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MMO For Kids Shuts Down Temporarily After Hacker Fills It With Nasty Swears
20.9.2022
Kid-friendly PC MMO Wizard101 was released back in 2008 and for the past 14 years, it has quietly chugged on, successfully staying afloat while many other games have shut down. But recently, this old MMO found itself thrust into the spotlight after a series of bizarre and expletive-filled in-game...
$160 million stolen from crypto market maker Wintermute
20.9.2022
The CEO of Wintermute has stated that they are "open" to treating the hack as a white hat hack and would speak to the attacker
Profanity tool vulnerability drains $3.3M despite 1Inch warning
18.9.2022
1Inch's investigations pointed out the ambiguity in the creation of vanity addresses, suggesting that Profanity wallets were secretly hacked
OFAC Sanctions 7 New Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Associated With Iran-Related Ransomware Activities
14.9.2022
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has published a specially designated nationals list update (OFAC’s SDN List) that lists a number of individuals accused of being involved with Iran-related ransomware. The list further shows seven bitcoin addresses that...
Vitalik Buterin impersonators ramp up ETH phishing ahead of The Merge
13.9.2022
Cointelegraph identified over six Twitter accounts with a "verified" mark that replicates Buterin’s profile picture, name and profile description
US Seizes Cryptocurrency Worth $30 Million From North Korean Hackers
9.9.2022
Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis has revealed that U.S. authorities have seized cryptocurrency worth $30 million from North Korean hackers. “This marks the first time ever that cryptocurrency stolen by a North Korean hacking group has been seized, and we’re confident...
The Sandbox's Instagram account compromised, hackers try to rent BAYC NFTs
8.9.2022
Hackers redirected The Sandbox followers to a fake raffle giveaway URL and even tried to rent Bored Ape NFTs from Instagram users
DeFi protocol token NFD crashes by 99% after a flash loan attack
8.9.2022
Flash loans allow users to borrow a high amount of assets without having to provide any upfront collateral, this is often used by miscreants to launch attacks on DeFi protocols
FBI seeks Bitcoin wallet information of ransomware attackers
7.9.2022
The FBI, along with two other federal agencies, CISA and MS-ISAC, asked U.S. citizens to report information that helps track the whereabouts of the hackers
PwC Venezuela Twitter account hacked, attacker shills fake XRP giveaway
4.9.2022
An attacker gained access to PwC Venezuela’s Twitter account and has been actively posting cryptocurrency phishing links for the last 8 hours at the time of the writing
Elon Musk-crypto video played on S. Korean govt's hacked YouTube channel
4.9.2022
The hacked YouTube account was restored within four hours following a proactive intervention from the South Korean government, confirmed a local news agency
South Korean Government’s Youtube Channel Hacked to Play Crypto Video With Elon Musk
4.9.2022
The official Youtube channel of the South Korean government has been hacked on Saturday and those who did it, broadcasted a cryptocurrency-related clip. The video also featured billionaire and crypto enthusiast Elon Musk, local media reported quoting sources in Seoul. Hackers Air Interview With...
Hackers Offer to Sell Belarus President Lukashenko’s Passport as NFT
3.9.2022
Anti-government hackers have attempted to sell what they say is an NFT of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko’s passport. The members of the ‘Belarusian Cyber Partisans’ collective claim to have obtained the passport data of all of the country’s citizens. Cyber...
What is a seed phrase and why is it important?
27.8.2022
It’s crucial to remember your seed phrase, which is a string of random words produced by your cryptocurrency wallet when you initially set it up
White hat: I returned most of the stolen Nomad funds and all I got was this silly NFT
24.8.2022
Metagame's founder, who's behind the NFT offering said he has no idea whether it'll actually incentivize hackers to return funds, but it'll "be cool if it does!"
AMM protocol SudoRare disappears from the internet with 519 ETH
23.8.2022
SudoRare suddenly shut down its services and social media accounts after reportedly making away with 519 Ether, worth roughly $815,000
Ethereum advances with standards for smart contract security audits
22.8.2022
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has published a smart contract security audit specification to ensure consistency when it comes to smart contract security
Can Web3 be hacked? Is the decentralized internet safer?
21.8.2022
Security stands as one of the most crucial features as, in a Web3-powered world, tools and applications hosted over the blockchains go mainstream
Fei Protocol founder proposes ghosting Tribe DAO following hack repayment
20.8.2022
Refuting TIP-121, members of the community questioned the lack of timelines and hard numbers within the proposal
Pandas, cyborgs, dogs, koalas dominate BNB Chain Red Alarm flag list
15.8.2022
BNB Chain's Red Alert system flags projects based on obvious features that have been historically used in scams, rug pulls and phishing