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WazirX hacker funnels $149M, Hamster Kombat users face phishing attacks: Finance Redefined
19.7.2024
This week, hackers staged the second-largest crypto hack of 2024, stealing over $230 million, while other malicious actors are targeting Hamster Kombat players
WazirX hacker funnels $149M of SHIB, MATIC other altcoins into ETH
19.7.2024
Blockchain security firms say bad actors typically move altcoins into Ether to prepare for laundering, as the native token has no built-in means to get frozen
Crypto Exchange WazirX Hacked for $234M, Hacker Begins Dump
18.7.2024
Web3 security firm Cyvers and ZachXBT report that the Indian crypto exchange, WazirX, has been potentially hacked. Cyvers told WazirX on X, “Our system has detected multiple suspicious transactions involving your Safe Multisig wallet on the ETH network.” Hacker drains over $230 million...
Pancake Bunny hacker siphons $2.9M of Ether through Tornado Cash
8.7.2024
Three years after the Pancake Bunny flash loan attack, the hacker moved $3 million in ETH through Tornado Cash
PancakeBunny hacker siphons $2.9M Ether in Tornado Cash
8.7.2024
Three years after the PancakeBunny flash loan attack, the hacker moved $3 million in ETH through Tornado Cash
Bitcoin Lightning hacker Burak introduces new layer 2 ‘Brollups’
24.6.2024
The Bitcoin developer says Brollups can support more than 90% of decentralized finance use cases, from NFT sales to token orders on DEXs
Rapper 50 Cent claims X account was hacked, leads to $300M rug pull
22.6.2024
Rapper 50 Cent informed his 32.8 million Instagram followers that over $300M in victim funds were lost in a malicious rug pull via his X account
Kraken Calls Security Research Firm’s Demands ‘Criminal’; Certik Slams Threats Against Its Employees
19.6.2024
Kraken has accused an unnamed security research firm of stealing $3 million from its treasury and attempting to extort more money. Nick Percoco said so-called white hat hackers failed to fully disclose the bug transaction details and have not made arrangements to return the stolen funds. White...
Kraken Says Hackers Turned to 'Extortion' After Exploiting Bug for $3M
19.6.2024
The bug found by a "security researcher" led to $3 million stolen from Kraken's treasuries
Remilia hacker moves $4.3M to Tornado Cash
17.6.2024
Nonfungible tokens and Ether worth millions were stolen on March 16 from the Remilia DAO and transferred to an unknown wallet address
Holograph Compromised: HLG Value Plummets as Hacker Illegally Mints 1 Billion Tokens
14.6.2024
On June 13, an unidentified hacker minted one billion HLG tokens by exploiting vulnerabilities in the Holograph operator smart contract. The Holograph team has patched the initial exploit and is collaborating with exchange partners to freeze the affected accounts. A decentralized finance researcher...
UwU Lend offers a $5M bounty to whoever catches its exploiter
14.6.2024
The UwU Lend hacker has now stolen a combined $24 million from the protocol across two attacks
Orbit Chain hacker moves $48 million online via Tornado Cash
10.6.2024
The hacker behind the theft of $48 million from Orbit Bridge has returned to the scene with the intention of transferring the funds using Tornado Cash. Incidentally, the figure hacked has now reached the value of $121 million, having passed a substantially long period. For those who...
Orbit Chain hacker moves $48M to Tornado Cash after months of ‘silence’
10.6.2024
The cross-chain bridge was exploited for $82 million over New Year’s Eve, with the funds sitting dormant since Jan. 1
After $7 million hack, Velocore offers bounty to hacker
3.6.2024
Velocore, which is a decentralized exchange, is defrauded of $6.8 million as a result of a vulnerability in the smart contracts that manage its liquidity pools. Incidentally, the exchange functions on the Telos as well as on the zkSync, Era, and Linea blockchains. Since there was a flaw in...
Caitlyn Jenner Says She Was “Scammed” By Alleged Hacker Sahil Arora Following JENNER Token Release
28.5.2024
Reality TV star and former Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner revealed she was “scammed” by alleged hacker Sahil Arora in an X post late Monday. The alleged scam follows the release of her JENNER memecoin Sunday, which prompted significant hacking concerns from social media users.
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BNB Chain faces $80K Bitcoin exploit. White hat hacker or ongoing exploit?
28.5.2024
Certain on-chain signs point to a potential white hat, or ethical hacker, looking for blockchain vulnerabilities
‘Hacker’ identified in celebrity memecoin scams, says crypto sleuth Roxo
27.5.2024
A person associated with Caitlyn Jenner’s JENNER coin launch rugged five other prominent figures, but not her, according to Roxo
Normie Team Negotiates 90% Fund Return After $41.7M Market Cap Plunge
27.5.2024
After a 100% plunge in the price of $NORMIE following a smart contract exploit, the Normie memecoin team mulls negotiating with the accused hacker to recover 90% of the stolen funds.
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Normie Meme Coin Suffers Exploit, Vows to Relaunch After Negotiating Hacker Bounty
27.5.2024
Normie, a meme coin launched on Base, suffered an exploit that took its market capitalization from almost $42 million to $1 million. The exploiter sent a message offering to keep 10% of the ETH exploited, and demanding that the remaining 90% and the 600 ETH still present in the wallet of the token...