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Bitmart Loses $200 Million in Hack Performed by Unknown Attackers
6.12.2021
Bitmart, a cryptocurrency exchange, suffered an attack yesterday that exploited some security vulnerabilities in order to gain access to the funds of the exchange. The attack targeted the hot wallets of the platform, specifically the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain-based wallets. The hackers...
Cream Finance Suffers $130 Million Hack
29.10.2021
Ethereum defi protocol Cream Finance suffered an exploit yesterday that allowed attackers to steal $130 million from its holdings. The news was first revealed by Peckshield, a blockchain analytics company that discovered a flash loan had exploited the platform. This is the third hack the protocol...
Hackers Compromise Web Portal Bitcoin.org — DNS Hijack Replaces Site With BTC Doubler Scam
23.9.2021
On Thursday, the pseudonymous operator of Bitcoin.org told the public on Twitter that the web portal has been “compromised.” The operator, Cobra, explained that the hackers were able to implement a bitcoin doubler scam model and stressed that the site would be down for a “few...
Kubernetes Clusters Used to Mine Monero by Attackers
26.7.2021
Attackers are abusing an attack vector present in one of the most popular execution engines (Argo Workflows) to repurpose Kubernetes systems to mine cryptocurrencies. The attack exploits a vulnerability in the system of permissions of Argo Workflows machines connected to the internet, deploying...
Joe Biden Directs US Intelligence to Investigate Ransomware Attack Against Florida IT Firm
5.7.2021
Joe Biden wants to crackdown on ransomware according to statements he made on Friday, after hackers hijacked software from a Miami-based IT supplier called Kaseya. Hundreds of American businesses were affected by the breach as the attackers encrypted the files of some 200 clients. Biden said...
Binance Smart Chain Faces yet Another Flash Loan Attack: Belt Finance Loses $6.3 Million
31.5.2021
Belt Finance, a Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized lending protocol, lost $6.3 million in a flash loan attack last week. The attackers took advantage of a series of inefficiencies in the smart contract to manipulate the price of the set and obtain profit from a series of transactions. This...
Bitcoin Marketplace Keepchange Suffers Data Breach — No Funds Stolen During the Incident
11.2.2021
A bitcoin company is the latest victim of a data breach incident, where hackers managed to access customers’ full names and email addresses. Moreover, attackers sent withdrawal requests from the company customers’ accounts to addresses belonging to the hackers. Marketplace Warns Users...
DDoS Attackers Return With Massive Extortion Campaigns in the Wake of Bitcoin Prices Surging
25.1.2021
Threat actors have been finding opportunities in bitcoin’s bullish trend to increase their extortion campaigns. Hackers are actively threatening companies with DDoS attacks unless they pay for bitcoin ransoms. Bull Run Prices Push Extortionists to Increase Bitcoin Ransom Demands According...
Attackers Drain Millions From Cover Protocol, Token Holders Attack Compensation Plan
30.12.2020
Decentralized finance insurance project Cover protocol briefly suffered losses when an unknown attacker minted over 40 quintillion Cover tokens. However, after successfully cashing out tokens worth about $5 million, the attacker unexpectedly returned ether tokens valued at about $3.2 million before...
Microsoft Report says Nation-State Hacker Group is Leveraging Cryptocurrency Techniques to Stay Under the Radar
1.12.2020
A new security report by Microsoft says nation-state hacker group Bismuth is now deploying cryptocurrency-mining malware alongside its regular cyber-espionage toolkits. According to the report, the deployment by Bismuth of Monero coin miners in recent campaigns has provided another way for...
Electrum Wallet Phishing Attackers Steal USD 22M in Bitcoin - Report
13.10.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) thieves are amassing a fortune in stolen crypto funds – using a devious Electrum wallet exploit that allegedly tricked one user out of a staggering BTC 1,400 (USD 16.1m).
Per a report from ZDNet, criminals have developed an “attack pattern that has been reused in multiple campaigns...
Things just got MESSy for potential Ethereum Classic 51% attackers
12.10.2020
Ethereum Classic is using an idea Vitalik Buterin had in 2014 to help fend off 51% attackers
Hardware Wallet Flaw Lets Attackers Hold Crypto for Ransom Without Touching Device
2.9.2020
A hypothetical man-in-the-middle attack would have allowed an attacker to hold users’ crypto for ransom on Trezor and KeepKey hardware wallets
Ransomware Victims Are Fighting Back Against Their Attackers and Winning
27.7.2020
The initiative launched by Europol has stopped $630M+ in ransomware demands since 2016
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
DeFi Attackers Get 'More Creative', Steal USD 500,000 From Balancer
29.6.2020
Decentralized finance (DeFi) liquidity providing platform Balancer was hacked today, reportedly with USD 500,000 worth of crypto stolen.
Following several reports online, Balancer confirmed that on June 29 an incident occurred, affecting two pools containing transfer fees, known as deflationary...
Bad Actors Rent Hashing Power to Hit Bitcoin Gold With New 51% Attacks
27.1.2020
The two attacks last Thursday saw over $87,000 in the cryptocurrency double spent
Bad Actors Rent Hashing Power to Hit Bitcoin Gold With New 51% Attacks
27.1.2020
The two attacks last Thursday saw over $87,000 in the cryptocurrency double spent
Bad Actors Rent Hashing Power to Hit Bitcoin Gold With New 51% Attacks
27.1.2020
The two attacks last Thursday saw over $87,000 in the cryptocurrency double spent
PIVX, Possibly Other PoS Chains Vulnerable to Bug, Attackers Profit
13.8.2019
Private transactions cryptocurrency PIVX is vulnerable to a bug allowing the attacker to obtain unfairly high staking rewards