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Polygon-Based Defi Stablecoin Safedollar Plunges to Zero — Team Is Investigating Exploit
28.6.2021
The algorithmic decentralized finance (defi) stablecoin safedollar (SDO) has been attacked, according to statements published on its Telegram channel. The safedollar token did not remain stable following the attack, as the defi stablecoin’s price collapsed to zero. Safedollar Stablecoin Price...
BIS Chief Banker Criticizes Bitcoin as Inherently Risky, Says BTC Vulnerable to 51% Attack
29.1.2021
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustin Carstens has criticized bitcoin saying the asset was inherently risky and “increasingly vulnerable” to a 51% attack. A long time bitcoin (BTC) skeptic, Carstens stressed that only central banks should be issuing digital...
‘Bypass’ Attack in Coldcard Bitcoin Wallet Could Trick Users Into Sending Incorrect Funds
25.11.2020
Bitcoin hardware wallet Coldcard is fixing a flaw that could trick users into sending bitcoin on mainnet when they meant to use its testnet
Flaw in Bitcoin SV Multisig Wallet Puts Funds at Risk
9.11.2020
Bitcoin SV scrapped Bitcoin’s multisignature design and created its own. The insecure design is causing problems for some BSV users
Buggy Code in This Compound Finance Fork Just Froze $1M in Ethereum Tokens
5.11.2020
Some $1 million in Ethereum tokens is locked in a new DeFi app after its developers made changes to the protocol’s contracts
Cosmos doubles 'Stargate' bug bounty rewards to avoid repeating past mistakes
9.10.2020
Cosmos have announced a new bug bounty to rigorously vet the forthcoming Stargate upgrade to ensure no vulnerabilities are missed
‘High’ Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix
9.9.2020
A previously undisclosed bug in Bitcoin Core could have let attackers steal funds, delay transfers or split the network had it not been patched in 2018
Over $1 Billion Ethereum-Based Tokens Vulnerable to ‘Fake Deposit Exploit’
28.8.2020
A number of university researchers published a study that demystifies the “fake deposit vulnerability” in Ethereum-based smart contracts. The findings show that over 7,000 tokens worth more than $1 billion built on top of Ethereum are vulnerable to two types of attacks that exploit...
Blockfolio Quietly Patches Years-Old Security Hole That Exposed Source Code
1.5.2020
The security vulnerability, which appeared in older versions of its application, could have allowed a bad actor to steal closed source code and possibly inject their own code into Blockfolio’s Github repository and, from there, into the app itself
Seeking Profits: A Number of Large Crypto Exchanges Are Mining and Staking Digital Assets
18.4.2020
During the last 12 months, large cryptocurrency exchanges have been getting into digital currency staking and creating SHA256 mining operations. Just recently, Binance announced the launch of its mining pool following exchanges like Okex, and Huobi. Alongside this, a great number of crypto...
Amberdata Discovers ‘RPC Call’ Bug in Parity Ethereum Client
30.8.2019
A new code release of the Parity ethereum client was released on Thursday to patch a security vulnerability found by blockchain startup Amberdata
Komodo Hacks Itself and Saves Crypto Worth $13M After Learning of Security Vulnerability
6.6.2019
Crypto wallet provider Komodo effectively hacked itself to prevent fraudsters from accessing its users’ funds
Latest Hack Sparks Concern Whatsapp Will Never Be Secure
20.5.2019
Facebook’s popular messaging app with 1.5 billion users in over 180 countries has another major vulnerability. Hackers were able to covertly install spyware on iOS and Android smartphones using Whatsapp with just a phone call. “All of their security issues are conveniently suitable...
Bitcoin Cash’s Scheduled Hard Fork Tripped Up By Software Bug
15.5.2019
The bitcoin cash network forks after a bug emerged in the upgrade software, leading developers to put together a hotfix
Bitcoin Cash’s Scheduled Hard Fork Tripped Up By Software Bug
15.5.2019
The bitcoin cash network forks after a bug emerged in the cryptocurrency's code during an upgrade, leading developers to put together a hotfix