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Sovryn Network Encounters First Successful Attack After 2 Years

10.10.2022
Sovryn Network recently announced encountering a successful attack after two years of operation. Safety measures placed on the platform kept the exploit limited, resulting in a substantial recovery of funds. The attack was aimed at the legacy Lend protocol to withdraw funds illegally. Developers...

Seven Bored Apes Holder Tricked via Phishing Attack

10.10.2022
Fraudulent phishing activities have always posed a major threat to investors’ wallets. Time and again, several investors within the crypto world have been tricked and made to suffer huge losses. Recently, a serial scammer stole Seven Bored Apes worth $700K from a labored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)...

Final Fantasy 14 Is Under Attack By Hackers, Square Enix Says

7.10.2022
Hackers never let folks catch a break, and massively multiplayer online role-playing games are always a target for heinous acts of data collecting. The latest victim? Square Enix’s super popular Final Fantasy XIV, which the company announced yesterday is currently experiencing “an attack by a third...

You Can't Play Overwatch 2 Right Now Because It's Under Attack

4.10.2022
If you’ve been having trouble getting into Overwatch 2 on launch, you’re not alone. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra announced on Twitter that the Overwatch 2 servers are currently undergoing a “mass” distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. This is likely the main culprit for the connection...

EU Lawmakers Attack Amazon’s Involvement in Digital Euro Project

29.9.2022
Cross-party lawmakers cited worries over data privacy and taxation as they demanded a U-turn on the controversial European Central Bank decision to let Amazon participate in the digital euro project

Wintermute suffers $160M attack, Kraken CEO departs and US bill aims to ban algo stablecoins: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 18-24

24.9.2022
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Hackers Attack EthereumPoW and ETH Vanity Addresses, Binance Partners With Ukrainian Varus, FTX Has $1BN for Acquisitions & Bailouts + More News

19.9.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________... Read More: Hackers Attack EthereumPoW and ETH Vanity Addresses, Binance Partners With Ukrainian Varus, FTX Has $1BN for Acquisitions...

ETHW confirms contract vulnerability exploit, dismisses replay attack claims

19.9.2022
The proof-of-work fork of the Ethereum blockchain was targeted by a cross-chain contract exploit

OFAC Sanctions 7 New Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Associated With Iran-Related Ransomware Activities

14.9.2022
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has published a specially designated nationals list update (OFAC’s SDN List) that lists a number of individuals accused of being involved with Iran-related ransomware. The list further shows seven bitcoin addresses that...

Ethereum Merge makes network more vulnerable to attack — Security expert

12.9.2022
The security expert said that while PoS isn’t “theoretically” as secure as PoW, he admits it still has “sufficient practical security.”

DeFi protocol token NFD crashes by 99% after a flash loan attack

8.9.2022
Flash loans allow users to borrow a high amount of assets without having to provide any upfront collateral, this is often used by miscreants to launch attacks on DeFi protocols

Avalanche Blockchain Used To Implement Flash Loan Attack - $370K Nabbed

7.9.2022
In the latest major hacking attempt against Avalanche (AVAX), a flash loan attack that targeted the blockchain enabled its unknown perpetrator to steal as much as USD 370,000 worth of USD Coin (USDC), per a recent announcement by CertiK Alert. “Possible impacted protocols include: @nereusfinance...

DeFi Platform Kyber Says It Removed Attack Vector, Compensated Affected Wallet

6.9.2022
Multichain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Kyber said it removed the attack vector used in an exploit that saw $265,000 stolen on Sept. 1

Network outages have been Solana’s ‘curse,’ says co-founder

5.9.2022
The high-speed smart contract platform has suffered full or partial outages at least seven separate times over the last twelve months

South Korean Government’s Youtube Channel Hacked to Play Crypto Video With Elon Musk

4.9.2022
The official Youtube channel of the South Korean government has been hacked on Saturday and those who did it, broadcasted a cryptocurrency-related clip. The video also featured billionaire and crypto enthusiast Elon Musk, local media reported quoting sources in Seoul. Hackers Air Interview With...