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Battle-hardened Ronin bridge reopens following $600M hack: Finance Redefined
1.7.2022
While price volatility remained a key factor, major DeFi tokens registered double digit loss over the past week as the DeFi TVL hovers near $50 billion mark
Infamous North Korean hacker group identified as suspect for $100M Harmony attack
30.6.2022
A new report suggests that a notorious North Korea-affiliated hacking group may be behind last week’s $100 million Harmony attack
Crypto market crash wipes out millions from North Korea's stolen crypto funds
29.6.2022
While North Korea leads the world in crypto crime, crypto analytic firms have estimated that DPRK hackers have found it increasingly difficult to launder stolen crypto funds
Ethereum liquidity provider XCarnival negotiates return of 50% stolen ETH
27.6.2022
According to blockchain investigator Packshield, the hacker used a previously withdrawn pledged NFT from the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) collection as collateral to drain the assets
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...
Illicit crypto usage as a percent of total usage has fallen: Report
14.6.2022
A rapidly growing crypto market means that hacks and scams are accounting for less overall activity, and their percentage of total usage continues to decline
Anonymous hacker served with restraining order via NFT
9.6.2022
International law firm Holland & Knight served a defendant in a hacking case with an NFT that was created and airdropped by its asset recovery team
Crypto privacy is in greater jeopardy than ever before — here's why
9.6.2022
Many cryptocurrency hacks are targeted and deliberate, making them extremely dangerous if not addressed
Yuga Labs’ BAYC, OtherSide Discord groups breached, over 145 ETH stolen
5.6.2022
According to OKHotshot’s investigations, the attack was conducted by hacking into the Discord account of Boris Vagner, community and social manager for Yuga Labs
Is there a secure future for cross-chain bridges?
29.5.2022
For all the flak they have been getting recently, cross-chain bridges bring too much value to the blockchain space to ditch them
DeFi-ing exploits: New Chainalysis tool tracks stolen crypto across multiple chains
19.5.2022
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis introduced a new tool to help monitor transactions and tokens across DeFi protocols and multiple blockchains
Crypto giants co-launch Chainabuse platform to water down rising scams
18.5.2022
Chainabuse allows crypto users, victims of financial crimes, and crypto businesses to report, discuss and issue warnings actively and ultimately reduce the effectiveness of the scam
Axie Infinity's Discord bot compromised, hackers issue fake minting message
18.5.2022
The developers have managed to delete the fake message and remove the MEE6 bot from the main server
DeFi attacks are on the rise — Will the industry be able to stem the tide?
14.5.2022
Dozens of DeFi systems have been hacked over the past year, and the trend doesn’t seem to be abating
Etherscan, CoinGecko warn against ongoing MetaMask phishing attacks
14.5.2022
While investigations are underway, the ongoing attack on various crypto platforms may be connected to the compromise of Coinzilla, an advertising and marketing agency
Finance Redefined: DeFi protocols lost $1.6B, EU to rethink DeFi approach and more
6.5.2022
The week in DeFi saw European lawmakers write a new chapter on DeFi, Virginia county plans to put its pension fun in a DeFi yield, DeFi protocols lost $1.6 billion to exploits and more
Polkadot launches cross-chain messaging system to solve blockchain’s bridge problem
4.5.2022
Bridges have become one of the largest points of failure in the crypto industry. Polkadot wants to do away with them
Rari Fuze hacker offered $10M bounty by Fei Protocol to return $80M loot
1.5.2022
DeFi investigator BlockSec’s monitoring system detected a loss of more than $80 million — citing the root cause as a typical reentrancy vulnerability
Report: $1.3 Billion in Crypto Stolen in Q1 2022, 97% Stemmed From Defi Exploits
28.4.2022
According to a research report, $1.3 billion in digital currencies have been stolen during the first quarter of 2022. The study, published by cryptomonday.de researchers, further highlights that 97% of the stolen funds derived from decentralized finance (defi) protocol exploits. Defi Exploits...
Stepn impersonators stealing users' seed phrases, warn security experts
25.4.2022
When these cybercriminals obtain the seed phrase, they gain complete control over the Stepn user's dashboard