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Business Advisory Firm Expects Criminal Cryptocurrency Transactions to Fall by 30% by 2024
17.1.2022
Gartner, an advisory firm, has predicted that criminal cryptocurrency transactions or transfers will fall by 30% by 2024. The firm says factors such as the transparency of the blockchain, as well as the democratization of fraud prevention tools, will contribute to this decline in such transactions....
Most Defi Hacks in 2021 Had to Do With Centralization Issues, According to Certik
17.1.2022
Certik, a blockchain security and auditing firm, has reported that the most common attack vector for hacks in decentralized finance (defi) protocols had to do with centralization in 2021. This data is present in Certik’s latest report, where the company also examines the growth of defi...
Wendy’s Roasts Xbox Over Lack Of Halo Infinite Campaign Co-op
14.1.2022
In case you forgot, 343 Industries’ Halo Infinite doesn’t have co-op play in its campaign mode. Well, the fast-food burger company Wendy’s hasn’t forgotten, and decided to hit Twitter to roast the official Xbox account over the lack of inclusion of the mode at launch.Read more
North Korean hackers stole $400M in 2021, mostly ETH: Chainalysis
14.1.2022
Hackers from North Korea have nearly doubled their thefts since 2019 by amassing $400 million in crypto via cyber attack in 2021
G4 Host Slams Xplay Audience’s Sexist Expectations
12.1.2022
Cult-hit gaming channel G4 has only been back for a few months after its nearly decade-long hiatus, and already the hosts are fed up with some of the assholes in the audience. Former esports commentator and new Xplay co-host, Indiana “Froskurinn” Black, specifically called out the crude sexism...
LooksRare NFT Marketplace Suffers DDoS Attack
12.1.2022
The exponential growth rate with which the category of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is growing has amazed industry experts. Take a look at the statistics – more than $20 billion of NFTs were traded last year, with $14 billion alone done on the platform of OpenSea. Buoyed by the success...
Twitter Reacts To Call Of Duty's Weird Attack On Titan Crossover
12.1.2022
PlayStation announced Call of Duty’s collaboration with the ever-popular anime series Attack on Titan and anime fans and gamers alike are roasting the hell out of them on Twitter. Read more
Your Winter 2022 Anime Guide
10.1.2022
It’s cold! Who wants to go outside when there’s new anime to watch? Not me, that’s for sure. Read more
Uno All Wild Is Uno Without All Those Pesky Numbers And Colors
7.1.2022
The point of the card game Uno is to discard your hand one card at a time by matching the color or number of the previously played card. In Mattel’s new take on the classic game, Uno All Wild, you need not worry about numbers or colors, because every single card is wild.Read more
Solana Repotedly Went Down Again After a DDoS Attack
4.1.2022
Public blockchain platform Solana (SOL) went down again in the early morning hours on Tuesday, according to several community members, as well as the major crypto exchange Coinbase, which warned users that Solana was experiencing "network-wide degraded performance."...
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The 11 Best Manga Of 2021
27.12.2021
This year didn’t only bless us with terrific anime, but also with wonderful manga. Thank goodness for that! Here is our list of the best manga of 2021.Read more
Terra's Mirror protocol warns community against governance attack
25.12.2021
The attacker launched a public poll on Mirror’s official website, which falsely proposes a freeze on the community pool in case of a scam. If executed as planned, the attacker would receive 25 million MIR tokens
VCs Fight Back as Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk Attack ‘Web3’ Narrative
21.12.2021
A fresh Twitter discussion about whether ‘Web3’ is something worth fighting for, or if it’s simply a term made up by venture capitalists as way to make money, is taking the crypto community by storm today - as everyone from Jack Dorsey to Elon Musk and well-known venture capitalists joined...
Solana on-chain development increases after a recent DDoS attack
13.12.2021
Solana’s daily Github submission has spiked after a recent DDoS attack
Ascendex Hacked — Exchange Loses $77 Million in ERC20, BSC, Polygon Tokens
12.12.2021
Ascendex, a cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a security breach that allowed hackers to take control of some of the wallets of the exchange. The attack focused on hot wallets, where funds are kept as a buffer to tend to customers’ withdrawals. The company announced that it would reimburse...
Sunday Comics: ATTACK!!!
12.12.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
What is an eclipse attack?
11.12.2021
Eclipse attacks are a sort of cyberattack in which an attacker creates a fake environment around a single node or user, allowing the attacker to manipulate the node into doing a malicious action
Solana Falls After Slowdown in Transaction Speeds, Attack Accusations
10.12.2021
The Solana network’s native token SOL fell in the crypto market today after concerns had been expressed related to an unexplained slowdown in transaction processing speeds on the network, and suggestions by some that it could be related to an attack on the network.
At 11:13 UTC, SOL traded...
Solana reportedly hit by DDoS attack but network remains online
10.12.2021
The Solana blockchain has reportedly suffered another DDoS attack that temporarily clogged the network, however the network appeared to remain online
Enso mounting 'vampire attack' on six crypto index projects
8.12.2021
The Enso team hopes to capture over a billion dollars in total value locked (TVL) from the stunt, but users must remain staked for at least 3 weeks to see any benefit