How a Minor Coding Error Enabled a Hacker to Steal $7.8 Million from a Crypto Wallet
In early 2024, the cryptocurrency community was rocked by a dramatic theft that saw $7.8 million siphoned from a single digital wallet. While headlines initially pointed to a flaw in the popular multi‑signature wallet solution known as Safe, deeper forensic analysis revealed a more nuanced story: the loss was not caused by a vulnerability in Safe itself, but by a seemingly innocuous coding mistak…
Sept. 15, 2026, 10:27 a.m.