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AI Cyber Threats Shake Crypto Industry<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-15 14:39:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. The April hacks of crypto companies\u00a0Drift\u00a0and\u00a0Kelp DAO have shaken the crypto sector because those attacks may have been aided by artificial intelligence (AI), Bloomberg reported\u00a0Friday (May 15).<\/p>\n

Following the hacks, which netted the attackers a total of almost $600 million, Drift shut down and plans to relaunch after receiving stablecoins from\u00a0Tether; a decentralized finance (DeFi) project called Carrot that had exposure to Drift shut down permanently; and lending protocol\u00a0Aave, which was used to launder proceeds from one of the hacks, needed a rescue after investors pulled\u00a0$9 billion, according to the report.
\nWhat has alarmed the industry most about these hacks is that they were\u00a0likely supported\u00a0by AI, the report said. While that cannot be proven, cybersecurity experts said in the report that the attacks had become so much more sophisticated, so quickly, that the hackers behind them were\u00a0probably helped\u00a0by AI.
\nBeyond that, there is the looming presence of\u00a0Anthropic\u2019s Mythos AI model, which the company has kept in limited release due to the cybersecurity risks it poses, as well as the likelihood that hackers will obtain other powerful AI models.
\nCybersecurity experts said in the report that AI can help hackers find weaknesses in a blockchain protocol in days or hours, rather than months, and can give anyone the skills of an elite hacker.
\nCrypto firms\u2019 responses to the threat of AI include adding software that scans devices connected to a network to detect potential threats; installing circuit breakers that pause or limit transactions above a certain threshold; and, for DeFi lenders, expanding the risk framework for collateral to include cybersecurity factors, per the report.Advertisement: Scroll to Continue <\/p>\n

In an update Drift provided in April while the\u00a0attack\u00a0on its crypto exchange was underway, the company said: \u201cThis was a highly sophisticated operation that appears to have involved multi-week preparation and staged execution, including the use of double nonce accounts to pre-sign transactions that delayed execution.\u201d
\nIn the Kelp DAO\u00a0hack, it was reported in April that this action highlighted the risks of interconnected systems in DeFi because the failure of one piece can threaten the entire structure.<\/p>\n

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