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Certik Uncovers Security Vulnerability in Worldcoin’s Verification Process
4.8.2023
On May 29, 2023, Certik, a blockchain and smart contract auditing firm, reported a critical security vulnerability within Worldcoin’s verification process. This flaw could have allowed attackers to bypass strict identification measures and operate an Orb, a device used to collect users’...
Attacker Siphons $10 Million in Crypto From Poly Network – Here's What Happened
4.7.2023
A hacker exploited the Poly Network over the weekend and swapped out nearly $10 million in ETH, security firm Beosin revealed.
Poly Network confirmed via Tweet on July 2nd that it became the latest victim of a DeFi exploit, enabling the hacker to mint $34 billion worth of crypto.
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PolyNetwork Attacker Issues “Worthless” Billions in SHIB, BNB, BUSD in Latest Crypto Hack
2.7.2023
An estimated $4 billion worth of malicious token issuances on PolyNetwork will not bear much money for attackers due to low liquidity and security precautions
Sturdy Finance Falls Victim to Exploit, Losing 442 ETH in Latest Defi Hack
12.6.2023
Decentralized finance (defi) platform Sturdy Finance was exploited on Sunday evening, losing 442 ether to an attacker. The team behind the project stated that it is aware of the reported exploit and paused markets at 10:19 p.m. ET. 442 Ethereum Worth Over $766K Siphoned From Sturdy Protocol...
Attacker drains $800K from DeFi protocol Sturdy Finance
12.6.2023
The lending platform responded by pausing all markets and assuring its community that no additional funds were at risk
Tornado Cash DAO Attacker Starts to Move Ether, TORN Tokens
25.5.2023
The attacker holds over 20 ether in their wallet, and continues to have access to potentially all of Tornado Cash’s treasury funds as of Thursday
TORN Price gets Lift After Tornado Cash Attacker Proposes to Reverse Governance Attack
22.5.2023
The price of crypto mixer Tornado Cash’s governance token TORN saw a strong recovery after the hackers behind a recent attack on the protocol appeared to offer to reverse the attack.
According to a post published in Tornado Cash’s governance forum by a user named Tornadosaurus-Hex, the attacker...
Tornado Cash attacker to potentially giveback governance control, proposal reveals
22.5.2023
A few hours into the hack, to everyone’s surprise, the attacker surprisingly reached out to the Tornado Cash community with a new proposal, hinting at their intent to give back the governance control
Tornado Cash’s TORN Token Up 10% as Attacker Submits Proposal to Undo Attack
22.5.2023
The proposal would revert Tornado Cash’s governance back to token holders, but not everyone in the community agrees that it's a benevolent plan
Attacker Takes Over Tornado Cash DAO With Vote Fraud, Token Slumps 40%
21.5.2023
A malicious proposal allowed an unidentified attacker to take over Tornado Cash, opening up the floodgates to a potential treasury drain
Attacker hijacks Tornado Cash governance via malicious proposal
21.5.2023
The total control over Tornado Cash governance allows the attacker to withdraw all of the locked votes, drain all of the tokens in the governance contract and brick the router
US Authorities Charge Mango Markets Attacker — Defendant Arrested, Detained in Puerto Rico
23.1.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have charged an alleged attacker who stole $116 million from crypto trading platform Mango Markets. The defendant has been arrested and is currently detained...
LastPass attacker stole password vault data, showing Web2's limitations
23.12.2022
LastPass users with weak master passwords may need to change the individual passwords they stored with the service
Lodestar Finance loses $6.9 million to an attacker’s manipulation on GLPOrcale
13.12.2022
Lodestar Finance, one of the best Money Markets in the industry at the moment, has lost nearly $6.9 million funds to an oracle exploit. The hacker has drained all the deposits, forcing the platform to set its interest rate to zero. Negotiations are underway by the platform. Until then, the zero...
Hackers copied Mango Markets attacker's methods to exploit Lodestar: CertiK
12.12.2022
The attacker made close to $6.9 million in profits and left users with a pile of bad debt
Attacker Targets Wealthy Crypto Funds Using Telegram Chats
7.12.2022
Exchange owners cautioned against downloads of malicious as attackers zeroed in on gullible users with a very relevant and specific narrative
On the move: FTX hacker splits nearly $200M in ETH across 12 wallets
22.11.2022
Meanwhile, Ethereum users are sending encoded messages to the FTX hacker pleading for a share of funds
Attacker Behind $14.5M Team Finance Exploit Returns $7M
31.10.2022
On-chain data shows that four projects affected in the attack received the stolen tokens over the weekend
Defi Platform Moola Exploited for $8.4 Million in Incident Described as ‘Incredibly Simple Attack’
19.10.2022
Moola, a decentralized finance (defi) lending and borrowing platform, was recently exploited for $8.4 million in what has been described as an “incredibly simple attack.” Moola responded to the attack by pausing all activity on the platform. The defi platform also told the attacker(s)...
Moola Market attacker returns most of $9M looted for $500K bounty
19.10.2022
The attacker has scored about a half-million dollar “bug bounty” after choosing to return a majority of the cryptocurrency they exploited from the Celo-based lending protocol