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US Senator Cruz Introduces Bill to Prevent Federal Reserve From Using Digital Currency as Surveillance Tool
2.4.2022
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals and competing with the private sector. The senator from Texas warned that not only would this CBDC model centralize financial information...
Ola Finance Exploited for $3.6M in Re-Entrancy Attack
31.3.2022
The attack took place on the DeFi protocol’s implementation on the Fuse blockchain
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...
Among Us Servers Have Been Down For Over 48 Hours Due To DDoS Attack
27.3.2022
Popular online indie sneak-and-stab simulator Among Us is currently facing an ongoing DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. According to Among Us developers Innersloth, the game has been offline in both North America and Europe for over two days due to the attack. Read more
Elden Ring's Wolf Pack Ashes Are Loyal Pups, And Therefore The Best
25.3.2022
Elden Ring has a bunch of spirit ashes, ethereal summons you can call forth to aid you in battle. Some, like Banished Knight Oleg, are highly effective damage dealers, capable of wiping out even the toughest of bosses. Others, hm, not so much—looking at you, spirit jellyfish ashes. While each...
Bored Ape Yacht Club’s Apecoin DAO Airdrops Millions of Apecoins to NFT Owners
18.3.2022
During the last 24 hours, the cryptocurrency community has been discussing the launch of a new token called apecoin (APE), released by the newly-formed Apecoin DAO. At launch, the token exchanged hands for $10.36 per coin, but dropped more than 40% to $6.21. Since the token’s all-time...
Rare Bears Discord phishing attack nabs $800K in NFTs
18.3.2022
The account of a moderator from the non-fungible token project was compromised in the attack, posting a phishing link that drained user wallets
Canadian Police Seize Bitcoin Worth $28 Million From Former Government Employee in Ransomware Case
12.3.2022
Canada’s police have seized bitcoin worth more than $28 million from a former government employee who has been extradited to the U.S. to “face charges for dozens of ransomware attacks resulting in the payment of tens of millions of dollars in ransoms.” Canadian Authority Seizes...
Hell's Paradise Is A Gripping Horror Manga I Binged In 3 Days
7.3.2022
While Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku is full of gorgeous scenes, this particularly gruesome one stuck out to me: A wooden boat floated serenely along a foggy river, filled with beautiful flowers. Government officials would find a smiling corpse that had flowers growing out of its dismembered parts....
Attacker Hacks Arbitrum’s Treasure DAO for Over 100 NFTs by Leveraging Marketplace Exploit
4.3.2022
A non-fungible token market platform built on top of Arbitrum called Treasure DAO was hacked on March 3 at 7:33 a.m. (EST), according to a post mortem analysis authored by the security-focused firm Certik. The company’s report notes that “over 100 NFTs were stolen in...
Hacker Group Anonymous Vows to Disrupt Russia’s Internet — RT Websites Become ‘Subject of Massive DDoS Attacks’
1.3.2022
The international hacktivist collective known as Anonymous has vowed to attack Russian government websites over the recent Ukraine invasion. So far Anonymous says that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense database and various state-operated television channels in Russia. Additionally,...
'Will ETH Survive?': Why Ethereum's Leaders Forked the Network in 2016
26.2.2022
Bitcoin Donations Pour in to Help Ukrainian Military Fight Russia — Over $5 Million in BTC Raised
26.2.2022
Cryptocurrency donations have poured into a nonprofit organization that provides support to Ukrainian soldiers after Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine. More than $5 million in bitcoin has already been raised. Meanwhile, the group’s fundraising page on Patreon has been abruptly...
Opensea CEO Dismisses $200 Million Hack Rumor, Claims Incident Was a Phishing Attack
20.2.2022
Opensea co-founder and CEO, Devin Finzer, has denied rumors that the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace’s codebase was breached and that attackers had stolen $200 million. According to Finzer, an investigation had shown that the attacker had $1.7 million worth of ethereum in his wallet...
OpenSea planned upgrade stalls as phishing attack targets NFT migration
20.2.2022
OpenSea announced a new smart contract upgrade with a one-week deadline yesterday. However, the urgency and short deadline opened up a small window of opportunity for hackers
Study: 68% of Americans Aware of Risks Involved With Cryptocurrencies
17.2.2022
Nearly seven out of ten surveyed Americans said they were aware of risks that are associated with cryptocurrencies, a new study by Nordvpn has found. However, about 32% of the respondents said they were not aware of any risks. Understanding Cryptocurrencies According to the findings of a...
Monero community concerned as leading mining pool nears 51% of ecosystem's total hash rate
15.2.2022
The sharp increase in MineXMR's mining hash rate in the past few months has led some XMR enthusiasts to suspect ulterior motives
Monero Supporters Beg XMR Miners to Boycott Mining Pool Capturing 44% of the Network Hashrate
14.2.2022
Reports indicate that the Monero community is upset about a specific mining pool that currently commands 44% of the network’s hashrate. Supporters are asking mining participants to leave a mining pool called Minexmr as they believe the operation threatens decentralization. A Single Monero...
Decentraland Faces a Phishing Attack
7.2.2022
The crypto space is no stranger to malicious attacks, and Decentraland recently experienced a similar situation. The well-known Metaverse website is currently experiencing a phishing attack as malicious parties have replicated the website. The elaborated scheme is curated to attack gullible users...
Genshin Impact Player Survives Impossible Falls By Pinballing Off Cliffs
3.2.2022
Some Genshin Impact players refuse to play the game the way that it’s meant to be played, and I respect that. Yesterday, Reddit user Ezmankong posted a video in which they used playable character Ningguang to spectacularly bounce off two cliffsides and avoided dying of fall damage, and it’s...