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Ethereum Foundation mailing list leaked due to SendPulse vulnerability
26.6.2024
A mailing list breach has occurred at the Ethereum Foundation due to vulnerabilities in its email automation solution, SendPlus. This feature is essential and implemented by the organization. A hacker exploited this advantage and sent fraudulent emails from updates@ethereum.org, specifically...
Holograph Begins Process to Remove 1 Billion Illegally Minted Tokens, Burns 53 Million HLG
20.6.2024
The recently hacked tokenization platform, Holograph, has unveiled a token-burning process to eliminate one billion illegally minted HLG tokens. The Holograph team stated that this process, which has resulted in the burning of more than 53 million tokens so far, is expected to reduce the total...
OKX investigates multi-million account thefts after SIM swap attacks
12.6.2024
According to SlowMist, despite the two similar phishing incidents, OKX’s two-factor authentication mechanism was not the main vulnerability point
Bitcoin Core’s Latest Optech Newsletter Urges Upgrade to Version 25.0, Discusses New Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
10.6.2024
Bitcoin Core’s Optech Newsletter #306 is recommending users to, “to upgrade to Bitcoin Core 25.0 or higher within the next two weeks, with the latest version being 27.0.” A new policy was discussed by several Bitcoin Core project members concerning disclosures of vulnerabilities....
BNB Chain faces $80K Bitcoin exploit. White hat hacker or ongoing exploit?
28.5.2024
Certain on-chain signs point to a potential white hat, or ethical hacker, looking for blockchain vulnerabilities
Brothers Arrested for Allegedly Exploiting Ethereum Blockchain to Steal $25 Million in 12 Seconds
16.5.2024
Two brothers, both graduates of the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have been apprehended and charged with exploiting a vulnerability in the Ethereum blockchain.
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Losses due to crypto hacks fall 67%, Bitcoin DeFi interest rises: Finance Redefined
3.5.2024
The amount stolen through crypto hacks and the number of successful attacks sharply declined in April
Attackers Steal $1.6 Million in Digital Assets From Defi Protocol Pike Finance
2.5.2024
Unknown attackers recently siphoned digital assets valued at just under $1.6 million from the decentralized finance protocol, Pike Finance. The protocol announced it is offering a 20% reward for the return of the funds, while an ongoing investigation into the incident continues. USDC Vulnerability...
Pike Finance clarifies ‘USDC vulnerability’ statement on $1.6M exploit
2.5.2024
Pike highlighted that the exploit occurred due to their team’s inadequate integration of third-party technologies such as the CCTP or Gelato Network’s automation services
Pike Finance Exploit Leads to $1.6M in Stolen Cryptocurrency
1.5.2024
Decentralised finance (DeFi) lending protocol Pike Finance smart contract vulnerability led to $1.6 million in stolen funds over three days.
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Curve Finance Rewards Security Researcher $250,000 for Uncovering Critical Vulnerability
1.5.2024
Popular DeFi protocol Curve Finance has awarded a security researcher $250,000 for discovering a critical vulnerability that has historically enabled hackers to siphon off millions of dollars from cryptocurrency protocols.
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Curve Finance awards dev $250k for finding reentrancy vulnerability
1.5.2024
Curve Finance awarded cybersecurity researcher Marco Croc with its maximum bug bounty award of $250,000 after thoroughly investigating the security flaw
Solana memecoin hits a whopping $328T market cap — but for all the wrong reasons
30.4.2024
Crypto users have continued to send funds to the apparent honeypot scam, even with many warnings they won’t be able to transfer any of it
CertiK Discovers Telegram RCE Vulnerability Allowing Attacks on Users
9.4.2024
On April 9, the blockchain security platform CertiK discovered a Telegram vulnerability that enables hackers to use "primarily designed multimedia content, such as images or videos" to launch a remote code execution (RCE) threat.
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Solareum to Close Shop Following $500,000 Exploit
2.4.2024
Following the discovery of a vulnerability that led to the loss of more than 2,000 Solana (SOL) tokens from users' wallets, Solareum, a Telegram trading bot for Solana-based currencies, announced its closure on March 31.
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Curio Hit by $16 Million Exploit Due to Voting Power Vulnerability
26.3.2024
Curio, a project focused on facilitating liquidity from real-world assets for firms, has fallen victim to a smart contract exploit related to voting power privileges.
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ParaSwap Resolves Vulnerability in Newly-Launched Smart Contract, Returns Crypto Assets to Users
25.3.2024
ParaSwap has addressed a critical vulnerability in its recently launched Augustus v6 smart contract and has commenced the process of returning cryptocurrency assets to affected users.
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Security Vulnerability in Apple’s M-Series Chips Puts Mac Users’ Crypto Private Keys at Risk
22.3.2024
Researchers have uncovered a significant security vulnerability in Apple's M-series chips, raising concerns about the safety of crypto private keys stored on Mac computers.
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Seneca Hacker Returns $5.3M Amid Legal Threats, Keeps $1M Bounty
29.2.2024
After exploiting the Seneca blockchain protocol, the hacker returned $5.3 million of the stolen funds to the project's Ethereum wallet, keeping a $1 million bounty for identifying a critical vulnerability.
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Binance Trust Wallet iOS App Vulnerability Listed on NIST, CEO Pushes Back Against Misinformation
15.2.2024
An alleged vulnerability affecting the iOS version of Binance Trust Wallet was listed on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) vulnerability database. Trust Wallet’s CEO denied the allegations on February 15, assuring the security of Binance Trust Wallet users....