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Targeted phishing scam nets $438K in crypto and NFTs from hacked Beeple account
23.5.2022
Links posted to a fake Louis Vuitton non-fungible token (NFT) raffle were made to capitalize on a recent real collaboration between Beeple and the luxury fashion brand
Anonymous Allegedly Hacks Sberbank, Russia’s Largest Bank
20.5.2022
Hacktivist collective Anonymous has allegedly breached the systems of one of the largest financial institutions in Russia, Sberbank. The attackers announced on social media they have published thousands of emails, phone numbers, and addresses. Anonymous Hackers Reportedly Gain Access to Sberbank...
Growth in Digital Assets Trade Puts the Spotlight on Blockchain Bridge Security Risks
20.5.2022
Adi Ben-Ari is the Founder and CEO of data security specialist Applied Blockchain. _______The exponential growth in the trade of digital assets across different blockchain platforms in recent years has been accompanied by the emergence of blockchain bridges, or token bridges, that create...
Axie Infinity, NFT and Other Projects Fall Victims of a Phishing Attack
18.5.2022
Messaging platform Discord servers of multiple large NFT collections and crypto projects, including play-to-earn game Axie Infinity, have been compromised, with attackers publishing phishing links that appear to be NFT mints.
Some other affected projects include popular NFT collections...
DeFi Lending Protocol Fortress Loses All Funds in Oracle Price Manipulation Attack
9.5.2022
Fortress, decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol with an algorithmic money market and a synthetic stablecoin, has suffered an oracle price manipulation attack that resulted in the loss of all of its funds.
"Fortress has been hit with what we believe is an oracle manipulation attack...
SEC vs. NVIDIA, Sanctioned Bitcoin Mixer, Bluesky Code, VCs Target NFTs + More News
6.5.2022
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IMF Not Happy About Bitcoin Again, DEX Hack, Starbucks' NFTs + More News
5.5.2022
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Crypto.com's Rewards, "Secret" Bitcoin Legal Tender, Ethereum Fees, Hack & Bounty + More News
2.5.2022
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Attackers Steal $80 Million From Rari Capital’s Fuse Platform, Fei Protocol Suffers From Exploit
30.4.2022
According to a report from the blockchain company Blocsec, Rari Capital’s Fuse platform has lost roughly $80 million from a “reentrancy vulnerability.” On Saturday, Fei Protocol’s official Twitter account confirmed it lost funds from the Rari Fuse platform exploit....
Axie Infinity’s Post-Hack Metrics Beckon Optimism, Not Despair
29.4.2022
Daniel C. Park is the data journalist at Covalent, a blockchain data specialist. ______
The theft of USD 625m from Ronin unfazed Axie Infinity players’ bullish feelings, a remarkable tale and test of brand loyalty that validates Sky Mavis’ USD 3bn valuation.
The cascade of SLP and...
Redesigned Axie Infinity's Ronin Bridge Delayed till Late May
28.4.2022
The Ronin bridge is being redesigned after a major hack last month, with the opening of the new bridge delayed till late May. The delay is necessary since the bridge will be built to secure “billions of dollars in assets,” a new update from the team behind the bridge has said....
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Deus DAO Exploited Again, Loses Reported USD 13M+ in Flashloan Attack
28.4.2022
Another day, another exploit. Deus Finance DAO seems to have lost at least USD 13m in its own latest flashloan attack.
The project which describes itself as a “decentralized bilateral OTC [over-the-counter] derivatives platform” has confirmed the attack, claiming that user funds are safe,...
Plan for $1M bug bounties and double the nodes in wake of $600M Ronin hack
28.4.2022
The Ronin Network and Sky Marvis are significantly upgrading their security measures after they vowed to ensure a hack “never happens again.”
ApeCoin price breakout stalls after $2.4M BAYC NFT robbery — What's ahead?
26.4.2022
APE price now risks crashing by almost 20% from today's price based on its rising wedge pattern
Bored Apes Attacked, Bitcoin Sees Inflows Again, Ethereum Outflows Drop + More News
25.4.2022
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AkuDreams NFT Team Announces Rewritten Code After Flaw in First Code Locked USD 34M
25.4.2022
The team behind AkuDreams, a much-anticipated non-fungible token (NFT) project that went live on Friday, has announced a rewritten mint code after flaws in the first smart contract code had resulted in a reported USD 34m locked “forever.”
In an update on Sunday, the project said that Anonymice...
AkuDreams dev team locks up $34M due to smart contract bug
25.4.2022
A highly anticipated NFT project has been hit with an exploit and a smart contract bug, causing a disruption to its auction and leaving the team with $33 million unable to be accessed
Polygon's Supernet, Stripe's Crypto Move, Ulbricht's Bitcoin Deal, Macron on Crypto Regulation + More News
22.4.2022
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Hacker bungles DeFi exploit: Leaves stolen $1M in contract set to self destruct
22.4.2022
A hacker apparently so thrilled by a successful theft left behind over $1 million in a smart contract that was set to destruct, permanently ensuring the crypto could never be moved
MetaMask Issues Warning About Phishing Attacks Via iCloud After a User Lost USD 650K
18.4.2022
Popular software crypto wallet MetaMask has issued a warning about possible phishing attacks through Apple’s cloud service iCloud. The warning comes after scammers managed to steal USD 650,000 worth of crypto using this attack vector....
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