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Web3 Industry Losses Topped $656 Million in H1 of 2023 — Study
5.7.2023
Hackers stole about $471 million in the first six months of 2023 and the theft of $197 million from Euler Finance in March was the single biggest hacking incident in the period, the latest Beosin Web3 report has shown. Contract vulnerability was the most common (60) type of attack during the period...
Critical Vulnerability in Tron’s Multisig Mechanism Exposed $500M in Digital Assets: Report
30.5.2023
According to a report published by the cybersecurity research team known as 0d, a division of Dwallet Labs, researchers discovered a critical vulnerability in the Tron network’s native multi-sig mechanism. The cybersecurity experts explained that the vulnerability could have impacted more...
Security firm discovers $500M vulnerability in Tron multisig accounts
30.5.2023
After reporting the vulnerability to Tron in February, the researchers highlighted that the issue was promptly addressed and resolved within a few days
$4M 'exit scam' suspected as Kokomo Finance flies off radar, token plunges
27.3.2023
Kokomo Finance's social media presence and websites are offline, while the price of the KOKO token fell more than 95% within a matter of minutes
BitGo patches critical vulnerability first discovered by Fireblocks
17.3.2023
BitGo has patched a vulnerability that threatened to expose the private keys of retail and institutional users
Euler Finance's offer to hacker: Keep $20M or face the law
15.3.2023
The hacker committed a $196 million flash loan attack on the Ethereum-based lending protocol on March 13
More than 280 blockchains at risk of ‘zero-day’ exploits, warns security firm
14.3.2023
Dogecoin, Zcash and Litecoin have already patched the “critical” vulnerability, but hundreds of others may not have, risking billions' worth of crypto
OpenSea patches vulnerability that potentially exposed users’ identities
13.3.2023
Cybersecurity firm Imperva found a vulnerability that could be used to leak user information such as email addresses and phone numbers, which has now been patched
What is ethical hacking, and how does it work?
11.3.2023
Ethical hacking is the practice of identifying and testing vulnerabilities in a system to improve its security and prevent unauthorized access
DeFi auditor nets $40,000 for identifying Uniswap vulnerability
4.1.2023
A security firm flagged a now-fixed vulnerability to Uniswap, highlighting the potential for reentrancy attacks on the protocol’s Universal Router smart contract
Hacker Steals $6.9 Million From Arbitrum-Based Defi Protocol Lodestar Finance
11.12.2022
Arbitrum-based lending platform Lodestar Finance was exploited on Dec. 10, 2022, according to a tweet from the project’s Twitter account on Saturday. Community reports detail that Lodestar lost roughly $6.9 million from the vulnerability. Lodestar Finance Loses $6.9 Million in an Exploit,...
This AI chatbot is either an exploiter's dream or their nightmare
2.12.2022
The crypto community has come across an AI-powered chatbot that can be used to audit smart contracts and expose vulnerabilities
Solana’s Investigation Indicates Wallet Exploit Tied to Slope Mobile App
4.8.2022
Following the Solana wallet attack, the Solana Status team updated the public and detailed that the wallet addresses affected by the breach were tied to Slope mobile wallet applications. The team further stressed that “there is no evidence the Solana protocol or its cryptography...
Cross-Chain Bridge Nomad Loses $190 Million Making It 2022’s Third-Largest Crypto Heist
2.8.2022
On Monday, the cross-chain token bridge Nomad was attacked and hackers managed to siphon $190 million from the protocol, draining a great majority of the funds. The Nomad cross-chain bridge attack was the third-biggest crypto heist of 2022, and the ninth largest of all time. Nomad Cross-Chain...
Axie Infinity Loses $620 Million After Hacker Compromised Ronin Validators
29.3.2022
According to Sky Mavis, the creators of the blockchain NFT game Axie Infinity, the Ronin network has been attacked, and a hacker has managed to siphon 173,600 in ethereum and 25.5 million usd coin (USDC). The attacker has obtained roughly $620 million worth of crypto assets, and the Ronin bridge...
Multichain under fire from users as hacking losses grow to $3M
20.1.2022
Multichain users have lost over $3 million due to an unsolved security vulnerability that appeared in six supported tokens on Jan. 17
HP-Branded Servers Hijacked to Mine $110,000 Worth of Cryptocurrency
28.12.2021
Hackers recently took control of a group of HP-branded servers and used them to remotely mine a cryptocurrency called raptoreum, according to reports. This resulted in the compromised cluster of HP machines becoming the biggest contributor to the total mining pool of the cryptocurrency, allowing...
SushiSwap denies reports of billion dollar bug
23.9.2021
Claims by a self professed white-hat hacker about a major security risk to SushiSwap liquidity providers have been rejected by one of the exchange’s devs
Custodial Lightning Network Service Attack Discovered by LN ‘Newbie’ — Hacker Strikes 6 LN Custodians
20.9.2021
On September 18, a Redditor posted to the r/bitcoin forum and explained how he discovered a way to “attack [the] lightning Network’s custodial services.” The Reddit account dubbed “Reckless Satoshi” wanted to figure out if a “discrepancy between real...
White hat potentially saves SushiSwap $350M by finding ‘obvious’ exploit
18.8.2021
The security researcher found a flaw in a dutch auction smart contract that could have resulted in the loss of 109,000 ETH