How a Minor Coding Error Enabled a Hacker to Steal $7.8 Million from a Crypto Wallet
In early 2024, the cryptocurrency community was shaken by a high‑profile theft that saw $7.8 million siphoned from a single digital wallet. While headlines initially blamed the popular multi‑signature wallet platform Safe, a deeper forensic analysis revealed a more nuanced picture: the loss was not caused by a flaw in Safe’s core code, but by a subtle programming mistake in a secondary, or “helpe…
Sept. 15, 2026, 10:27 a.m.