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North Korea Still Hacking Crypto Exchanges to Fund Its Weapons Program, Says UN
7.2.2022
Independent sanctions monitors have told the United Nations (UN) that North Korea is continuing to use crypto and raids on international crypto exchanges as a major revenue stream to fund its nuclear and ballistic weapons programs.
The monitors, Reuters reported, submitted their findings to...
Jump Crypto Replaces $320 Million in Ethereum Taken From Wormhole Exploit
4.2.2022
On February 2, 2022, the Wormhole Network’s ethereum ↔ solana bridge was exploited for 120,000 WETH (wrapped ethereum) worth $320 million and the following day, the team explained that “all funds have been restored and Wormhole is back up.” The team has also said...
Jump Crypto replenishes funds from $320M Wormhole hack in largest-ever DeFi 'bailout'
3.2.2022
The venture capital firm dug into its own pockets to restore trust in the Wormhole ecosystem
Solana price 'bear flag' paints $50 target as Wormhole hack exposes security hole
3.2.2022
The bearish continuation setup could push Solana price dropping to nearly $50 in the sessions ahead
The 4th Largest Crypto Theft Shows DeFi Weakness as Hacker Nets USD 325M in Solana's Wormhole
3.2.2022
The DeFi bridge between Solana (SOL) and other blockchains Wormhole lost wETH 120,000 (USD 325m) in a hack, once again stressing the weaknesses of this nascent sector. The team offered the hacker a USD 10m bounty if they return the funds.
In their latest update (12:41 AM UTC), Wormhole...
Wormhole token bridge loses $321M in largest hack so far in 2022
3.2.2022
The token bridge between Ethereum and Solana saw 120K wETH tokens removed from the platform and distributed between the hacker’s Solana and ETH wallets
Wormhole Network’s Cross-Chain Bridge Exploited for Over $250 Million in Ethereum
3.2.2022
Reports indicate that the Wormhole Network’s ethereum ↔ solana bi-directional bridge has been exploited by an attacker for 93,750 ether or more than $250 million using today’s ethereum exchange rates. The developers behind the Wormhole Network have told the public the network...
$3.6 Billion in Bitcoin From the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Consolidates Into a Single Address
1.2.2022
$3.6 billion or 94,643.29 bitcoin stemming from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was moved and consolidated into a single wallet following 23 transfers. At the time of writing, the $3.6 billion in bitcoin remains idle and the trading platform Bitfinex says it “continues to work globally with...
$2.5B in stolen BTC from Bitfinex hack awakens
1.2.2022
The receiving wallet address now holds more than 90,000 Bitcoin worth about $3.6 billion
Hacker Siphons $80 Million From Qubit Cross-Chain Bridge, Largest Defi Exploit of 2022 to Date
28.1.2022
Findings stemming from a recent report published by the security-focused blockchain firm Certik indicate that the Binance smart chain ↔ Ethereum bridge called Qubit has been hacked for $80 million. Data shows on January 27, 2022, an attacker siphoned a number of tokens from an exploit...
Apple's Metaverse, Crypto Lobbying, WisdomTree's Wallet, USD 80M DeFi Hack + More News
28.1.2022
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Qubit Finance suffers $80 million loss following hack
28.1.2022
The addresses linked to the hack attack have managed to steal 206,809 Binance Coin from Qubit's QBridge protocol
OpenSea Denies Hack and Bug Allegations, Claims Issue is Related to UI
25.1.2022
Major non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea has denied hack allegations, saying that yesterday's issue was related to user interface (UI) design.
"This is not an exploit or a bug – it’s an issue that arises because of the nature of the blockchain," the OpenSea spokesperson told...
Coin Bureau Youtube channel hacked despite 2FA protection
24.1.2022
It appears this was a coordinated effort targeting prominent crypto YouTubers, not just Coin Bureau
OpenSea Is Reportedly Being Exploited
24.1.2022
Major non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea is reportedly under attack, with the perpetrator drawing out hundreds of ethereum (ETH).
Security and data analytics company PeckShield said today that OpenSea seems to be experiencing “a front-end issue,” while the exploiter got some ETH...
Crypto exchange's Twitter gets hacked by ‘disgruntled employee’
24.1.2022
Latoken’s Twitter account started to publish accusations of scams and mistreating employees
Crypto.com Reveals 483 Accounts Compromised in Recent Hack — $34 Million in Bitcoin, Ether Stolen
20.1.2022
Crypto.com has revealed that 483 user accounts were compromised in the recent hack that resulted in unauthorized withdrawals of about $34 million in cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin and ether. Nonetheless, the company stressed that customer funds were never at risk. Crypto.com’s Hack...
Multichain Losses Reportedly Exceed USD 3M As Critical Vulnerability Remains Unsolved
20.1.2022
Losses of the cross-chain router protocol (CRP) Multichain have reportedly exceeded USD 3m as the protocol is still prone to additional hacks and exploitation.
Tal Be’ery, co-founder of the crypto wallet app ZenGo, claimed that the "hack is far from being over." He added that hackers have...
CRO Jumps as Crypto.com Releases USD 34M Hack Report
20.1.2022
CRO, the native token of major crypto exchange Crypto.com, is moving up today, as the company published a report detailing the recent attack and the loss of almost USD 34m -- adding that it has reimbursed the affected users.
"The incident affected 483 Crypto.com users. Unauthorized withdrawals...
Multichain asks users to revoke approvals amid ‘critical vulnerability’
18.1.2022
Multichain is asking users to revoke approvals to protect their assets amid a vulnerability that is currently being exploited