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BNB Chain to Tackle Blockchain Exploit Risks in Major July Hard Fork
13.7.2023
The upgrade will push security measures immediately on the occasion of a blockchain exploit to safeguard user assets
Crypto scams are down 77% — but this exploit is making a huge comeback
12.7.2023
Attackers of this kind are supposedly "big game hunting” large-scale organizations with deep pockets to extract ”the most money possible” out of these firms
New York prosecutor charges hacker over $9M exploit of Solana-based exchange
12.7.2023
A skilled computer security engineer has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering related to an attack on a decentralized exchange
Multichain Executor has been 'draining' AnySwap tokens: Report
11.7.2023
The contract has used an “anySwapFeeTo” function to transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tokens to itself, which on-chain sleuth Spreek suspected may have been malicious
Multichain's ‘mysterious withdrawals’ have whiffs of a ‘rug pull’ — Chainalysis
11.7.2023
Chainalysis told Cointelegraph that they were “describing it as a possible rug pull,” based on an analysis of Multichain’s spurious transactions and internal problems
Pink, Pussy, Venom, Inferno — Drainers coming for a crypto wallet near you
11.7.2023
Crypto wallet drainers, or sweepers, are malicious smart contracts that can quickly empty a crypto wallet of its funds and are a standard tool for phishing scammers
Arcadia Finance hacker used reentrancy exploit, team demands return of funds
10.7.2023
In a post-mortem report, Arcadia Finance developers said an attacker stole funds by liquidating a vault before it could perform a health check, interrupting the app's normal flow of operations
Diablo IV Pulls Rarest Item After Fans Find Easy Exploit
7.7.2023
Diablo IV has six Uber Uniques that are the rarest and some of the most powerful items in the game. Players have spent hundreds of hours without ever coming across them—until now. A trick for easily earning them was recently discovered and Blizzard has now removed the items from the game entirely...
Multichain Team Confirms Exploit Across Fantom, Moonriver and Dogechain Bridges
7.7.2023
“It is recommended that all users suspend the use of Multichain services and revoke all contract approvals related to Multichain,” developers said early Friday
Multichain MPC bridge sees $100M+ outflows, sparking fears of exploit
7.7.2023
Some Multichain contracts on Ethereum suffered withdrawals of more than half of their deposits, causing on-chain sleuths to fear an exploit is underway
Today in Crypto: South Korea Passes the Virtual Asset User Protection Legislation, Poly Network Exploit Affected 57 Cryptos on 10 Blockchains, Crypto Miners Are Turning to AI
3.7.2023
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Chibi Finance $1M alleged rug pull: How it happened
3.7.2023
The exploiter used a “panic” function buried within eight different smart contracts to remove $1 million worth of users’ funds without their permission
Generative AI will disrupt blockchain too: Here’s how
3.7.2023
Artificial intelligence isn’t just generating lots of content these days, but equally, lots of excitement too
Poly Network urges users to withdraw after exploit affects 57 crypto assets
3.7.2023
The Poly Network has been exploited again, this time due to compromised private keys according to blockchain security firm Dedaub
Atomic Wallet gives major update on hack but questions remain unanswered
22.6.2023
The statement is the first major update from the wallet provider since the exploit in early June, but users are still in the dark about the actual cause
Sturdy stablecoin market reopens three days after $800K exploit
16.6.2023
The DeFi protocol also offered the $100,000 bounty to anyone who could help bring an arrest or recover the funds
Hashflow assures users will be made 'whole' following $600K exploit
15.6.2023
The trading platform has provided instructions for the recovery of funds lost through a contract approval vulnerability
Sturdy Finance DeFi Protocol Faces Exploit, Loses More Than $750,000
13.6.2023
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sturdy Finance has been exploited, but the team has promised that no further action will be taken against the hackers if the money is returned.
Writing on Twitter on Tuesday, Sturdy Finance founder Sam Forman said his team has told the exploiter that they...
Sturdy Finance Falls Victim to Exploit, Losing 442 ETH in Latest Defi Hack
12.6.2023
Decentralized finance (defi) platform Sturdy Finance was exploited on Sunday evening, losing 442 ether to an attacker. The team behind the project stated that it is aware of the reported exploit and paused markets at 10:19 p.m. ET. 442 Ethereum Worth Over $766K Siphoned From Sturdy Protocol...
Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Beosin
2.6.2023
Over $45 million was lost to exit scams in May while exploits on DeFi protocols racked up less than half that amount over the same period