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Hacked Grim Finance's Auditors Blame New Analyst For Missing the Issue
20.12.2021
Auditors of the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Grim Finance, which was exploited for USD 30m worth of digital assets on Sunday, claim that a new analyst had conducted the protocol's audit while their Chief Technology Officer (CTO) was on vacation....
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Crypto Security in 2022: Prepare for More DeFi Hacks, Exchange Outages, and Noob Mistakes
19.12.2021
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Security is integral to crypto. This is perhaps unsurprising for something based heavily in cryptography, but with cryptoassets now surpassing a total market capitalization of USD 2trn, security has to be a key issue for every exchange, wallet, platform, user, and investor in...
What Did We Learn from the MonoX Hack?
17.12.2021
Gleb Zykov is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of HashEx, a blockchain advisory and security audits company._____...
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Shanghai Man: AscendEX reopened after $80m hack, Huobi suffers key personnel departures, and government officials punished for mining activities
17.12.2021
Modders Hack Elden Ring Demo, Sprinkle In Some GTA San Andreas
15.12.2021
Elden Ring isn’t coming out until February 25 of next year, but that hasn’t stopped modders from adding some truly hilarious content to the game. Thanks in part to the newfound ease of jailbreaking the PS4, one modder was able to add Grand Theft Auto San Andreas’ iconic protag Carl “CJ” Johnson...
Bitcoin-focused NYDIG Raises USD 1B, Golden State FTX, Bitfinex Recovers 6 BTC + More News
14.12.2021
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Hacked Vulcan Forged Says It Has Refunded 'the Majority' of Affected Users
14.12.2021
The hacked play-to-earn non-fungible token (NFT) platform Vulcan Forged, which offers over six blockchain games, a decentralized exchange (DEX), and an NFT marketplace, said it has refunded the majority of affected users from its treasury.
The platform fell victim to a hack on Monday and lost...
Banking Behemoth's Crypto Wallet, Ethereum Outflows, Bitcoin's Milestone, Cheap NFT Ape + More News
13.12.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
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Hacked AscendEX to Reimburse Users, Says 'Relatively Small Percentage' Impacted
13.12.2021
Crypto trading platform AscendEX, formerly known as BitMax, which was hacked for an estimated USD 78m worth of digital assets on Saturday, intends to "100%" reimburse all the affected users.
Updating users on the incident, the AscendEX team said that hackers compromised one of the exchange's...
Ascendex Hacked — Exchange Loses $77 Million in ERC20, BSC, Polygon Tokens
12.12.2021
Ascendex, a cryptocurrency exchange, suffered a security breach that allowed hackers to take control of some of the wallets of the exchange. The attack focused on hot wallets, where funds are kept as a buffer to tend to customers’ withdrawals. The company announced that it would reimburse...
Prime Minister Modi’s Twitter Account Hacked — Tweets Bitcoin Legal Tender in India, Government Giving Away BTC
12.12.2021
The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was compromised and a tweet was posted claiming that the government of India has adopted bitcoin as legal tender and purchased 500 coins to distribute to all residents in the country. This hack came at a critical time in India as...
Bitmart pledges to reimburse hack victims as crypto community voices support
11.12.2021
With cases of crypto-related exploits on the rise again, it appears that more can be done by platforms to bolster investor confidence
Bitmart Loses $200 Million in Hack Performed by Unknown Attackers
6.12.2021
Bitmart, a cryptocurrency exchange, suffered an attack yesterday that exploited some security vulnerabilities in order to gain access to the funds of the exchange. The attack targeted the hot wallets of the platform, specifically the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain-based wallets. The hackers...
Huobi and Shiba Inu community to help BitMart overcome $200M hack
6.12.2021
Over the weekend, hackers made away with nearly $200 million in 20 different tokens
Hacked Bitmart to Compensate Crypto Traders After USD 200M Loss
6.12.2021
Major centralized crypto exchange BitMart, which fell victim to a hack over the weekend and lost approximately USD 200m worth of digital assets, intends to compensate affected users and resume its operations....
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Bitmart Says It Lost USD 150M In a Hack, Suspends Withdrawals
5.12.2021
One of the top 30 crypto exchanges, Bitmart, confirmed it has lost around USD 150m in a hack today, December 5, and has temporarily suspended withdrawals until further notice.
The company said they have identified "a large-scale security breach" related to one of their Ethereum (ETH)...
Bitmart hacked for $200M following Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain exploit
5.12.2021
The hackers made away with a mix of over 20 tokens that includes altcoins such as BNB, Safemoon, BSC-USD and BPay
Exploit Allows Hackers to Siphon $120 Million From Defi Protocol Badgerdao
2.12.2021
The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) called Badgerdao has disclosed that it has “received reports of unauthorized withdrawals of user funds.” The analytics team Peckshield estimates that over $120 million was siphoned in the Badgerdao breach. Badgerdao Suffers $120 Million...
Badger DAO Appears to Have Lost Over USD 62M in an Attack
2.12.2021
Badger DAO, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that enables bitcoin (BTC) to be used as collateral across decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, has fallen victim to an exploit.
It was originally speculated that the project has lost over USD 10m worth of cryptoassets. However...
MonoX Team Confirms Exploit, USD 30M+ Might Be Stolen
30.11.2021
Around USD 31m seems to have been stolen from decentralized finance (DeFi) platform MonoX....
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