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Pike Finance Exploit Leads to $1.6M in Stolen Cryptocurrency
1.5.2024
Decentralised finance (DeFi) lending protocol Pike Finance smart contract vulnerability led to $1.6 million in stolen funds over three days.
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Your Crypto Project Needs a Sheriff, Not a Bounty Hunter
24.4.2024
Avi Eisenberg’s centi-million dollar exploit of the decentralized Mango Markets trading platform revealed the perverse incentives of bug bounties
Hedgey Finance Suffers Dual Exploits, Losing $44.7 Million in Funds
19.4.2024
Hedgey Finance exploits have rocked the DeFi platform, resulting in a $44.7 million loss. Hackers targeted the Token Claim Contract across Ethereum and Arbitrum networks, utilizing flash loans to drain funds. Explore the aftermath, ongoing investigations, and the platform's response to these...
The Munchables Hack Is Way Worse Than It Seems
27.3.2024
Apparently orchestrated from North Korea, the $63 million hack adds grist to the argument that crypto exploits pose a plausible national security risk
Curio Hit by $16 Million Exploit Due to Voting Power Vulnerability
26.3.2024
Curio, a project focused on facilitating liquidity from real-world assets for firms, has fallen victim to a smart contract exploit related to voting power privileges.
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Newly Issued Gaming Token Exploited on Blast With $4.6M Drained
21.3.2024
A recently issued gaming token on layer-2 network Blast has been exploited with $4.6 million stolen, according to an announcement in the token's Telegram channel
Apex Legends Tournament Hacker Speaks, Swears It Was ‘A Joke’
20.3.2024
An individual responsible for hacking an Apex Legends global tournament over the weekend has revealed their motivations: they did it “just for fun.” Read more
Bitcoin Bridge OrdiZK Suffers Apparent $1.4M Rug Pull, Token Crashes to Zero: CertiK
5.3.2024
OrdiZK, a project that set out to become a bridge between the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana blockchains, appears to have pulled an exit scam, according to blockchain security firm CertiK
Fantom Seeks Money Back From Multichain’s $200M Exploit
5.3.2024
The move aims to enable victims to “partially recover” assets lost in one of the biggest exploits of 2023
The 10 Weirdest Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movies On Peacock
29.2.2024
Peacock’s selection of horror and sci-fi movies is quite good, but its genre library also has tons of titles you’ve probably never heard of, including overlooked oddities—and several outright howlers. We’ve combed through Peacock’s sci-fi category to find 10 of the most WTF titles you can stream....
Tornado Cash Reportedly Suffers Backend Exploit, User Deposits at Risk
26.2.2024
User deposits on decentralized privacy protocol Tornado Cash are reportedly at risk following the insertion of malicious code in the protocol's back end, according to a Medium post by community member Gas404
FinCEN Finds Increased Cryptocurrency Involvement in Human Trafficking
16.2.2024
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released an analysis that reports an alleged increase in the use of cryptocurrency in human trafficking cases. According to FinCEN, reports of cryptocurrency linked to these purposes grew from 336 in 2020 to 1,975 in 2021, an increase of almost...
Binance Freezes $4.2M in XRP Tokens Stolen From Ripple Executive's Wallet
2.2.2024
Over $120 million in XRP was stolen from Ripple Labs Executive Chairman Chris Larsen earlier this week
Study: Financial Losses on BNB Chain Due to Hacks and Scams Fell by 85% in 2023
23.1.2024
In 2023, financial losses on the BNB Smart Chain due to exploits or breaches fell by 85% to $161.1 million, according to the findings of a new Avenger DAO study report. The study data also shows that Q2 of 2023 was the costliest quarter, with approximately $69.5 million lost across 127 incidents....
Socket Protocol Loses $3.3M in Exploit, Users Urged to Revoke Approvals
18.1.2024
Following a serious exploit in the Socket protocol that drained $3.3 million, the company has halted specific operations and urged users to revoke all approvals as a precautionary measure. Socket Responds to $3.3 Million Security Breach With Swift Action and Transparency Socket, a cross-chain...
Attempted Bitfinex Exploit for $15 Billion XRP Fails
16.1.2024
Bitfinex’s security protocols came into the spotlight when a seemingly massive XRP transfer, initially causing alarm among crypto watchers, turned out to be a foiled exploit attempt. $15 Billion of XRP Transfer Attempt Fizzles Out A failed exploit attempt on cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex...
Telcoin Fully Restores User Balance Two Weeks After $1.2 Million Exploit
12.1.2024
Source: Pixabay Financial app developer Telcoin has restored all user balances two weeks after an exploit led to $1.2 million worth of funds being drained from users’ accounts. In an email to CryptoNews, Telcoin noted that it had restored all user balances, fixed the vulnerability,...
CoinsPaid Faces Second Security Breach in Six Months, Unauthorized Transactions Totaling $7.5 Million Detected
8.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Sergey Nivens The Estonian payment processor for digital assets, CoinsPaid, has suffered its second security breach in the last six months, with unauthorized transactions totaling almost $7.5 million, web3 security firm Cyvers reported. Cyvers’ artificial intelligence...
Gamma Heist — Over $3M in Digital Assets Drained, 1,000 ETH Moved to Tornado Cash
6.1.2024
On Jan. 4, the decentralized finance protocol Gamma Strategies was a victim of a hacking attack which saw criminals make off with digital assets worth over $3 million. To pre-empt further attacks, Gamma Strategies said it has shut off all deposits on any of its “public-facing vaults.”...
Orbit Chain Loses $81M in Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit
2.1.2024
Orbit Chain, a platform that interacts and transacts with various blockchains, has lost $81 million after hackers exploited the platform's cross-chain bridge