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Axie Infinity creator raises $150M led by Binance to reimburse stolen funds
6.4.2022
The developers are currently working on a security upgrade and plan to increase the number of validator groups to 21 before making Ronin Bridge live again
NFT Traders, Beware of Social Engineering Hacks
6.4.2022
Holders of blue-chip non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have long been targets of various types of attacks given the value of their possessions - and now scammers seem to have found new loopholes to take advantage of.
A popular vector of attack for scammers has so far been malicious links, where...
Finance Redefined: Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge faces worst hack, Binance launches Bridge 2.0 and more
1.4.2022
In this week's DeFi newsletter, we discuss Axie Inifnity's Ronin bridge hack, Binance's new Bridge 2.0 launch, the rise in DeFi TVL and more
Netflix's crypto swindler documentary draws wild community reaction
1.4.2022
Viewers of the documentary, especially those aware of the whole saga, resonated with the conspiracy theory about the founder faking his death
Anonymous Affiliate Hacks State-Run Russian Broadcaster
31.3.2022
NB65, a hacking group affiliated with the Anonymous collective, has allegedly breached the servers of the Russian government-controlled television and radio broadcasting company. According to social media reports, the hackers are preparing to release hundreds of gigabytes of appropriated data....
Biggest Movers: AXS Falls Lower Following Hacks, While ZIL Climbs by Over 50%
30.3.2022
AXS was trading lower on Wednesday, after it was reported that the Axie Infinity network Ronin suffered a breach, leading to hackers stealing over $620 million from the blockchain-based trading and battling game. This came as ZIL was trading by over 50% higher during the session. Zilliqa (ZIL)...
Axie Infinity's Ronin bridge hacked for over $600M
29.3.2022
"We are in touch with security teams at major exchanges and will be reaching out to all in the coming days," said the team at Ronin
6 Useful Bookmarklets to Boost Web Development
28.3.2022
A bookmarklet is a JavaScript-based bookmark that adds to a web browser. I’d like to show you some awesome web browser hacks to aid your web development workflow and how to convert those hacks into time-saving bookmarklets.
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Marvel NFT partner Veve closes its marketplace after an in-app token exploit
23.3.2022
Twitter users have complained that the exploit has resulted in a sharp decline in the price of their Digital collectibles over the past week
‘Unlucky’: Agave and Hundred Finance DeFi protocols exploited for $11M
16.3.2022
Agave and Hundred Finance have paused operations whilst investigations continue into the exploit
Deus Finance exploit: Hackers get away with $3M worth of DAI and Ether
15.3.2022
Deus Finance had acknowledged the exploit on its lending contract and the CEO of the firm was quick to come up with a reimbursement plan
Attacker Hacks Arbitrum’s Treasure DAO for Over 100 NFTs by Leveraging Marketplace Exploit
4.3.2022
A non-fungible token market platform built on top of Arbitrum called Treasure DAO was hacked on March 3 at 7:33 a.m. (EST), according to a post mortem analysis authored by the security-focused firm Certik. The company’s report notes that “over 100 NFTs were stolen in...
Security firms are making it more difficult for scammers to get away with DeFi project hacks
23.2.2022
While projects cannot wholly prevent bad actors from infiltrating the DeFi realm, security specialists say there are ways to deter such practices
Journalist alleges Mimo Capital co-founder was behind 2016 exploit of The Dao: Report
22.2.2022
"This is yet another example of evidence preserved on the blockchain forever,” said Chainalysis
$250K bounty 'not too low to be insulting,' says Coinbase white hat hacker
21.2.2022
The white-hat hacker responsible for discovering a crisis-level flaw in Coinbase API said the $250K bounty was not "too low."
OpenSea planned upgrade stalls as phishing attack targets NFT migration
20.2.2022
OpenSea announced a new smart contract upgrade with a one-week deadline yesterday. However, the urgency and short deadline opened up a small window of opportunity for hackers
Multichain recovers $2.6M stolen funds, to reimburse losses on condition
19.2.2022
The cross-chain router protocol recovered nearly 50% of the total stolen funds and devised a compensation plan for eligible investors
Warning: How 'One Time Password' bots can steal all your crypto
17.2.2022
Scammers have been using advanced hacking bots on Telegram designed to trick investors into divulging their two-factor authentication, leading to accounts being locked and wiped out
Making sense of the Bitfinex Bitcoin billions
16.2.2022
What happened with the Bitfinex hack? What does it mean now that the U.S. has the Bitcoin? Why is LEO token mooning and why is Netflix involved?
OpenSea customer service migrating from Discord to Metalink to more adequately protect its community
15.2.2022
The NFT marketplace no longer intends to offer customer support over Discord DMs