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Learn how the main types work and how to stop them.",{"canonical":11,"robots":696},[],[],{"facebook":699,"twitter":700},{"description":694,"title":693},{"description":694,"title":693},[702],{"articleContentAreaBlocks":703},[704,710,718,723,729,734,739,744,749,754,759,764,769,774,779],{"__typename":705,"textBlock":706},"textBlock_Entry",{"html":707,"rawHtml":707,"markdown":708,"plainText":709},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>A crypto exploit is an attack that takes advantage of a technical weakness in code, infrastructure or access controls to steal digital assets from a blockchain protocol, wallet or service. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Unlike \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fthe-state-of-crypto-scams-2025-keeping-our-industry-safe-with-blockchain-analytics\">crypto scams\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fthe-state-of-crypto-scams-2025-keeping-our-industry-safe-with-blockchain-analytics\">\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>, which manipulate people into voluntarily transferring funds, an exploit targets a technical weakness to take funds directly. In February 2025, a single attack on the exchange Bybit resulted in \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fthe-largest-theft-in-history-following-the-money-trail-from-the-bybit-hack\">approximately $1.46 billion\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>in stolen cryptoassets, the largest confirmed theft in the history of cryptoassets.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cspan>A crypto exploit is an attack that takes advantage of a technical weakness in code, infrastructure or access controls to steal digital assets from a blockchain protocol, wallet or service. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>Unlike [crypto scams](\u002Finsights\u002Fthe-state-of-crypto-scams-2025-keeping-our-industry-safe-with-blockchain-analytics)\u003C\u002Fspan>[\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>](\u002Finsights\u002Fthe-state-of-crypto-scams-2025-keeping-our-industry-safe-with-blockchain-analytics)\u003Cspan>, which manipulate people into voluntarily transferring funds, an exploit targets a technical weakness to take funds directly. In February 2025, a single attack on the exchange Bybit resulted in [approximately $1.46 billion](\u002Finsights\u002Fthe-largest-theft-in-history-following-the-money-trail-from-the-bybit-hack) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>in stolen cryptoassets, the largest confirmed theft in the history of cryptoassets.\u003C\u002Fspan>","A crypto exploit is an attack that takes advantage of a technical weakness in code, infrastructure or access controls to steal digital assets from a blockchain protocol, wallet or service.\n\nUnlike crypto scams, which manipulate people into voluntarily transferring funds, an exploit targets a technical weakness to take funds directly. In February 2025, a single attack on the exchange Bybit resulted in approximately $1.46 billion in stolen cryptoassets, the largest confirmed theft in the history of cryptoassets.",{"__typename":711,"heading":712},"headingBlock_Entry",[713],{"headingTextBlock":714,"headingType":716,"headingStyle":716,"animated":717},{"rawHtml":715},"What are the main categories of crypto exploits?","h2",false,{"__typename":705,"textBlock":719},{"html":720,"rawHtml":720,"markdown":721,"plainText":722},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Every crypto exploit, regardless of where it lands, comes down to one of two mechanisms. Either the attacker triggers a flaw in the code that runs on chain or the attacker obtains the credentials that authorize the transfer. Most major incidents in recent memory sit cleanly in one of these two camps.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cspan>Every crypto exploit, regardless of where it lands, comes down to one of two mechanisms. Either the attacker triggers a flaw in the code that runs on chain or the attacker obtains the credentials that authorize the transfer. Most major incidents in recent memory sit cleanly in one of these two camps.\u003C\u002Fspan>","Every crypto exploit, regardless of where it lands, comes down to one of two mechanisms. Either the attacker triggers a flaw in the code that runs on chain or the attacker obtains the credentials that authorize the transfer. Most major incidents in recent memory sit cleanly in one of these two camps.",{"__typename":711,"heading":724},[725],{"headingTextBlock":726,"headingType":728,"headingStyle":728,"animated":717},{"rawHtml":727},"Smart contract exploits","h3",{"__typename":705,"textBlock":730},{"html":731,"rawHtml":731,"markdown":732,"plainText":733},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Smart contracts are self-executing programs that live on the blockchain and govern activity like token swaps, lending and cross-chain bridging. When their logic contains a flaw, attackers can trigger it from outside to drain funds without needing legitimate access. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Common smart contract exploits include:\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan>Reentrancy attacks \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan>allow an attacker to call a contract function repeatedly before its state updates, draining funds before the protocol can react.\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan>Integer overflow and underflow vulnerabilities\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan> occur when arithmetic calculations go beyond expected limits, causing values to “wrap around” and allowing attackers to manipulate balances or bypass checks.\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cspan>Flash loan exploits\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cspan> use instant, no-collateral loans to manipulate prices or system rules within a single transaction, allowing attackers to profit from temporary imbalances. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>The May \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fcetus-protocol-hacked-for-more-than-200-million\">2025 Cetus Protocol hack\u003C\u002Fa> on the Sui blockchain is an example of a smart contract exploit: Attackers exploited an integer overflow vulnerability in a shared math library used by the protocol's liquidity pools to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theblock.co\u002Fpost\u002F357386\u002Fsui-dex-cetus-protocol-restarts-platform-after-recovering-from-223-million-exploit\">drain $223 million\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>, of which Sui validators voted to return $162 million still on the network before it could be bridged away.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Cross-chain bridges are a particularly frequent target of exploits, because they hold large pools of locked assets across multiple chains. They typically work by locking tokens on one chain and releasing an equivalent amount of wrapped tokens on another, which means a flaw in the verification logic on either side can be devastating. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>The \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002F325-million-stolen-from-wormhole-defi-service\">2022 Wormhole exploit\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>is one such example: Attackers forged proof of a deposit that never happened, causing the destination-chain contract to mint 120,000 wrapped ETH against no underlying collateral.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cspan>Smart contracts are self-executing programs that live on the blockchain and govern activity like token swaps, lending and cross-chain bridging. 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They typically work by locking tokens on one chain and releasing an equivalent amount of wrapped tokens on another, which means a flaw in the verification logic on either side can be devastating. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>The [2022 Wormhole exploit](\u002Finsights\u002F325-million-stolen-from-wormhole-defi-service) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>is one such example: Attackers forged proof of a deposit that never happened, causing the destination-chain contract to mint 120,000 wrapped ETH against no underlying collateral.\u003C\u002Fspan>","Smart contracts are self-executing programs that live on the blockchain and govern activity like token swaps, lending and cross-chain bridging. When their logic contains a flaw, attackers can trigger it from outside to drain funds without needing legitimate access.\n\nCommon smart contract exploits include:\n\n- Reentrancy attacks allow an attacker to call a contract function repeatedly before its state updates, draining funds before the protocol can react.\n- Integer overflow and underflow vulnerabilities occur when arithmetic calculations go beyond expected limits, causing values to “wrap around” and allowing attackers to manipulate balances or bypass checks.\n- Flash loan exploits use instant, no-collateral loans to manipulate prices or system rules within a single transaction, allowing attackers to profit from temporary imbalances.\n\nThe May 2025 Cetus Protocol hack on the Sui blockchain is an example of a smart contract exploit: Attackers exploited an integer overflow vulnerability in a shared math library used by the protocol's liquidity pools to drain $223 million, of which Sui validators voted to return $162 million still on the network before it could be bridged away.\n\nCross-chain bridges are a particularly frequent target of exploits, because they hold large pools of locked assets across multiple chains. They typically work by locking tokens on one chain and releasing an equivalent amount of wrapped tokens on another, which means a flaw in the verification logic on either side can be devastating.\n\nThe 2022 Wormhole exploit is one such example: Attackers forged proof of a deposit that never happened, causing the destination-chain contract to mint 120,000 wrapped ETH against no underlying collateral.",{"__typename":711,"heading":735},[736],{"headingTextBlock":737,"headingType":728,"headingStyle":728,"animated":717},{"rawHtml":738},"Social engineering and private key compromises",{"__typename":705,"textBlock":740},{"html":741,"rawHtml":741,"markdown":742,"plainText":743},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>If an attacker gains control of a private key, whether through poor key management, insider threats or compromised infrastructure, they can transfer funds directly and bypass smart contract protections entirely. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Social engineering blurs the line between a crypto exploit and scam. 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The [March 2022 Ronin Bridge hack](\u002Finsights\u002Fnorth-koreas-lazarus-group-identified-as-exploiters-behind-540-million-ronin-bridge-heist) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>used a fake LinkedIn job offer to plant malware on a Sky Mavis engineer's machine, giving North Korea-linked attackers control of five of nine validator nodes and $540 million in ETH and USDC. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>Four years later, the same playbook is still working: The [April 2026 Drift Protocol exploit](\u002Finsights\u002Fdrift-protocol-exploited-for-286-million-in-suspected-dprk-linked-attack) \u003C\u002Fspan>[\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>](\u002Finsights\u002Fdrift-protocol-exploited-for-286-million-in-suspected-dprk-linked-attack)\u003Cspan>on Solana saw attackers obtain preauthorisation for future malicious transactions, which they then used to drain $286 million across three vaults and immediately convert stolen tokens through a DEX aggregator before bridging to Ethereum. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>Social engineering became [a dominant attack vector](https:\u002F\u002Felliptic.co\u002Fblog\u002Fnorth-korea-linked-hackers-have-already-stolen-over-2-billion-in-2025)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan> in 2025, particularly in attacks attributed to North Korea-linked actors.\u003C\u002Fspan>","If an attacker gains control of a private key, whether through poor key management, insider threats or compromised infrastructure, they can transfer funds directly and bypass smart contract protections entirely.\n\nSocial engineering blurs the line between a crypto exploit and scam. An attacker might impersonate a colleague and deliver malware that compromises the person's private keys, giving the attacker direct control of their funds.\n\nIn other cases, the infrastructure used to sign transactions gets compromised rather than the keys themselves, with signers tricked into approving malicious transactions through manipulated interfaces.\n\nSome of the largest crypto thefts on record sit in this category. The March 2022 Ronin Bridge hack used a fake LinkedIn job offer to plant malware on a Sky Mavis engineer's machine, giving North Korea-linked attackers control of five of nine validator nodes and $540 million in ETH and USDC.\n\nFour years later, the same playbook is still working: The April 2026 Drift Protocol exploit on Solana saw attackers obtain preauthorisation for future malicious transactions, which they then used to drain $286 million across three vaults and immediately convert stolen tokens through a DEX aggregator before bridging to Ethereum.\n\nSocial engineering became a dominant attack vector in 2025, particularly in attacks attributed to North Korea-linked actors.",{"__typename":711,"heading":745},[746],{"headingTextBlock":747,"headingType":716,"headingStyle":716,"animated":717},{"rawHtml":748},"Why is DeFi an attractive target for crypto exploits?",{"__typename":705,"textBlock":750},{"html":751,"rawHtml":751,"markdown":752,"plainText":753},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>As \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblockchain-basics\u002Fwhat-is-defi-compliance\">decentralized finance\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>(DeFi) has grown, the total value locked in smart contracts has grown dramatically, making individual protocols far more attractive targets than they used to be. A single vulnerability in a major protocol or bridge can now yield hundreds of millions of dollars for a successful attacker.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>DeFi protocols also interact with each other in ways that can create opportunities for hackers. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in one protocol’s price oracle to drain a seemingly unrelated lending pool. Even well-audited code can contain flaws that are only found during or after an attack. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>On top of this, the rise of state-sponsored activity, particularly from North Korea-linked actors, has turned crypto theft into an industrial-scale enterprise. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>North Korea-linked actors \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fnorth-koreas-crypto-hackers-have-stolen-over-2-billion-in-2025\">stole a record $2 billion\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan> in cryptoassets in 2025, bringing their cumulative total to more than $6 billion. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cspan>As [decentralized finance](\u002Fblockchain-basics\u002Fwhat-is-defi-compliance) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>(DeFi) has grown, the total value locked in smart contracts has grown dramatically, making individual protocols far more attractive targets than they used to be. A single vulnerability in a major protocol or bridge can now yield hundreds of millions of dollars for a successful attacker.\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>DeFi protocols also interact with each other in ways that can create opportunities for hackers. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in one protocol’s price oracle to drain a seemingly unrelated lending pool. Even well-audited code can contain flaws that are only found during or after an attack. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>On top of this, the rise of state-sponsored activity, particularly from North Korea-linked actors, has turned crypto theft into an industrial-scale enterprise. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>North Korea-linked actors [stole a record $2 billion](\u002Finsights\u002Fnorth-koreas-crypto-hackers-have-stolen-over-2-billion-in-2025)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan> in cryptoassets in 2025, bringing their cumulative total to more than $6 billion. \u003C\u002Fspan>","As decentralized finance (DeFi) has grown, the total value locked in smart contracts has grown dramatically, making individual protocols far more attractive targets than they used to be. A single vulnerability in a major protocol or bridge can now yield hundreds of millions of dollars for a successful attacker.\n\nDeFi protocols also interact with each other in ways that can create opportunities for hackers. An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in one protocol’s price oracle to drain a seemingly unrelated lending pool. Even well-audited code can contain flaws that are only found during or after an attack.\n\nOn top of this, the rise of state-sponsored activity, particularly from North Korea-linked actors, has turned crypto theft into an industrial-scale enterprise. North Korea-linked actors stole a record $2 billion in cryptoassets in 2025, bringing their cumulative total to more than $6 billion.",{"__typename":711,"heading":755},[756],{"headingTextBlock":757,"headingType":716,"headingStyle":716,"animated":717},{"rawHtml":758},"What happens after an exploit?",{"__typename":705,"textBlock":760},{"html":761,"rawHtml":761,"markdown":762,"plainText":763},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>After an exploit, attackers typically move quickly to launder the stolen funds and cash out without detection. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Within minutes of the initial theft, attackers swap stolen tokens into more liquid native cryptoassets using decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to avoid freezing by stablecoin issuers. Ether (ETH) is commonly used because it has no issuer who can freeze it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>From there, attackers move funds rapidly across blockchains and through bridges, a technique known as chain-hopping, to complicate tracing and slow investigators down. 33% of complex cross-chain investigations now \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fthe-state-of-cross-chain-crime-2025\">span more than three blockchains\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>and 20% involve more than ten.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Attackers then route the funds through dozens or even hundreds of intermediary wallets in quick succession, push them through \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Funmasking-the-cross-chain-coin-swap-services-laundering-crypto-in-sanctioned-jurisdictions\">coin swap services\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>that operate without know-your-customer (KYC) checks and run them through \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fblockchain-basics\u002Fwhat-is-a-crypto-mixer\">mixers\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>to further fragment the trail.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Despite attackers’ best attempts, the laundering trail can be followed. Blockchain transactions are public and permanent, which makes them traceable even after attackers route funds through multiple chains and mixing services. Increasingly, that tracing happens with private investigation companies working directly alongside law enforcement during active investigations.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fnewsroom\u002Finside-operation-atlantic-how-blockchain-analytics-helped-disrupt-approval-phishing-at-scale\">\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cspan>After an exploit, attackers typically move quickly to launder the stolen funds and cash out without detection. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>Within minutes of the initial theft, attackers swap stolen tokens into more liquid native cryptoassets using decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to avoid freezing by stablecoin issuers. Ether (ETH) is commonly used because it has no issuer who can freeze it.\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>From there, attackers move funds rapidly across blockchains and through bridges, a technique known as chain-hopping, to complicate tracing and slow investigators down. 33% of complex cross-chain investigations now [span more than three blockchains](\u002Finsights\u002Fthe-state-of-cross-chain-crime-2025) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>and 20% involve more than ten.\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>Attackers then route the funds through dozens or even hundreds of intermediary wallets in quick succession, push them through [coin swap services](\u002Finsights\u002Funmasking-the-cross-chain-coin-swap-services-laundering-crypto-in-sanctioned-jurisdictions) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>that operate without know-your-customer (KYC) checks and run them through [mixers](\u002Fblockchain-basics\u002Fwhat-is-a-crypto-mixer) \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>to further fragment the trail.\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>Despite attackers’ best attempts, the laundering trail can be followed. Blockchain transactions are public and permanent, which makes them traceable even after attackers route funds through multiple chains and mixing services. Increasingly, that tracing happens with private investigation companies working directly alongside law enforcement during active investigations.\u003C\u002Fspan>[\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>](\u002Fnewsroom\u002Finside-operation-atlantic-how-blockchain-analytics-helped-disrupt-approval-phishing-at-scale)","After an exploit, attackers typically move quickly to launder the stolen funds and cash out without detection.\n\nWithin minutes of the initial theft, attackers swap stolen tokens into more liquid native cryptoassets using decentralized exchanges (DEXs) to avoid freezing by stablecoin issuers. Ether (ETH) is commonly used because it has no issuer who can freeze it.\n\nFrom there, attackers move funds rapidly across blockchains and through bridges, a technique known as chain-hopping, to complicate tracing and slow investigators down. 33% of complex cross-chain investigations now span more than three blockchains and 20% involve more than ten.\n\nAttackers then route the funds through dozens or even hundreds of intermediary wallets in quick succession, push them through coin swap services that operate without know-your-customer (KYC) checks and run them through mixers to further fragment the trail.\n\nDespite attackers’ best attempts, the laundering trail can be followed. Blockchain transactions are public and permanent, which makes them traceable even after attackers route funds through multiple chains and mixing services. Increasingly, that tracing happens with private investigation companies working directly alongside law enforcement during active investigations.",{"__typename":711,"heading":765},[766],{"headingTextBlock":767,"headingType":716,"headingStyle":716,"animated":717},{"rawHtml":768},"How can crypto exploit damage stay contained?",{"__typename":705,"textBlock":770},{"html":771,"rawHtml":771,"markdown":772,"plainText":773},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Once an exploit has happened, the window to contain it is short. Stolen funds typically move within minutes, and compliance teams that rely on batch updates rather than real-time risk signals will miss the window to freeze them. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Within 18 minutes of Bybit confirming the theft, Elliptic \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fa-race-against-time-how-elliptics-real-time-intelligence-is-recovering-funds-from-historys-largest-crypto-hack\">had labeled the associated addresses\u003C\u002Fa> \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fa-race-against-time-how-elliptics-real-time-intelligence-is-recovering-funds-from-historys-largest-crypto-hack\">\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>and shared its risk signals with customers in real time, enabling exchanges to freeze stolen assets within days. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Elliptic also released a free blocklist of related addresses in the weeks after the hack, letting other platforms and users reduce exposure during the active laundering window. The same operational principle applies across every exploit category: Defense is a question of how fast risk intelligence moves, and \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002Fwhat-does-blockchain-coverage-really-mean\">how many chains it covers\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cspan>Once an exploit has happened, the window to contain it is short. Stolen funds typically move within minutes, and compliance teams that rely on batch updates rather than real-time risk signals will miss the window to freeze them. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>Within 18 minutes of Bybit confirming the theft, Elliptic [had labeled the associated addresses](\u002Finsights\u002Fa-race-against-time-how-elliptics-real-time-intelligence-is-recovering-funds-from-historys-largest-crypto-hack) \u003C\u002Fspan>[\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>](\u002Finsights\u002Fa-race-against-time-how-elliptics-real-time-intelligence-is-recovering-funds-from-historys-largest-crypto-hack)\u003Cspan>and shared its risk signals with customers in real time, enabling exchanges to freeze stolen assets within days. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>Elliptic also released a free blocklist of related addresses in the weeks after the hack, letting other platforms and users reduce exposure during the active laundering window. The same operational principle applies across every exploit category: Defense is a question of how fast risk intelligence moves, and [how many chains it covers](\u002Finsights\u002Fwhat-does-blockchain-coverage-really-mean)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>.\u003C\u002Fspan>","Once an exploit has happened, the window to contain it is short. Stolen funds typically move within minutes, and compliance teams that rely on batch updates rather than real-time risk signals will miss the window to freeze them.\n\nWithin 18 minutes of Bybit confirming the theft, Elliptic had labeled the associated addresses and shared its risk signals with customers in real time, enabling exchanges to freeze stolen assets within days.\n\nElliptic also released a free blocklist of related addresses in the weeks after the hack, letting other platforms and users reduce exposure during the active laundering window. The same operational principle applies across every exploit category: Defense is a question of how fast risk intelligence moves, and how many chains it covers.",{"__typename":711,"heading":775},[776],{"headingTextBlock":777,"headingType":716,"headingStyle":716,"animated":717},{"rawHtml":778},"How can leading institutions stay ahead?",{"__typename":705,"textBlock":780},{"html":781,"rawHtml":781,"markdown":782,"plainText":783},"\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>Crypto exploits are a recurring feature of the digital asset ecosystem, and each year brings new attack vectors. The \u003Ca href=\"\u002Finsights\u002F\">financial institutions\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>, exchanges and government agencies that work confidently in this space do so because they can see what's happening across every chain in real time and act on that intelligence before stolen assets disappear. \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>That's the infrastructure Elliptic has spent over a decade building. If your team handles crypto compliance or investigations, \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fstart-a-trial\u002F\">see how Elliptic fits into your workflow\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>","\u003Cspan>Crypto exploits are a recurring feature of the digital asset ecosystem, and each year brings new attack vectors. The [financial institutions](\u002Finsights\u002F)\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>, exchanges and government agencies that work confidently in this space do so because they can see what's happening across every chain in real time and act on that intelligence before stolen assets disappear. \u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n\u003Cspan>That's the infrastructure Elliptic has spent over a decade building. If your team handles crypto compliance or investigations, [see how Elliptic fits into your workflow](\u002Fstart-a-trial\u002F)\u003Cspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Cspan>.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>","Crypto exploits are a recurring feature of the digital asset ecosystem, and each year brings new attack vectors. The financial institutions, exchanges and government agencies that work confidently in this space do so because they can see what's happening across every chain in real time and act on that intelligence before stolen assets disappear.\n\nThat's the infrastructure Elliptic has spent over a decade building. 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