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Blockchain Security Firm Quantstamp Hopes to Battle Flash Loan Attacks With New Service
23.8.2023
The service has been released in collaboration with researchers from the University of Toronto
Ethereum 'Restaking' Takes Shape as Next Big Trend in Blockchain Security
17.8.2023
EigenLayer’s platform for "restaking" is designed to extend Ethereum’s pooled security from ETH stakers to other blockchain systems – a way for developers to bootstrap new networks without having to create their own communities of network validators
5 smart contract vulnerabilities: How to identify and mitigate them
17.8.2023
Explore five critical smart contract vulnerabilities that pose risks to blockchain systems. Learn how to spot and neutralize these threats for secure and resilient DApps
Telegram trading bots are hot, but don’t trust them for custody — Security firms
11.8.2023
There are still too many unknowns over how various Telegram trading bots store private keys, blockchain security firms told Cointelegraph
Blockchain Security Firm Forta Upgrades Its Scam Detector to Battle Growing Crypto Fraud
8.8.2023
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been lost to scams and exploits in July alone
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Reveals Vulnerability in Worldcoin Protocol Allowing Unverified Orb Operator Access
5.8.2023
Blockchain security firm CertiK has disclosed a vulnerability in the Worldcoin protocol that allowed unauthorized access for an Orb operator.
In a recent Twitter thread, CertiK explained that the vulnerability allowed anyone to bypass the verification requirements to become an Orb operator...
Redditor's hacked Bitcoin is a lesson on the hidden dangers of paper wallets
27.7.2023
"My Bitcoin was taken. How?" A Reddit user thought they were following best practices until two days ago when their Bitcoin wallet was completely cleaned out
Stride Blockchain Will Move to ATOM-Powered Security Model
19.7.2023
Stride's native token STRD trades 0.7% higher as the transition is expected to beef up the liquid staking protocol's security by several thousand percent
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Found an Infinite Loop Bug in Sui Network
19.6.2023
The bug was found before Sui mainnet was live and the foundation granted a $500,000 award for the discovery
Crypto Investors Lost $54M to Rugpulls, Scams in May: Blockchain Security Firm De.Fi
2.6.2023
May saw fewer exploits than April, suggesting better security practices among crypto users and developers
ChatGPT can’t beat human smart contract auditors yet: OpenZeppelin’s Ethernaut challenges
1.6.2023
While ChatGPT-4 can’t compete with human auditors yet, OpenZeppelin noted it was not optimized to do so, and AI models trained for this purpose would likely be more accurate
Blockchain security firm freezes $160K stolen in Merlin DEX 'rugpull'
5.5.2023
CertiK has contacted law enforcement in the U.S. and U.K. to find the pseudonymous operators
Blockchain Security Firm PeckShield: DeFi Protocol Yearn Finance Suffers $11 Million Exploit – Here's What Happened
13.4.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Yearn Finance has fallen victim to an attack which occurred on Aave version 1, leading to the theft of about $11 million worth of Dai (DAI), Tether (USDT), USD Coin (USDC), Binance USD (BUSD) and Tru USD (TUSD) tokens, according to an investigation carried...
Euler Finance hacked despite 10 audits in 2 years, says CEO
17.3.2023
Euler Labs CEO Michael Bentley stated he will “never forgive” the hacker as the exploit caused him to lose time with his newborn son
Dogecoin Network's Patched Bug Is Still Present in 280 Blockchains, Blockchain Security Firm Says
14.3.2023
The bug pertains to the way peer-to-peer communications are conducted on blockchain networks, such as Litecoin and Zcash
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin’s Address Sells Trillions of Airdropped Tokens, Causes Illiquid Coin Prices to Plummet
8.3.2023
On March 7, onchain observers noticed that Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, had allegedly sold billions and trillions of airdropped ERC20 tokens, resulting in a gain of an estimated $700,000 in value. The market liquidity of the airdropped tokens was shallow, and the relatively unknown...
Shellboxes, an Industry-Leading Cyber Security Firm, Declares Continuous Commitment to Protect Blockchain Projects From the Growing Threat of Cyber Attacks
7.3.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Shellboxes, a leading Web 3 company with top-level blockchain security and consulting services, has announced its commitment to help project owners stay protected amid rising cyberattacks in the industry. The Shellboxes team has raised the alarm over the carefree attitude of most...
Blockchain Security Firm PeckShield Uncovers New Crypto Scam That Pretends To Be Affiliated With ChatGPT
22.2.2023
Blockchain security firm PeckShield found a number of scam tokens whose creators look to profit from the ChatGPT craze.
PeckShield tweeted on Tuesday that,
"[It] detected dozens of newly created BingChatGPT tokens, of which 3 appear to be honeypots & 2 have high sell tax."...
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Blockchain Security Firm Ironblocks Raises $7M From Collider Ventures, Disruptive AI and Others
15.2.2023
The fundraise follows a record year of crypto losses to hackers
BonqDAO protocol suffers $120M loss after oracle hack
2.2.2023
An oracle hack allowed the exploiter to manipulate the price of the AllianceBlock token, leading to an estimated $120 million loss, according to Peckshield