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The US Gets Another Crypto Regulation Idea, USD 9M Returned to Nomad, Zipmex 'Stabilizes' + More News
3.8.2022
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Solana Suffers Exploit — Close to 8,000 SOL-Based Wallets Have Been Compromised
3.8.2022
The Solana smart contract project is suffering from issues once again after it was discovered that close to 8,000 Solana-based wallets have been compromised. Solana is asking victimized wallet owners to complete a survey and the team stressed that “engineers are investigating the root...
Solana wallets 'compromised and abandoned’ as users warned of scam solutions
3.8.2022
Solana users have been urged to move their funds to cold storage and be alert to possible scams after a major exploit of thousands of wallets sees more than $8 million stolen
SOL Token Holds Price Support After Million-Dollar Hack Brings Bad Optics for Solana
3.8.2022
Early Wednesday, an unknown attacker drained at least $5 million worth of SOL and other tokens from Solana digital wallets
SOL Drops as Thousands of Wallets Attacked on Solana
3.8.2022
SOL, the native token of the Solana network, dropped following reports that thousands of wallets have been drained in apparently still ongoing attack.
Per blockchain auditor OtterSec, over 5,000 Solana wallets have been drained in the past few hours....
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Ongoing Solana-based wallet hack has already seen millions drained
3.8.2022
NFT marketplace Magic Eden noted that it “seems to be a widespread SOL exploit at play" and called on users to revoke permissions for any suspicious links in their Phantom wallets
Solana Wallets Targeted in Latest Multimillion Dollar Hack
3.8.2022
Non-custodial Solana wallet Phantom appears to be the latest victim of an exploit, with users reporting that their funds have been drained unknowingly
Nomad DeFi Bridge Drained of At Least USD 150M in 'Chaotic' 'Decentralized Robbery'
2.8.2022
Cross-chain messaging protocol Nomad, which allows users to send and receive tokens between different blockchains, was drained of at least USD 150m after experiencing a security exploit that allowed bad actors to spoof messages. ...
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Axie Infinity Developer Denies Wrongdoing Following Ronin Hack-Related Crypto Transfer Discovery
29.7.2022
In the aftermath of the March hack of the Ronin blockchain, Vietnamese game developer Sky Mavis, the entity behind the blockchain-based game Axie Infinity (AXS), is rejecting accusations of wrongdoing as some USD 3m worth of its native AXS token had reportedly been moved from Ronin to a Binance...
Phishing risks escalate as Celsius confirms client emails leaked
29.7.2022
It is not the first time Celsius' customer emails have been exploited and leaked online
Solana-based stablecoin NIRV drops 85% following $3.5M exploit
29.7.2022
The $3.5 million flash loan attack Solana-based Nirvana Finance saw the price of its stablecoin NIRV and native token ANA fall around 85% apiece
Main Types of the Most Popular Hacking Attacks During IDO
29.7.2022
Dima Dimenko is the co-founder of 111PG, a community of crypto protection-focused Ukrainian white hackers.__________
Hacking attacks can cause massive financial and reputational damages during the Initial Dex Offerings (IDOs). This is why protection against these types of attacks should be...
US GPD Slips Again, Another DeFi Protocol Attacked, Zipmex Seeks Protection + More News
28.7.2022
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Ethereum Classic Climbs 124% in 2 Weeks, Hashrate Spikes, KRW Captures 20% of ETC’s Trade Volume
28.7.2022
Roughly six years ago in July 2016, an Ethereum hard fork was used to address the infamous DAO hack. This specific fork saw the chain split into two factions, and a new crypto asset called ethereum classic was introduced to the crypto community. For years now both chains have co-existed using...
NFT Hacks Via Discord Could Be Connected - Analysts
27.7.2022
An analysis of recent hacks targeting non-fungible token (NFT) projects carried out through the social media platform Discord shows that many of them are part of a larger string of attacks, according to blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs.
Such attacks have rapidly risen over the past three...
Harmony Proposes Issuing ONE Tokens to Reimburse Victims of $100M Hack
27.7.2022
Harmony decided against using its treasury funds, citing the project’s longevity
Harmony Proposes Minting Billions of ONE Tokens to Reimburse Hack-Affected Users
27.7.2022
Layer-1 blockchain Harmony has proposed to mint billions of its ONE tokens in order to reimburse the victims of the Horizon bridge hack that saw around USD 100m of user funds stolen.
The Harmony blockchain would have to hard fork and increase the supply of ONE to mint new tokens. The team said...
Backlash as Harmony proposes minting 4.97B tokens to reimburse victims
27.7.2022
Under the proposal, there would be either a 100% reimbursement via 4.97 billion new ONE tokens, or a 50% reimbursement with 2.48 billion ONE tokens
Decentralized Music Platform Audius Identifies Source of USD 6M Exploit, Says it Applied a Patch
25.7.2022
Decentralized music platform Audius has identified the bug that had allowed a hacker to pass a malicious governance proposal and transfer tokens worth USD 6m, adding that they have applied a patch to regain control of the protocol....
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Ex-Coinbase Manager Charged With Insider Trading, Layoffs at Blockchain.Com, KuCoin Raises USD 10M + More News
21.7.2022
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Read More: Ex-Coinbase Manager Charged With Insider Trading, Layoffs at Blockchain.Com, KuCoin Raises USD 10M + More News