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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
DAO Maker crowdfunding platform loses $7M in latest DeFi exploit
12.8.2021
CipherBlade is conducting an investigation into the hack, and has identified a Binance account associated with the attacker
Poly Network Hacker Returns $4.7M in Funds — Attacker Asks Devs to Unlock Frozen Tether Stash
11.8.2021
On Tuesday, the decentralized finance (defi) project Poly Network was hacked for over $600 million in digital assets. The attack was the largest defi hack to date eclipsing all of 2021’s defi hacks combined. The very next day, however, the hacker started to send funds back to the Poly Network...
Poly Network hacker appears ready to return stolen funds
11.8.2021
The Poly Network hacker said they will return the stolen cryptocurrency funds, and have asked for a secured multisig wallet
Exchange listings and NFT boom lift IoTeX, Rally and Axie Infinity price
10.8.2021
Bitcoin and altcoins are cooling off but data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro shows IOTX, RLY and AXS as the top 24-hour performers
Poly Network Hacked for More Than $600 Million — Hacker Trolls Project Saying ‘It Could Have Been a Billion’
10.8.2021
On August 10, the decentralized finance (defi) project Poly Network suffered a loss of over $600 million according to various reports. The hack follows a recent Ciphertrace report on how defi-related hacks and fraud in 2021 have already surpassed 2020. The Poly Network hack on Tuesday is well above...
Hackers stole at least $600M in Poly exploit across three chains
10.8.2021
Paolo Ardoino reported Tether had frozen roughly $33 million in USDT from one of the affected addresses
One Of The Wildest Console Hacks Ever
10.8.2021
When Microsoft released the Xbox 360, it was designed to be unhackable. Security-wise, the machine was a step up from the original Xbox with custom hardware and encryption keys to keep hackers and modders at bay. Of course, they figured out an in, but what makes this exploit for the Xbox 360 Slim...
How yield farming on decentralized exchanges can become less risky
30.7.2021
DeFi brings an opportunity to access the yields unseen in traditional finance, now with the competitive risk levels
I’m Obsessed With These Low-Rent CSGO No-Scope ‘Hacks’
29.7.2021
People try all sorts of things to get an advantage in CSGO, PUBG, Fortnite, or any competitive game. But recently, I’ve been stuck watching one player’s gloriously low-rent efforts to improve their sniping.Read more
UK's FCA Targets Young Crypto Investors, DeFi Hacks + More News
15.7.2021
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has created a GBP 11m (USD 15.3m) digital marketing campaign to warn its younger...
Using Performant Next-Gen Images in CSS with image-set
23.6.2021
The CSS image-set() function has been supported in Chromium-based browsers since 2012 and in Safari since version 6. Support recently landed in Firefox 88. Let’s dive in and see what we can and can’t do today with image-set().…
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Alchemix patches ‘Reverse Rug’ exploit, address $6.5 million shortfall
17.6.2021
In an unusual twist for the latest DeFi exploit, the users were the ones to walk away in profit
Growing pains? DeFi exploits plunder BSC, which calls for reinforcements
5.6.2021
Binance Smart Chain is getting overrun by hacks, with CipherTrace brought in to keep the BSC-based DeFi platforms safe
BSC's Impossible Finance raises $7M for multi-chain DeFi incubator
4.6.2021
DeFi protocol Impossible Finance is building a multi-chain incubator to expand out from BSC
Voting on a Proposal to Reimburse Mt. Gox Victims Begins Today
31.5.2021
The proposal to reimburse Mt. Gox victims requires a majority vote from all creditors in order to pass
Don’t blame crypto for ransomware
30.5.2021
Hackers will keep hacking as long as organizations are vulnerable — crypto is not an exception
Ciphertrace Report Shows Crypto Crime Moving to Defi
15.5.2021
Ciphertrace, a blockchain analytics company, has announced that crypto-related crimes have moved to the realm of decentralized finance (defi) apps and protocols. Now, the impact these hacks and exploits represent is way bigger than the one classic hacks to centralized exchanges and other scams...
DeFi hacks on Binance Smart Chain rise as TVL and volumes increase
10.5.2021
While Binance Smart Chain expands its footprint, hacks on DeFi protocols housed on the network increase hand in hand
DeFi hacks and exploits total $285M since 2019, Messari reports
29.4.2021
Decentralized finance platforms on the Ethereum network have lost about $285 million to rogue actors since 2019