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An African Blockchain Enthusiast Launches Expedition That Seeks to Highlight East Africa’s Potential

24.10.2021
While the African continent is generally viewed as one of the most ideally placed to embrace and fully exploit the blockchain, the reality on the ground suggests otherwise. The East Africa Blockchain Expedition As Adedayo Adebajo, the managing director of Jelurida Africa and a blockchain enthusiast...

Hackers exploit MFA flaw to steal from 6,000 Coinbase customers — report

1.10.2021
Malicious actors reportedly took advantage of Coinbase’s SMS account recovery process to gain access to user funds

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...

DeFi platform Vee Finance exploited for $35M on Avalanche blockchain

21.9.2021
Vee Finance says it suffered a $35 million attack just a few days after launching the mainnet on Avalanche last week

Pnetwork Protocol Gets Hacked, Loses 277 Bitcoin on Binance Smart Chain

21.9.2021
Pnetwork, a multi-chain bridging protocol, announced it was hacked yesterday, losing 277 pbtc (its bridged version of bitcoin) on Binance Smart Chain. The protocol acknowledged that an attacker managed to exploit a bug in its codebase to take control of the stolen bitcoin. The bridging contracts...

Vee Finance Reports an USD 36M Exploit, VEE Takes a Dive

21.9.2021
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Latest DeFi hack targeting BSC sees $12.7M in Bitcoin stolen from pNetwork

20.9.2021
Roughly $12.7 million worth of tokenized Bitcoin has been stolen from the BSC-based cross-chain composability platform pNetwork

Zabu Finance Suffers First Big Exploit in Avalanche Defi, Loses $3.2 Million

15.9.2021
Zabu Finance, a decentralized yield farming protocol on Avalanche, suffered the first big hack related to the chain. The protocol was the victim of an exploit that allowed an attacker to steal $3.2 million in tokens, according to reports. The core of the exploit happened due to a vulnerability...

Defi Platform Cream Finance Hacked, $29 Million Lost

31.8.2021
Cream finance, a defi borrowing and lending protocol, has been the victim of a hack that erased more than $29 million from its vaults. The attacker took advantage of a loophole in the implementation for adding the amp token to the protocol. This is the second time the platform has been involved...

Beleaguered DeFi project xToken suffers second major exploit since May

30.8.2021
xToken has been exploited for around $4.5 million following the latest attack targeting the DeFi protocol’s smart contracts

White hat potentially saves SushiSwap $350M by finding ‘obvious’ exploit

18.8.2021
The security researcher found a flaw in a dutch auction smart contract that could have resulted in the loss of 109,000 ETH

Valve Patched A Steam Exploit That Let Users Add Unlimited Funds To Steam Wallets

15.8.2021
A security researcher on Hackerone recently submitted an exploit that could be used on Steam to gain unlimited funds. The exploit has since been patched by Valve and the company awarded the user who discovered this exploit $7500. Read more

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

DeFi History Books Records The Largest Exploit to Date Worth $600 Million

11.8.2021
A historic hack has been making airwaves within the community, plagued by tons of exploits, and now has recorded the biggest ever. Poly Network exploits across three chains saw both Decentralized Finance and the largest hack co-occurring. Shockwaves crippled the crypto world as the news made...

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

Bank of Russia Exposes Nearly 150 Financial Pyramid Scams, Fraudsters Exploit Crypto Craze

30.7.2021
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has identified 146 financial pyramid schemes in only six months this year. Fraudsters often lure people with weak financial literacy into investment scams linked to cryptocurrencies or crypto mining operations. Pyramid Schemes Thrive Amid Rising Investment Demand...

Thorchain Trolled by Hacker After Two Successful Seven-Figure Exploits

27.7.2021
Thorchain, a popular defi protocol, has been compromised twice in the last two weeks, resulting in losses of over $10,000,000. The hacker responsible for the latest exploit left behind a message detailing the measures that should be undertaken to protect users. Hacker Returns to the Scene...