Certik Unveils ‘Anti-Virus for AI Agents’ as Skill Marketplaces Face Hidden Threats

The “Gensler winter” and its aftermath is upon us, writes Stefan Muehlbauer, CertiK Head of U.S. Government Affairs, in a viral new op-ed. Under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, crypto firms faced a campaign of “regulation by enforcement,” marked by…

Enterprises, financial institutions, and virtual asset service providers (VASPs) across Korea and the broader APAC region will benefit from the expanded digital asset security and compliance infrastructure thanks to a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between CertiK, the leading Web3 security services provider, and Lambda256, a blockchain technology subsidiary of

Lambda256 and CertiK have signed a strategic MOU to expand blockchain security and compliance services in Korea and APAC. The partnership will combine CertiK’s risk intelligence tools with Lambda256’s enterprise blockchain infrastructure. Lambda256, the blockchain technology subsidiary of Dunamu, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with CertiK to strengthen digital asset security and compliance [...]

Today, CertiK, a blockchain and AI security firm, officially launched CertiK Skill Scanner, a new security solution intended to safeguard the quickly expanding ecosystem of AI Agents and third-party AI Skills. The solution is designed for developers, businesses, AI skill markets, and ultimately regular consumers who want more insight into the dangers

CertiK has launched Skill Scanner, a security product built to assess third-party AI Skills before they are used by AI agents. The tool targets risks such as hidden malicious behavior, unauthorized data access and autonomous execution in Web3 and Web2 environments. CertiK is pushing deeper into AI security with the launch of CertiK Skill Scanner, [...]

The post 8Blocks Partners with CertiK to Bring Economic and Security Readiness to Token Launches appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. 8Blocks, a token economy design and Web3 launch strategy firm, has entered into a strategic partnership with CertiK, one of the world’s leading blockchain security companies. The collaboration gives pre-TGE projects a coordinated path from internal development to market entry, combining token economy structuring, smart contract audits, risk assessment, transparency tools, and go-to-market preparation. Before a token reaches investors, exchanges, and users, the project must prove both the strength of its economic model and the reliability of its infrastructure. The model includes utility, incentives, demand logic, circulation, and connection to the product. The infrastructure includes smart contract security, protocol behavior, monitoring, and exposure to vulnerabilities after deployment. 8Blocks and CertiK bring these areas into one preparation track, he

CertiK reported earlier this month that criminal wrench attack teams usually consist of three to five people and are often made up of amateurs, while the masterminds are outside the country.

The post CertiK reports North Korea laundered billions through crypto theft, now shifting to physical infiltration appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. North Korea has turned crypto theft into something resembling a nationalized industry. And business is booming. A new report from blockchain security firm CertiK attributes roughly $2.06 billion of the $3.4 billion lost to crypto hacks in 2025 to groups linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. That’s 60% of the entire industry’s security losses for the year, spread across just 79 of 656 documented incidents. Put differently, DPRK-linked hackers accounted for 12% of all reported attacks but walked away with the majority of the money. The numbers keep getting worse CertiK’s Skynet DPRK Crypto Threats Report, shared with Cointelegraph on Tuesday, paints a picture of escalating sophistication. Between 2016 and early 2026, North Korean hacking groups stole approximately $6.75 billion in digital assets across 263 incidents. CertiK