Search
Binance Helps Btcturk With Hack Investigations — Freezes Over $5.3M in Stolen Funds
23.6.2024
Turkish crypto exchange Btcturk has suffered a cyber attack which caused unauthorized withdrawals from the platform. Crypto exchange Binance is assisting Btcturk with investigating the breach and has already frozen over $5.3M in stolen funds, Binance’s CEO has disclosed. Btcturk has reopened...
Binance assists BtcTurk attack probe, freezes $5.3M in 'stolen funds'
23.6.2024
Binance is assisting in investigating the malicious attack on Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk, according to Binance CEO Richard Teng
What is an infinite mint attack, and how does it work?
18.6.2024
Learn about the devastating “infinite mint attack” in cryptocurrency. Understand how hackers exploit vulnerabilities to create unlimited tokens, causing massive inflation and price crashes
41% of top ZK airdrop wallets have already sold everything: Nansen
18.6.2024
The data covered the “top 10,000 addresses” that received zkSync’s new ZK token, though that only makes up 1.4% of the total wallets eligible for the ZK airdrop
Crypto Super PAC spends $2M on attack ad targeting NY lawmaker
17.6.2024
Democratic Representative Jamaal Bowman in New York’s 16th Congressional District has voted against three pro-crypto bills in the last 30 days
Solana sandwich bot makes $30M from MEV arbitrage in 2 months
17.6.2024
MRGN Research’s Ben Coverston says the Solana-based MEV bot has made an active effort to date to keep a low profile
HLG Down Over 60% as Exploiter Mints 1 Billion New Tokens
13.6.2024
The team behind the Holograph (HLG) said they have patched the exploit and is working with centralized exchanges to freeze accounts affiliated with the exploiter
OKX investigates multi-million account thefts after SIM swap attacks
12.6.2024
According to SlowMist, despite the two similar phishing incidents, OKX’s two-factor authentication mechanism was not the main vulnerability point
Solana cracks down on validator sandwich attacks
10.6.2024
Sandwiching occurs by placing one order before the transaction and another immediately after, which ensures that retail always gets the worst possible price
Sky Mavis Reports Return of $5.7 Million in Digital Assets Stolen During Ronin Attack
8.6.2024
Sky Mavis announced that Norwegian authorities have recovered and returned $5.7 million in digital assets stolen during the Ronin bridge incident. The Web3 game developer stated that an additional $40 million in digital assets is currently frozen. However, the company cannot predict when it will...
CoinGecko confirms email provider data breach, over 23,000 phishing emails sent
7.6.2024
The email platform's security breach occurred due to a compromised employee account
Tether CEO Advises Caution Over Suspicious Airdrop Emails Citing Compromised Mailing List Vendor
6.6.2024
Paolo Ardoino of Tether and Bobby Ong of Coingecko have warned of a potential supply chain attack on the crypto industry. They reported that a prominent vendor managing mailing lists for crypto companies may have been compromised, urging caution against phishing emails related to fake crypto...
Crypto Firms Hit by Newsletter Breach Attack, Mailing Lists Leaked
5.6.2024
Several cryptocurrency businesses are reporting that there is an ongoing "supply chain email breach attack" that uses newsletter mailing lists to send around malicious phishing links
New Dungeon Crawler Mocks You, Tells You To Refund Game If You Refuse To Learn First Attack
4.6.2024
No matter how much a game might try to teach you its rules, some people will just never learn. And hey, there’s nothing wrong with a game not being for everybody! But what happens when the player just wants to be difficult? In the case of new indie dungeon crawler Cryptmaster, the game’s titular...
DDoS attacks in blockchain networks, explained
28.5.2024
A DDoS attack can severely compromise the security of a blockchain network by taking down nodes and bloating the network with fraudulent transactions
WEF warns CBDCs could be vulnerable to quantum computer attack
22.5.2024
“Q-Day” gets closer with every quantum computing breakthrough
Gala Games exploiter returns $22M from GALA token attack
22.5.2024
On Monday, an attacker minted $200 million worth of GALA tokens but managed to sell only a portion of them. It’s just been returned
Bitcoin bridge XLink resurrection underway post $10M hack
17.5.2024
XLink faced a security breach involving almost $10 million, with $4.3 million recovered thanks to a friendly neighborhood whitehat hacker
Reentrancy attacks in smart contracts, explained
16.5.2024
Understand the mechanics of reentrancy attacks, a common exploit in smart contracts. Get insights on prevention and mitigation strategies
$68M in crypto retrieved after ‘Dust’ attack scare
13.5.2024
An unbelievable event happened: someone who had put money into a cryptocurrency could get back $68 million worth of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC). This results from an attack on their digital wallet on May 3. Despite the role of such a significant theft as an object, there is no grudge from an investor...