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Opyn Removes Liquidity from Uniswap After $370K Stolen in DeFi Exploit
5.8.2020
Attackers exploited a Uniswap trading loophole to get away with more than $370K
Bad Ravencoin Code Allows Attackers to Generate Coins Without Mining
4.7.2020
“The vulnerability does not allow the stealing of RVN or assets that you own and control, but the minting did create RVN that should not exist,” said developer Tron Black
Ravencoin Exploit Sees Hackers Mint USD 6m Worth of RVN
3.7.2020
The team behind the ravencoin (RVN) token have revealed that hackers have exploited a vulnerability in the network that allowed them to mint and then trade almost USD 6 million worth of tokens.
Per an official blog post, the team stated that the exploit is still being investigated, but that hackers...
‘Sophisticated’ Hacker Plunders $450,000 From Defi Protocol Balancer
29.6.2020
Decentralized finance (Defi) protocol ​Balancer was on Sunday hacked for more than $450,000 worth of cryptocurrency. In two separate transactions, an attacker targeted two pools containing Ethereum-based tokens with transfer fees – or so-called deflationary tokens. Pools with Sta...
DeFi Protocol Balancer Hacked Through Exploit It Seemingly Knew About
29.6.2020
A spat between the Balancer and STA team following the $500,000 hack suggests that the DeFi protocol was aware of the weakness
Hacker Attempts to Sell Data Allegedly Tied to Ledger, Trezor, Bnktothefuture Customers
24.5.2020
According to an online monitoring web portal called, Under the Breach, a hacker is purportedly trying to sell customer information that stems from companies like Keepkey, Trezor, Ledger, and even the investment platform Bnktothefuture. The hacker doesn’t seem to have any passwords, but...
'Huge Blow' to DeFi as Hackers Exploit Known Vulnerability
20.4.2020
The DeFi (decentralized finance) industry just suffered another blow that reminds us that DeFi is still very much uncharted territory. What makes it worse is that the vulnerability used has reportedly been known.
A blockchain security company PeckShield offered a detailed look into the attacks...
A New Ultrasonic Hack Can Exploit Your Siri
7.4.2020
A new hack called a SurfingAttack uses ultrasonic guided waves to communicate with a device through the voice assistant
Bitcoin Scams Continue to Exploit Covid-19 Chaos in UK
27.3.2020
Bitcoin scammers are using the coronavirus crisis to hoax citizens, say regional British authorities
Understanding Defi Flash Loans: Complex Attacks, Inflation and Composable Systems
23.2.2020
Two recent flash loans on the defi platform Bzx have started a fierce debate about the subject of using uncollateralized loans in a quick trade. Essentially these flash loans are providing people with the ability to borrow crypto without relinquishing any collateral. The scheme was used to exploit...
DeFi Loses USD 140M in a Few Hours as bZx Suffers Another Exploit
18.2.2020
Assets locked in DeFi (decentralized finance) have dropped more than USD 142 million in a few hours as DeFi platform bZx suffered yet another attack.
Just four days ago, somebody exploited a vulnerability in tokenized margin trading and lending platform bZx, and now the reports are coming out that...
DEX Volume Soars But Bzx Exploit Raises Questions About ‘Decentralization Theatre’
18.2.2020
As the decentralized finance juggernaut rolls inexorably forward, the exploitation of defi project Bzx – in which $350K, or around 2% of total assets was taken – has called the decentralization of the industry into doubt. The attack forced an admin key reset to redeem lost funds...
Exploit During ETHDenver Reveals Experimental Nature of Decentralized Finance
15.2.2020
A $350,000 hack casts light on the problem of depending on single price oracles
IOTA Network Still Down: How the Next Bitcoin Killer Screeched to a Halt
14.2.2020
On February 13, the IOTA network came to a screeching halt and the IOTA Foundation reports that $1.6 million worth of the native currency was stolen. The following day, the IOTA network status page still shows the mainnet is “not operational” and the development team has found...
Crypto Exchange Bitstamp Adds Bitgo to Exploit Its Custodial Services
10.10.2019
Shining as one of the largest European cryptocurrency exchanges, Bitstamp has collaborated with blockchain-focused security firm BitGo to tap it as a custody provider striving to aid secure storage of digital assets. This partnership between BitGo and Bitstamp will render the exchange customers...
Hacker Returns Ethereum Domains Lost in Bug Exploit
4.10.2019
The ENS hacker returned all 17 domain names after being compensated by OpenSea
Developers of Ethereum DEX Protocol AirSwap Disclose Critical Exploit
15.9.2019
Critical vulnerability discovered in Ethereum DEX protocol AirSwap
XRP Exploit Targeted Crypto Exchanges Again
13.8.2019
Unidentified cryptocurrency exchanges were targeted with a so-called XRP partial payment exploit today, a recently launched exchange Beaxy said, confirming that they were among the victims.
The company said in an update on Twitter that it has “applied a fix” and is rolling back “relevant trades...
[aktualita] Microsoft znovu varuje před „BlueKeep“, exploit se rychle šíří
9.8.2019
O závažné bezpečnostní chybě s označením CVE-2019–0708, která trápí starší verze Windows a umožňuje zneužívat Remote Desktop Services ke vzdálenému spuštění kódu bez nutnosti ověření uživatele díky předautentizaci, jsme psali poprvé v květnu. Microsoft nyní před zranitelností varuje znovu, exploit...
From Spartacus to Satoshi: A Brief History of Economic Rebellion
7.8.2019
Government dominance of human beings via slavery and violent economic oppression is as old as government itself. For thousands and thousands of years kings and rulers, usually held to be “appointed by God,” have used free, non-violent individuals as their tax farm livestock to exploit...