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Immunefi to bolster DeFi security service with new funds
26.10.2021
The platform has paid out more than $7.5 million in bug bounties since inception in December 2020
White hat hacker paid DeFi’s largest reported bounty fee
30.9.2021
Cointelegraph spoke to the hacker for insights on the timeline of events, as well as the wider implications of bounty programs on DeFi's security landscape
White Hat Hacker Reveals High-Risk Vulnerability on SushiSwap
23.9.2021
A white-hat hacker recently took the DeFi sector by storm after allegedly speaking about high-risk vulnerabilities on SushiSwap. According to the anonymous hacker, the vulnerabilities can risk user funds worth billions of dollars. SushiSwap developers could not secretly fix the issue, resulting...
SushiSwap denies reports of billion dollar bug
23.9.2021
Claims by a self professed white-hat hacker about a major security risk to SushiSwap liquidity providers have been rejected by one of the exchange’s devs
White hat potentially saves SushiSwap $350M by finding ‘obvious’ exploit
18.8.2021
The security researcher found a flaw in a dutch auction smart contract that could have resulted in the loss of 109,000 ETH
Poly Network offers to on board 'Mr. White Hat' as chief security advisor
17.8.2021
“Poly Network has no intention of holding Mr. White Hat legally responsible," said the team
US State Department offers up to $10 million in crypto rewards to white hat hackers
17.8.2021
The United States is offering crypto assets to incentivize white-hat hackers to uncover state-sponsored actors and potential terrorists on the dark web
Poly Network Says Stolen User Assets on ETH Have Been Returned, Except Frozen USDT
13.8.2021
On Friday, a few days after the initial hack for $611 million, the Poly Network project detailed that the company has obtained all the assets stolen minus the frozen tether that was blacklisted by Tether Limited. The Poly Network team said they are in control of the funds along with “Mr....
Poly Network hacker returns nearly all funds, refuses $500K white hat bounty
12.8.2021
"The poly did offered a bounty, but I have never responded to them. Instead, I will send all of their money back," said the hacker
Poly Network Hacker Says ‘In the Defi World Code Is Law’ While Returning Millions in Defi Tokens
12.8.2021
Two days after the notorious Poly Network hack, the hacker continues to send funds back to the project. On August 12, the Poly Network hacker so far has returned millions worth of ether, thousands of uni tokens, 1,032 wrapped bitcoins, and 96 million in stablecoins. The day prior, after returning...
Poly Network hacker returns $258M, conducts AMA on how it went down
12.8.2021
$258 million worth of stolen crypto assets have been returned so far and the hacker claims they are keeping the rest of the funds safe while they negotiate with Poly
Possible ‘white hat hacker’ exploits THORchain for $8M, proposes 10% bounty
23.7.2021
The white-hat hacker claims to have mercifully minimized the damage of their $8 million exploit in a bid to teach THORChain a lesson
Immunefi partners with Binance Smart Chain on bug bounties to secure BSC projects
9.7.2021
Binance is set to match bug bounties paid by Immunefi to white hat hackers that discover vulnerabilities in Binance Smart Chain projects
Cover Protocol Attack Perpetrated by ‘White Hat,’ Funds Returned, Hacker Claims
28.12.2020
The decentralized finance (DeFI) insurance project Cover Protocol was hacked earlier Monday in an infinite printing scheme, causing the price of the Cover token to plunge. Hours later, a so-called ‘white hacker’ claimed responsibility for the attack, saying all funds had been returned....
Downvoted: Security Researchers Slam Voatz Over Stance on White-Hat Hackers
6.10.2020
A broad ruling on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act could “chill” security research by white-hat hackers, making tech less secure
MakerDAO Bounty Program Catches ‘Critical’ Bug Before Launch
3.10.2019
MakerDAO patched a "critical" bug in its upcoming Multi-Collateral Dai upgrade that could have put 10% of the system's total collateral at risk
Someone Just Hacked Binance Jersey’s Twitter Account
16.8.2019
An anonymous Twitter user has successfully hacked Binance Jersey's twitter account
OKCoin Launches A Program On Bug Bounty, Says Security Comes First
21.5.2019
The leading regulated digital currency exchange, OKCoin has announced their program on bug bounty on 20th May this year. The program is intended for ‘White Hat’ bug hunters to hunt bug and earn cryptocurrencies in return. The report surfaced through a tweet by the exchange. Introducing our new...
White Hat Hackers Earn $32,000 for Finding Crypto Security Exploits in Last Two Months
20.5.2019
White hat hackers reportedly earned over $32,000 in bounties for finding security gaps in blockchain- and crypto-related projects in the last two months