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Crypto Exchange Lykke Confirms Platform Breach; Reports Theft of Assets Valued at $22 Million

11.6.2024
The cryptocurrency exchange Lykke confirmed on June 10 that it fell victim to a breach, resulting in a hacker stealing digital assets valued at $22 million. Lykke stated that it had shut down the affected systems to contain the damage and assured users that their funds remained secure. Lykke Faces...

Binance Labs backs Zircuit to enhance L2 security with AI sequencer

11.6.2024
Zircuit has recently received a significant financial boost from Binance Labs, which is part of the company that invests in and incubates startups. Zircuit is a rapidly growing innovation that leverages zero-knowledge rollups and comes with high-level security provided at the sequencer level in...

Crypto the ‘hardest thing’ in software history — Consensys CEO

11.6.2024
Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin told Cointelegraph that crypto might be the “hardest thing” in software history in terms of potential threats, vulnerabilities and complexity

EU Innovation Hub criticizes privacy coins and crypto mixers in new report

11.6.2024
In its inaugural report on encryption, the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security examined how privacy coins and mixing protocols are complicating regulatory efforts

Loopring suffers huge losses after security lapse in ‘Guardian’ service

10.6.2024
According to the information available from the market, $5 million was drained from wallets powered by Loopring’s guardian service. Loopring, the Ethereum zkEVM protocol, is often termed Ethereum’s most secure wallet. They shared details of two wallet addresses badly affected by...

UwU Lend hit by $20 million crypto hack

10.6.2024
The ongoing exploit has already netted the attacker nearly $20 million in digital assets

Solana cracks down on validator sandwich attacks

10.6.2024
Sandwiching occurs by placing one order before the transaction and another immediately after, which ensures that retail always gets the worst possible price

Elliptic Study Finds AI-Enabled Crime in Cryptocurrency Remains in Early Stages

10.6.2024
A new study has found that crimes enabled by artificial intelligence in the cryptocurrency ecosystem are still in their nascent stages. Stakeholders can prevent these activities from becoming widespread through timely and measured responses. Data from the same study indicate a surge in tokens...

Coingecko Data Breach Affects Nearly 2 Million Users

7.6.2024
Coingecko experienced a data breach on June 5, compromising the personal information of nearly 2 million users. The breach occurred through its third-party email platform, Getresponse. Third-Party Email Platform Breach Hits Coingecko On June 5, 2024, Coingecko detected unusual activity on...

Sky Mavis recovers $5.7M from Ronin Bridge hack

7.6.2024
Axie Infinity creator Sky Mavis said that some of the funds will cover the recovery costs while the rest will return to the Axie treasury

CoinGecko confirms email provider data breach, over 23,000 phishing emails sent

7.6.2024
The email platform's security breach occurred due to a compromised employee account

Crypto hacks increase in 2024, but smart contracts are not to blame

7.6.2024
Smart contracts are no longer the biggest concern, as hackers are vying for easier targets, such as private key leaks

Avalanche Core wallet gets Blockaid security integration

6.6.2024
The security integration uses Blockaid’s threats database to screen for increasingly sophisticated phishing scams and exploits impacting Web3 users

Tether CEO Advises Caution Over Suspicious Airdrop Emails Citing Compromised Mailing List Vendor

6.6.2024
Paolo Ardoino of Tether and Bobby Ong of Coingecko have warned of a potential supply chain attack on the crypto industry. They reported that a prominent vendor managing mailing lists for crypto companies may have been compromised, urging caution against phishing emails related to fake crypto...

Rushing OP_CAT on Bitcoin could come at an immense security cost

5.6.2024
Operation Concatenate (OP_CAT) could be a game-changer for Bitcoin. But if its security risks are not diligently addressed, it could also undermine Bitcoin

Coinbase Launches ‘Smart Wallets’ in Bid to Simplify Crypto Onboarding

5.6.2024
Coinbase has introduced “smart wallets,” aimed at easing the entry into blockchain activities by eliminating complex processes and high fees associated with traditional crypto wallets. This new offering seeks to onboard over one billion users through simplified, gasless transactions...