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Bitcoin Pops Above USD 24K, Coinbase On Its Exposure to Celsius, 3AC, Voyager & Terra, ZIPMEX Zips Withdrawals + More News
20.7.2022
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Read More: Bitcoin Pops Above USD 24K, Coinbase On Its Exposure to Celsius, 3AC, Voyager & Terra, ZIPMEX Zips Withdrawals + More News
NFT Hackers Attack: Influencer Zeneca and Platform PREMINT are the Latest Targets
20.7.2022
Non-fungible token (NFT) influencer Zeneca and NFT registration platform PREMINT are the latest targets of hacking attempts against the NFT community.
Zeneca's social media accounts were compromised on late Tuesday and linked to a fake airdrop for the influencer’s “Zen Academy Founders Pass,”...
Bitfinex Hack Suspect Heather Morgan Cleared to Seek Job and Get Paid Over USD 10K a Month
18.7.2022
Heather Morgan, who was charged over laundering USD 4.5bn worth of bitcoin (BTC) stolen from the Bitfinex crypto exchange, won court approval to seek a new job while her case proceeds.
According to a Bloomberg report, a US judge has approved Morgan’s request to modify the conditions of...
Crema Finance Hacker Takes USD 1.7M in Bounty, Returns USD 8M
7.7.2022
The hacker who exploited Crema Finance, a concentrated liquidity protocol built on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, has reached a compromise with the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to return the majority of stolen funds while keeping some as compensation.
The team announced today that "after...
Crema Finance Hacker Negotiates With Defi Project’s Team, Returns $8 Million in ETH and SOL
7.7.2022
Following the hack on July 2, 2022, the team behind the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Crema Finance detailed that after some negotiation, the hacker returned roughly $8 million in crypto assets. According to the team, the hacker agreed to take a white hat bounty worth 45,455 solana. Hacker...
Hackers Stole USD 670M from DeFi Projects in Q2, Up by 50% from Q2 2021
6.7.2022
Hackers and fraudsters stole a total of USD 670.7m from various crypto protocols during the second quarter of the year, according to a report by major bug bounty and security services platform Immunifi....
Read More: Hackers Stole USD 670M from DeFi Projects in Q2, Up by 50% from Q2 2021
NFT Stamps and Use Cases, Crypto Taxation in UK, Frozen USD 85M + More News
5.7.2022
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Read More: NFT Stamps and Use Cases, Crypto Taxation in UK, Frozen USD 85M + More News
British Army’s Social Media Accounts Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Giveaways, Crypto Scams
5.7.2022
The British Army’s official Youtube and Twitter accounts were compromised Sunday and hackers used them to promote crypto, including bitcoin and ether giveaway scams featuring Tesla CEO Elon Musk. British Army’s Social Media Accounts Used to Promote Bitcoin, Crypto, NFT Scams...
Singapore Mulls New Crypto Rules, KuCoin Denies Rumors, Meta Closes Novi + More News
4.7.2022
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Read More: Singapore Mulls New Crypto Rules, KuCoin Denies Rumors, Meta Closes Novi + More News
Solana-Powered Crema Finance Loses Almost USD 9M in Flash Loan Attack
4.7.2022
Crema Finance, a concentrated liquidity protocol built on the Solana (SOL) blockchain, has lost over USD 8.7m worth of crypto assets in a flash loan attack that drained its liquidity reserves.
The protocol's official Twitter account confirmed the hack on Sunday and announced the temporary...
British Army’s social media accounts hacked by crypto scammers
4.7.2022
Hackers had access to multiple official social media accounts of the British Army for nearly four hours, when they posted crypto phishing links and scams
Exploit Forces Crema Finance to Temporarily Suspend Services, $8.7 Million Stolen
3.7.2022
According to the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Crema Finance, the application was hacked on July 2, 2022. A Twitter account called “Solanafm” says the defi protocol lost around $8.7 million from the attack. Crema Finance Vulnerability Causes Defi App to Lose Millions —...
Report: Crypto Market Crash Wipes Millions of Dollars From North Korea’s Kitty of Stolen Cryptocurrencies
1.7.2022
The recent plunge in the value of cryptocurrencies may have wiped out millions from North Korea’s fund comprised of stolen crypto assets. The diminishing value of cryptocurrencies is believed to be affecting Pyongyang’s ability to fund its weapons programs. Stolen Crypto Assets...
Three Arrows Reprimanded by Singapore, Crypto AUMs at Record Low, N Korean Hackers + More News
30.6.2022
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Read More: Three Arrows Reprimanded by Singapore, Crypto AUMs at Record Low, N Korean Hackers + More News
Battle-hardened Ronin bridge to Axie reopens following $600M hack
29.6.2022
The Ronin bridge tied to Axie Infinity is back up with a new design after Sky Mavis introduced a circuit breaker system and daily withdrawal limits
eBay's NFTs, Yield on Ledger, Axie Infinity's Ronin Bridge Reopens, Celebrity Crypto Scams + More News
28.6.2022
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Read More: eBay's NFTs, Yield on Ledger, Axie Infinity's Ronin Bridge Reopens, Celebrity Crypto Scams + More News
Anonymous Pledges to Reveal 'Do Kwon’s Entire History' Since He Entered Crypto
27.6.2022
Hacktivist group Anonymous has vowed to look into the actions of Terra (LUNA) co-founder Do Kwon since he entered the crypto space in a bid to expose his alleged crimes.
A video purportedly coming from the hacker group said that,
“Anonymous is looking into Do Kwon’s entire history since...
XCarnival Hacker Accepts ETH 1,500 Bounty and Returns Remaining ETH 1,467
27.6.2022
The hacker of XCarnival, a lending aggregator for metaverse assets, has accepted a bounty of ETH 1,500 (USD 1.85m) in exchange for the return of the remaining ETH 1,467 (USD 1.8m) and the team not pursuing legal actions.
Etherscan transactions show that the hacker has already sent ETH 1,467...
ONE Keeps Trending Lower while Harmony Offers Hacker USD 1M in Bounty for Return of Funds
27.6.2022
The team behind the layer-1 blockchain Harmony (ONE) has offered the Horizon Bridge hacker USD 1m in bounty for the return of some USD 100m in stolen funds.
"We commit to a [USD] 1M bounty for the return of Horizon bridge funds and sharing exploit information," Harmony said in a Twitter post...
Harmony’s $100M Hack Was Due to a Compromised Multi-Sig Scheme, Says Analyst
26.6.2022
On June 23, 2022, the Harmony development team announced that $100 million was siphoned from the Horizon bridge, and the organization explained it was working with national authorities and forensic specialists. According to an account published Polygon’s chief information security officer...