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Solana-Based Lending App Solend Gets Hacked for $1.26 Million in ‘Oracle Attack’
2.11.2022
The Solana-centric lending application Solend lost $1.26 million in an oracle attack, according to Solend’s official Twitter account on Wednesday. A number of affected pools were disabled, and Solend says it has given crypto exchanges the exploiter’s address. Solana Defi Application Solend...
Scary stats: $3B stolen in 2022 as of ‘Hacktober,’ doubling 2021
1.11.2022
Blockchain security firm Peckshield shared the stats on Halloween night, but also added the month saw $100 million in crypto returned
Hearing Snubs, Attractive Cryptos, Phishing Exploits and 20 Crypto Jokes
29.10.2022
For the beginning, here’s the most relevant news from the week behind us. Check if you missed something....
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Fantom Network Launches Automated Smart Contract Audit System Watchdog to Monitor for Bugs
28.10.2022
On October 27, the Fantom Foundation announced a collaboration with the security and analysis platform Dedaub in order to bolster Fantom’s decentralized finance (defi) ecosystem. Dedaub’s monitoring system called Watchdog will monitor smart contracts on the Fantom blockchain for exploits and buggy...
257 Economists Say Global Recession Is Near, US Trade Restrictions Against China Could Stir Taiwan Invasion
27.10.2022
According to 257 economists polled by Reuters, the global economy is approaching a recession, but 70% of the survey’s participants believe the chances of a sharp rise in unemployment levels will be low. The poll follows the Biden administration and the U.S. Commerce Department issuing a package...
Compound Pauses YFI, ZRX, BAT and MKR Supply to Protect Against Potential Exploits
25.10.2022
Attackers have recently been exploiting DeFi protocols by manipulating thinly-traded tokens and eventually draining liquidity
Hacker Siphons Close to $300K in OHM Tokens From the Olympus DAO
21.10.2022
On Friday, October 21, a malicious entity siphoned 30,437 OHM tokens from the Olympus DAO after finding a loophole in the rebase project’s smart contract. Following the exploit, the blockchain security and data analytics company, Peckshield, detailed the hackers stole close to $300K in OHM tokens....
Report: Half of all DeFi exploits are cross-bridge hacks
19.10.2022
Over $2.5 billion have been stolen from cross-chain bridges in the past two years
Barely halfway and October’s the ‘biggest month’ in crypto hacks: Chainalysis
13.10.2022
While 2021 was the biggest year on record for crypto hacks, 2022 could “likely” beat the record “at this rate” according to Chainalysis
Hacker Exploits Transit Swap and Steals $23 Million – Here’s Everything You Need to Know
3.10.2022
Decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator Transit Swap had lost $23 million in a hack - before $16.1 million was returned.
Another day, another decentralized finance (DeFi) hack. This time around, the target was Transit Swap, which confirmed on Sunday that a hacker had managed to exploit "a bug...
Saylor gets sued, FBI warns about DeFi exploits and Crypto.com drops $495M sponsorship: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 28-Sept. 3
3.9.2022
FBI Warns About Decentralized Finance Exploits and the Losses Associated With Them
31.8.2022
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public service announcement about exploits attackers have recently used to steal cryptocurrency from investors that put money on decentralized finance (defi) platforms. The organization also advised crypto investors to do their...
FBI issues alert over cybercriminal exploits targeting DeFi
30.8.2022
Smart contracts governing DeFi platforms identified as a particular cause for concern for the enforcement agency
Curve Finance resolves site exploits, directs users to revoke recent contracts: Finance Redefined
12.8.2022
Majority of the DeFi tokens in the top-100 traded in green along with rest of the market in the wake of new CPI data release and several tokens registered doubled digit gains
Blockchain Analytics Platform Merkle Science Raises $19M to Take on Bridge Exploits
9.8.2022
The threat detection company added funding to its Series A round, which now totals more than $24 million
Finance Redefined: Solana and Nomad bridge fall prey to exploits losing millions
5.8.2022
The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed price action over the past week, with many seeing a downturn after some bullish action last week
Some Bitcoin & Ethereum Bullishness, Legal Coinbase Conundrums, DeFi & NFT Exploits and 20 Crypto Jokes
30.7.2022
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Illicit crypto usage as a percent of total usage has fallen: Report
14.6.2022
A rapidly growing crypto market means that hacks and scams are accounting for less overall activity, and their percentage of total usage continues to decline
DeFi-ing exploits: New Chainalysis tool tracks stolen crypto across multiple chains
19.5.2022
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis introduced a new tool to help monitor transactions and tokens across DeFi protocols and multiple blockchains
Report: $1.3 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Q1 2022, 97% Stemmed From Defi Exploits
28.4.2022
According to a research report, $1.3 billion in digital currencies have been stolen during the first quarter of 2022. The study, published by cryptomonday.de researchers, further highlights that 97% of the stolen funds derived from decentralized finance (defi) protocol exploits. Defi Exploits...