Binance over its $6.3 billion hack, citing the exchange’s SpaceX shares, which he values at more than $1 billion. Binance co-CEO Yi He said the company’s annual revenue is sufficient to cover the losses without selling its SpaceX holdings. CZ later clarified that he had never suggested selling the shares. Binance has reserved more than $6.34 billion in company funds to cover the incident, while TRM Labs and Chainalysis have attributed the attack to North Korea-linked hacking group TraderTraitor. Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, called out Elon Musk…

In brief Binance CEO Richard Teng said the exchange will cover all hacked losses, having reserved over $6.34 billion of company funds, $5 billion in the affected tokens. Teng said the attacker used a self-destruct mechanism to wipe tooling and traces, and an EIP-7702 delegation that bypassed Binance’s normal approval controls. Binance aims to restore withdrawals by Sunday and publish a full proof of reserves by Monday, as the attacker keeps moving funds on Tron. Binance will cover every dollar lost in this week’s hack with its own money, CEO Richard Teng said in a video address on Friday, adding…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TLDR Elon Musk warned that advanced AI agents could eventually exploit cryptocurrency systems to obtain money for themselves. His remarks followed reports that a Binance-linked attacker deposited 60 million USDT into Aave and borrowed approximately $44.6 million in wrapped Ether. Musk did not claim AI was involved in the Binance hack. His warning concerned the potential behavior of future autonomous systems. Aave introduced restrictions across its V3 and V4 lending markets, while Binance reported approximately $6.3 billion in affected assets and $3 billion frozen. Musk Warns AI…

In brief Binance is working with the FBI and U.S. Secret Service after hackers stole $6.4 billion from the cryptocurrency exchange, according to Reuters. Circle froze approximately $823 million in USDC connected to the attack, while Tether froze another $975.1 million in USDT. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire said the company was coordinating with law enforcement. Blockchain intelligence firms TRM Labs and Chainalysis attributed the attack to TraderTraitor, a North Korean hacking group previously linked to the $1.5 billion Bybit hack. Binance is working with the FBI and U.S. Secret Service after hackers stole $6.4 billion from the cryptocurrency exchange, as…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR: Trezor issuses Safe 5 warning and urged customers who purchased hardware wallets through CryptoBilis since March 2026 to transfer their funds to a new device. The warning follows a disclosure alleging that a Safe 5 wallet contained a hidden cellular implant capable of capturing recovery phrases. Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor has issued a security warning to customers who purchased its devices through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis, following reports of an alleged physical implant inside a Safe 5 wallet. In a blog post published Friday, the company…

In brief Texas brothers Raymond and Isiah Garcia were sentenced to a combined 326 months for a September 2025 home-invasion robbery that forced a Minnesota man to hand over more than $8 million in crypto; both pleaded guilty in June. The pair zip-tied the family and held them at gunpoint for over nine hours, even driving the victim to a cabin to retrieve hardware wallets, before fleeing and being arrested near Houston. Chainalysis logged 46 violent incidents against crypto holders and $30 million-plus stolen in early 2026. Two Texas brothers have been sentenced to a combined 326 months in prison…

In brief Reddit shares plunged 30.44% to $90.15 on Friday, extending their weekly decline to 44%. CEO Steve Huffman said Google search referrals fell by more than 1 million per week in October and warned daily active users could decline by a low double-digit percentage in Q4 if the trend continues. Reddit forecast fourth-quarter revenue of $1 billion to $1.03 billion, below the roughly $1.05 billion analysts expected, despite reporting 53% revenue growth in Q3. Reddit shares plunged 30.44% to $90.15 on Friday after CEO Steve Huffman warned that Google’s AI-powered search features are cutting referral traffic and could shrink the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR: Coinbase reported $719 million in net income for Q3 2026, marking a 66% increase year over year. However, total revenue declined 35% to $1.22 billion, while prediction markets generated more than $200 million in annualized revenue as the exchange expanded beyond traditional crypto trading. Coinbase reported a significant increase in third-quarter net income, returning to profitability after a challenging period for its core trading business. According to its October 29 earnings report, Coinbase generated $719 million in net income, compared with $433 million during the same…

In brief Cantor Fitzgerald, TD Cowen and Compass Point told clients in Friday notes that the $6.4 billion Binance hack—the largest ever—is unlikely to derail crypto’s recovery, framing the selloff as a buying opportunity for crypto-linked stocks. Cantor’s Ramsey El-Assal said “we would be buyers on weakness,” citing $3 billion in frozen funds; TD Cowen called it a Binance security issue, not a Bitcoin problem; Compass Point said Binance has “more than enough liquidity to cover the hole.” Moody’s struck a more cautious note on hot-wallet and concentration risks. Wall Street analysts are telling clients the record-breaking hack of Binance…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure TL;DR Cryptocurrency markets extended their losses after Binance reported a major security breach estimated at $6.3 billion. BNB declined more than 8%, while Bitcoin approached $77,000 and Ethereum fell below $2,300. More than $1.5 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated as investor sentiment weakened. Binance pledged to cover customer losses and confirmed that approximately $3 billion in affected assets had been frozen. Binance Hack Triggers $1.5 Billion in Crypto Liquidations The market downturn coincided with reports that Binance had suffered a security breach affecting approximately $6.3 billion…

Uniswap outlined on Oct. 30 how its Token Jar (TJAR) fee converter lets outside traders buy accumulated fee tokens for a fixed payment.Uniswap opened TJAR to other apps on Oct. 29, saying Robinhood already uses the system for fees collected through the Uniswap API across its supported chains and receives USDC and USDG.Those stablecoin receipts come from traders known as searchers, who exchange the required payment for fee assets held in an on-chain Token Jar. The arrangement sends the chosen token to a configured destination while leaving searchers to assess whether the assets are worth taking.A Token Jar holds incoming…

In brief Intel shares plunged nearly 30% to $65.76 on Friday, wiping out more than $146 billion in market value as investors reacted to a disappointing fourth-quarter forecast. Intel expects Q4 revenue of $15 billion to $16 billion, well below Wall Street’s $17.07 billion estimate, while adjusted earnings per share are forecast at $0.25 versus expectations of $0.43. Demand for AI server processors is booming, but manufacturing and packaging shortages are limiting production. Meanwhile, Intel expects the PC market to contract through 2027 and warned it probably won’t generate positive free cash flow next year. Intel shares plunged nearly 30%…