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Crypto.com breach may be worth up to $33M, suggests onchain analyst

19.1.2022
Crypto.com's loss in the latest security breach might have costed more than the reported $15 million

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...

Centralization Caused Most Decentralized Finance Hacks in 2021

12.1.2022
Centralization issues have emerged as the main attack vector in decentralized finance (DeFi), facilitating the largest share of the hacks -- with USD 1.3bn worth of user funds stolen in 44 DeFi attacks last year, according to a recent report by security-focused ranking platform CertiK. CertiK’s...

LCX loses $6.8M in a hot wallet compromise over Ethereum blockchain

9.1.2022
The hot wallet compromise was followed by an unauthorized transfer of eight types of ERC-20 tokens including ETH, USDC, LINK and MKR

ImmuneFi report $10B in DeFi hacks and losses across 2021

7.1.2022
The research reveals that crypto losses in the nature of exploits and rug-pulls saw a 137% rise in comparison to figure calculated in 2020

Metaswap Gas incommunicado as experts link MGAS price drop to rug pull

27.12.2021
Following the unexpected MGAS price drop, Metaswap Gas' social media accounts were deleted, supporting PeckShield’s claim of a rug pull

7 DeFi Hacks, 30B VC Dollars and 20 Crypto Jokes

25.12.2021
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Hong Kong NFT project Monkey Kingdom loses $1.3M in phishing hack, launches compensation fund

22.12.2021
The exploited nonfungible token project is looking to make things right before the holidays with the help of a compensation fund

Bent Finance confirms pool exploit, advises investors to withdraw funds

21.12.2021
Bent Finance proactively advised investors to withdraw funds and plans to reimburse losses "one way or another."

DeFi protocol Grim Finance lost $30M in 5x reentrancy hack

20.12.2021
An apparent security flaw in the Grim Finance protocol allowed the attacker to fake five additional deposits

Crypto Security in 2022: Prepare for More DeFi Hacks, Exchange Outages, and Noob Mistakes

19.12.2021
_____ _____ Security is integral to crypto. This is perhaps unsurprising for something based heavily in cryptography, but with cryptoassets now surpassing a total market capitalization of USD 2trn, security has to be a key issue for every exchange, wallet, platform, user, and investor in...

AscendEX loses $80M following ERC-20, BSC, Polygon hot wallet compromise

12.12.2021
Out of the lot, around $60 million worth of tokens were transferred over the Ethereum blockchain alone. Tokens stolen from BSC and Polygon are worth $9.2 million and $8.5 million respectively

Indian prime minister Modi's hacked Twitter account attempts BTC scam

12.12.2021
Soon after Modi's Twitter account with over 73.4 million followers got hacked, attackers shared misleading information about the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin and a 500 BTC giveaway

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

Amex, Visa, Citi, Paypal Invest in Crypto Transaction Monitoring and Forensics Platform

7.12.2021
American Express’ Amex Ventures, Visa, Citi Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Jump Capital, Marshall Wace, Block (formerly Square Inc.), and Paypal Ventures are among investors in the latest funding round of crypto transaction monitoring and forensics platform TRM. Amex, Visa, Citi, Paypal...