A $26 million exploit of the offline computation protocol Truebit stemmed from a smart-contract flaw that allowed an attacker ...

DeadLock ransomware relies on Polygon smart contracts to spin proxy servers to produce a nearly unshuttable infrastructure.

DeadLock, a ransomware group that first emerged in July 2025, has made news again, and this time it is for abusing Polygon ...

An exploit that drained $26 million from the offline computation protocol Truebit has renewed concerns about lingering ...

Last November, a user accidentally froze around 514,000 ETH (worth approx. $155 million) in Parity, a popular Ethereum wallet. The culprit was a bug in the wallet’s software, which the user in ...

Smart contracts, the self-executing code on blockchain platforms, have transformed industries by automating processes and enabling trustless transactions. However, their complexity can also make them ...

A smart contract is a self-executing computer program with the terms of the agreement written directly into lines of code. It is stored and replicated on a blockchain network. Smart contracts enable ...

Learn why smart contract audits are essential for bridge security. Know how independent evaluations detect vulnerabilities ...

What is smart contract testing? The process of methodically assessing and validating the performance, security and functionality of smart contracts — self-executing agreements with the provisions of ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Smart contracts are talked about quite a lot. What is often ignored, however, is their ...

A smart contract is an application that uses blockchain and acts as a digital contract supported by a set of rules. Smart contracts are not considered contracts in the legal sense in most ...