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Skyward finance exploit allegedly results in $3 million loss
2.11.2022
The hacker appears to have drained the platform of 1.1M NEAR tokens, worth an approximate $3 million dollars USD at time of publication
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...
Bitcoin Options Giant Deribit Loses $28 Million in Hot Wallet Hack
2.11.2022
The world’s largest bitcoin options exchange, Deribit, was hacked for close to $28 million, according to an update from the company’s official Twitter account on Nov. 2. Deribit says that the firm’s hot wallet was drained just before midnight the day prior. Crypto Derivatives...
Deribit crypto exchange halts withdrawals amid $28M hot wallet hack
2.11.2022
Crypto exchange Deribit halted withdrawals following a hot wallet hack where hackers got away with $28 million in stolen funds
Team Finance hacker returns $7M to associated projects after exploit
31.10.2022
The individual who exploited the protocol intends to keep a 10% bounty of the stolen funds
Compound pauses 4 tokens to avoid price manipulation: Finance Redefined
28.10.2022
The last week of October turned bearish for the DeFi market despite the string of hacks, as the majority of the DeFi protocols registered bullish weekly gains
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...
After Mango Market exploit, Compound pauses four tokens to protect against price manipulation
25.10.2022
Compound users can no longer use yearn finance (YFI), 0x (ZRX), basic attention token (BAT) or maker (MKR) tokens as collateral for loans
Polygon-Based Decentralized Exchange Quickswap Loses $220K in Flash Loan Exploit
24.10.2022
On Monday, the Polygon-based decentralized exchange (dex) Quickswap lost $220K in a flash loan exploit and following the attack, the team detailed the Quickswap Lend platform will be terminated. Quickswap Hacked for $220K, Dex Project Sunsets Lending Platform 2022 has been quite the year...
Gate.io users at risk as scammers fake giveaway on hacked Twitter account
22.10.2022
The fake website is actively promoting a fake giveaway of 500,000 USDT while asking users to connect their wallets (such as MetaMask) to claim the rewards
Unsung hero saves DeFi protocol from potential exploit: Finance Redefined
21.10.2022
Analytical data reveals that DeFi’s total value registered another dip, with the total value locked (TVL) falling below $50 billion at the time of writing
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
Crypto hacks are set to hit all-time highs in 2022, analyst explains
19.10.2022
Kim Grauer, Director of Research at Chainalysis, explains why the amount of crypto stolen in hacks is surging and what could be done to invert this dangerous trend
Japan’s Police and FSA Publish a Joint Cyber Warning to Crypto Firms, Link Attacks to Lazarus Group
18.10.2022
According to the National Police Agency (NPA) in Japan, North Korean hackers from the crime syndicate Lazarus Group have been targeting crypto companies in the country. Local reports detail that it’s the fifth time the NPA has tied “public attribution” to the organization of North Korean cyber...
BNB Chain responds with next steps for cross-chain security after network exploit
17.10.2022
The BNB Chain team released its official statement on Oct. 7 regarding the hack and stolen funds, and a second statement on Oct. 11 on network decentralization
North Korea’s Lazarus behind years of crypto hacks in Japan: Police
17.10.2022
According to the Japan Government, a common mode of attack for the Lazarus Group was phishing, who are believed to have focused more on crypto funds lately because they’re “managed more loosely.”
Wintermute repays $92M TrueFi loan on time despite suffering $160M hack
16.10.2022
After repayment of TrueFi’s $92 million loan, Wintermute still owes $97.4 million to Maple Finance and Clearpool in loans
Do Kwon’s Shadow Wallets, Exploitative Hacks, Musking Binance and 20 Crypto Jokes
15.10.2022
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Crypto Hackers Gross Over $3 Billion From 125 Hacks so Far This Year
15.10.2022
Data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis shows that October is “the biggest month in the biggest year ever for hacking activity.” The firm added that crypto hackers have grossed over $3 billion across 125 hacks so far this year. Crypto-Hacking Activity Soars in October...