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Quantstamp introduces tool to detect protocols’ flash loan attack vulnerability
23.8.2023
The new service, called Economic Exploit Analysis, uses University of Toronto research and will work on any EVM-compatible blockchain
Balancer Depositors Pull Nearly $100M in Crypto After Vulnerability Warning
22.8.2023
Ethereum-based DeFi major Balancer learned of a "critical vulnerability" that imperils a slice of the protocol's user-deposited crypto
Cypher Protocol reveals $600K of stolen funds is now frozen on CEXs
18.8.2023
Solana-based Cypher Protocol has managed to stop around $600,000 of stolen funds from exiting various centralized exchanges
Fireblocks Discloses Bitforge Vulnerabilities Affecting Dozens of Wallet Providers
12.8.2023
Fireblocks, a digital assets security company, has disclosed vulnerabilities affecting several cryptocurrency wallets, collectively named “Bitforge.” Through these vulnerabilities, criminals could steal millions in cryptocurrency without having direct contact with the owners of...
Fireblocks discloses massive vulnerability affecting crypto wallets
10.8.2023
Fireblocks said the vulnerabilities affecting Coinbase, Binance, and Zengo have since been fixed and has reached out to more than 12 others still at risk
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Reveals Vulnerability in Worldcoin Protocol Allowing Unverified Orb Operator Access
5.8.2023
Blockchain security firm CertiK has disclosed a vulnerability in the Worldcoin protocol that allowed unauthorized access for an Orb operator.
In a recent Twitter thread, CertiK explained that the vulnerability allowed anyone to bypass the verification requirements to become an Orb operator...
Navigating the Storm: Defi’s Precarious Position Amid a String of Exploits and Market Declines
4.8.2023
In the wake of July’s unprecedented wave of decentralized finance (defi) breaches, including Curve Finance’s staggering $62 million exploit, the defi economy has plummeted into a gloomy state. Hovering perilously close to dipping beneath the $40 billion threshold, the total value...
Worldcoin’s Orb had serious security vulnerability in operator onboarding: CertiK
4.8.2023
The smart contract auditor found that operator verification could have let operators into the system without a verified ID or even being a company
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’...
Curve Finance Vulnerability Exposes $100M+ Worth of Crypto; CRV Token Plummets
31.7.2023
A vulnerability in the popular decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance has caused funds to be drained from a number of the protocol’s liquidity pools, while roughly $100 million remains at risk.
In a tweet from Sunday, the Curve team said that “a number” of its pools that uses version...
Cex price feed prevents Curve price from collapsing amid $100M vulnerability
31.7.2023
A vulnerability in the Vyper programming language widely used by DeFi protocols like Curve Finance led to exploit of multiple Curve liquidity pools on Sunday
Vyper vulnerability exposes DeFi ecosystem to stress tests
30.7.2023
A number of pools using Vyper have been exploited due to a malfunctioning reentrancy lock that potentially exposes all pools with wrapped Ether (WETH)
Curve Finance pools exploited in over $24M due to reentrancy vulnerability
30.7.2023
Several stable pools on Curve Finance using Vyper were exploited on July 30
Web3 Industry Losses Topped $656 Million in H1 of 2023 — Study
5.7.2023
Hackers stole about $471 million in the first six months of 2023 and the theft of $197 million from Euler Finance in March was the single biggest hacking incident in the period, the latest Beosin Web3 report has shown. Contract vulnerability was the most common (60) type of attack during the period...
Judge Upholds Confidentiality of FTX Customers’ Identities, Citing Security Concerns
10.6.2023
In the FTX bankruptcy case, the presiding judge John Dorsey has ruled to maintain the confidentiality of individual customer identities, according to a recent decision on Friday. Dorsey emphasized the importance of safeguarding these clients, expressing concern for their potential vulnerability...
Cybersecurity Firm dWallet Labs Discovers and Fixes $500 Million Vulnerability in Tron Network
1.6.2023
dWallet Labs, a prominent cybersecurity research team, has uncovered a critical zero-day vulnerability within the multisignature (multisig) mechanism of the Tron (TRX) network, the firm revealed in a blog post this week.
This vulnerability discovered allows any signer, regardless of their weight...
Critical Vulnerability in Tron’s Multisig Mechanism Exposed $500M in Digital Assets: Report
30.5.2023
According to a report published by the cybersecurity research team known as 0d, a division of Dwallet Labs, researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in the Tron network’s native multi-sig mechanism. The cybersecurity experts explained that the vulnerability could have impacted more...
Security firm discovers $500M vulnerability in Tron multisig accounts
30.5.2023
After reporting the vulnerability to Tron in February, the researchers highlighted that the issue was promptly addressed and resolved within a few days
Jump Crypto finds double-voting vulnerability in Celer’s SGN
24.5.2023
The bug would have allowed malicious validators to compromise the network and applications that rely on it, including Celer’s cBridge
MetaMask denies vulnerability that led to 5000 ETH exploit
19.4.2023
Taylor Monahan had earlier claimed that the exploit worth 5000 ETH happened in late December 2022 due to a security vulnerability in MetaMask. MetaMask has played this down through a tweet wherein it has denied any such claim. MetaMask has said that it is not a MetaMask-specific exploit, calling...