Cronos blockchain restarts after $74 million Tectonic exploit

2026-09-01T01:23:24Z72c8dca7d79301cee4d528455d958720db7151e31a296b38ebff98deaf613867
ChatGPT outageCisco IOS XRClickFixDeFiGRE tunnelMicrosoft Exchange Online outagePowerShellRhysida ransomwareTerminalFixWindows 11browser data theftbrowser extensionscryptocurrency exploitcryptocurrency theftdata breachespionageinfostealerprice manipulationreverse tunnelrouter compromisesession hijackingsextortionsocial engineering

What happened

BleepingComputer security feed covering a $74 million cryptocurrency lending-platform exploit, ClickFix/TerminalFix social engineering that deploys PowerShell and reverse tunnels, Cisco router compromise for covert GRE-based spying, ransomware and data-theft incidents, infostealer theft of Claude sessions, and malicious browser extensions stealing cryptocurrency and browser data. It also includes non-security service outages, software defects, product changes, and law-enforcement reporting.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
bleepingcomputer
Record identifier
72c8dca7d79301cee4d528455d958720db7151e31a296b38ebff98deaf613867
Enrichment time
2026-09-01T01:23:24Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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