Zcash May Be Getting Spammed but the Blockchain Is Doing Just Fine, the Company Behind It Says

The Electronic Coin Company, the organization behind Zcash, claims that concerns of a spam attack are mostly just FUD. дальше »

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На блокчейн Zcash совершили спам-атаку

Блокчейн ориентированной на приватность криптовалюты Zcash (ZEC) подвергся спам-атаке, которая заполняет блоки защищенными транзакциями с сотнями выходов. The zcash spam attack continues. Almost every block contains a shielded transaction with hundreds of outputs. дальше »

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Are Monero Developers Behind the Latest Zcash Attack?

An unidentified spammer has wreaked havoc with Zcash node operators by filling transaction blocks with myriad shielded transaction outputs. The post Are Monero Developers Behind the Latest Zcash Attack? appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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D.C. Vs. Michael Saylor: Tax Fraud Or Another Political Attack Against Bitcoin?

In a tax fraud lawsuit filed against Michael Saylor and MicroStrategy, the District of Columbia seems to be making a politicized attack. дальше »

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Transit Swap hacker returns $16.5M of stolen funds

Cross-chain DEX aggregator Transit Swap had a rough weekend after it lost over $21 million of users’ funds to a vulnerability attack. The post Transit Swap hacker returns $16.5M of stolen funds appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Amber Group uses simple hardware to show just how fast, easy the Wintermute hack was

The Hong Kong-based group documented its reproduction of the hack on its tech and security-oriented blog, seeking insights into Web3’s attack surface spectrum. дальше »

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FTX Exchange’s Traumatic Side of the Sybil Attack and Losses Story: The Analysis

Crypto exchange organization FTX reportedly faced Sybil attacks and losses. The company lost 111, 260 EUROS, with the largest number of estimated accounts (66.35), while that of users being less. White-capped users targeted bonuses offered from the exchange. A Complete… дальше »

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Is Ethereum Under Attack? Unpacking the MEV-Boost Censorship Controversy

Ethereums neutrality is being put to the test by MEV-Boost relays, which have had the power to censor transactions in about a quarter of all blocks issued since September 15.... дальше »

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EU Lawmakers Attack Amazon’s Involvement in Digital Euro Project

Cross-party lawmakers cited worries over data privacy and taxation as they demanded a U-turn on the controversial European Central Bank decision to let Amazon participate in the digital euro project. дальше »

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Lazarus Hacker Group Targets MacOS Users Through Crypto Jobs

The Lazarus Group are North Korean hackers who are now sending unsolicited and fake crypto jobs targeted toward Apple’s macOS operating system. The hacker group has deployed malware which conducts the attack. дальше »

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Crypto Sleuth: This Is Why the Wintermute Exploit Was an Inside Job

Crypto sleuth James Edwards, aka Librehash, has offered his take on the attack vector used to rob London-based crypto firm, Wintermute on Sep. 20, 2022, alleging that the attack was an inside job. дальше »

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Hacker Exploits Profanity’s Vanity Address to Steal $950 in ETH

Barely one week after the Wintermute hack, $950,000 in Ether (ETH) has been stolen from a crypto wallet through a “vanity address” exploit, according to reports on September 26, 2022. Profanity-Generated Vanity Addresses Under Attack On September 26, Peckshield, a… дальше »

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Wintermute suffers $160M attack, Kraken CEO departs and US bill aims to ban algo stablecoins: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 18-24

The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link! дальше »

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Tribe DAO Proposes Repayment For Victims Of Rari’s $80 Million Attack

Following an April hack attack that affected many Tribe users, the Tribe DAO community has proposed compensation. The tribe is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that controls three projects in the ecosystem. дальше »

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Revolut Fell For Social Engineering Attack, Data From 50K Users Exposed

It was Revolut’s turn. Another day, another data breach in the crypto world. About a week ago, someone inside the company’s headquarters fell for a scam. According to Revolut, the social hackers only had access to the data “for a short period of time. дальше »

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Oman's Indian embassy Twitter account compromised to promote XRP scam

The hackers behind the attack may have been responsible for breaching India-based crypto exchange CoinDCX’s Twitter account given the similar fake XRP giveaways. дальше »

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Wintermute Loses $160M in Latest DeFi Hack

Gaevoy said that the firm would be open to treating the incident as a white hat attack. Wintermute Hit for $160M Wintermute has been hacked for $160 million, the companys... дальше »

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How realistic is $1,200 in Ethereum price post-Merge?

Ethereum price crashed by more than 10% on Monday after the replay attack ETH…

The post How realistic is $1,200 in Ethereum price post-Merge? appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Ethereum PoW loses 200 WETH to Omni bridge vulnerability exploit

A replay attack against  Omni bridge resulted in a hacker exploiting 200 WETH from the Ethereum PoW chain. The post Ethereum PoW loses 200 WETH to Omni bridge vulnerability exploit appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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ETHW confirms contract vulnerability exploit, dismisses replay attack claims

The proof-of-work fork of the Ethereum blockchain was targeted by a cross-chain contract exploit.

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Ethereum Proof-of-Work Suffers Replay Attack, Price Tanks 18%

Ethereum Proof-of-Work (PoW) network suffered a replay attack on September 18 as exploiters replayed a message from the Ethereum POS chain. The post Ethereum Proof-of-Work Suffers Replay Attack, Price Tanks 18% appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Here's How Much It Costs To 51% Attack Bitcoin (BTC)

Expert of Braiins Pool (formerly Slush Pool), oldest Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool, shared details of hypothetical scenario of 51% attack on largest blockchain дальше »

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Ethereum on PoW (ETHW) Users Might Be Vulnerable to New Type of Attack

Kyber Network (KNC) engineers explained how ETHW holders can protect themselves from replay attacks дальше »

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Ethereum (ETH) on PoS Already Under 51% Attack: Investor Jason Williams

Seasoned investor and award-winning author explains why post-Merge Ethereum (ETH) looks centralized for him дальше »

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CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Coinbase bankrolls Tornado Cash users’ lawsuit; Terra Classic makes 1,900% comeback led by community

The biggest news in the cryptosphere for September 8 includes Coinbase financing the lawsuit against the United States Treasury Department over Tornado Cash, Terra Classic’s community-led revival and an attack on the New Free DAO protocol. дальше »

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Chainalysis Aids in Recovering $30M From Axie Infinity, Ronin Hack

Over $30 million stolen during an attack on the Ronin Network this year has been recovered with the help of Chainalysis. $30 Million in Crypto Seized Chainalysis has helped law... дальше »

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New Free DAO crashes 99% after $1.25M flash loan attack

A flash loan attack launched against New Free DAO (NFD) has drained $1.25 million from the protocol and caused its token price to crash by 99%. The post New Free DAO crashes 99% after $1.25M flash loan attack appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Attack of CZ Clones: Binance CEO Demands Twitter to Remove Them in Elon Musk's Name

Binance's CZ has asked Twitter team to solve issue with armies of bots, in particular with those that impersonate him дальше »

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Злоумышленник получил 370 000 USDC в результате атаки на Nereus Finance

DeFi-платформа Nereus Finance на базе Avalanche подверглась арбитражной атаке с помощью флэш-кредита на 51 млн USDC. Добыча хакера составила примерно 370 000 USDC, подсчитали в CertiK. #CertiKSkynetAlert🚨CertiK Skynet has reported a #flashloan attack on #AVAX impacting contract 0xe767c. дальше »

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Is Channel Jamming A Threat To Bitcoin’s Lightning Network?

Channel jamming has emerged as a potential attack vector for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. But does it pose a real threat? дальше »

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DeFi Platform Kyber Says It Removed Attack Vector, Compensated Affected Wallet

Multichain decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Kyber said it removed the attack vector used in an exploit that saw $265,000 stolen on Sept. 1. дальше »

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Babylon Finance Shutters Operations After $80M Rari Hack: ‘We Have Failed and We Need to Accept It’

Non-custodial asset management protocol Babylon Finance is closing down operations following the attack that led to an $80 million theft. The post Babylon Finance Shutters Operations After $80M Rari Hack: ‘We Have Failed and We Need to Accept It’ appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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MakerDAO’s Christensen Pushes “Endgame Plan” to Save DAI From Attack

The proposal addresses Rune Christensens previous concerns about authoritarian risks to MakerDAO protocol and the amount of USDC backing DAI. The Endgame Plan DAI cannot remain a stablecoin forever, according... дальше »

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Can Avalanche [AVAX] be a profitable bet for traders going long

Recently published CryptoLeaks blog post alleged that Ava Labs, the creator of the Avalanche blockchain, was involved in paying lawyers to “attack and harm crypto organizations and projects that migThe post Can Avalanche [AVAX] be a profitable bet for traders going long appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Klex launches ‘vampire attack’ on KlaySwap

Klex, a decentralised finance (DeFi) protocol and automated portfolio rebalancer on Klaytn, has gone live with a vampire attack on Klaytn-based DeFi rival KlaySwap. An official announcement by the Klex team noted that the vampire attack was live, with the deposit window set to remain open for 48 hours. дальше »

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Tether responds to Wall Street Journal ‘disinformation’

To attack Tether’s reserves [...] further highlights an agenda by the publication to single out Tether and hurt its reputation,” the USDT issuer said. дальше »

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Bitcoin erases latest gains with BTC price back below $20K as dollar spikes

Bitcoin drops with U.S. stocks as the dollar finds momentum for an attack on earlier twenty-year highs.

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MakerDAO co-founder recommends DAI-USD depegging to limit attack surface

While revealing the protocol's inability to comply with regulators, Christensen suggested that "we must choose the path of decentralization." дальше »

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How Countries Could Try To Kill Bitcoin Adoption

Understanding how bitcoin adoption could be stopped is critical to becoming a better Bitcoiner and there are numerous possible attack vectors that exist. дальше »

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Most Acala Services Still Offline Twelve Days After Attack

A majority of services on Acala are still offline, according to a statement from the project today. Majority of Acala Services Are Down Acala is still attempting to restore operations... дальше »

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Cardano’s Hoskinson Slams The US Treasury For Banning Tornado Cash

Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson has been the latest high-ranking crypto community member to speak out against the issue, calling out the US treasury for trying to spook software developers and attack their freedom of expression through code. дальше »

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SudoRare Pulled the Rug for $820,000. How Will Kraken Respond?

As a U.S.-based regulated exchange, all Kraken customers are required to submit identification as part of mandatory Know Your Customer checks. SudoRare Attack Demands Answers The team behind the SudoRare... дальше »

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Hackers Lose 5 Ether While Trying to Attack Near Protocol’s Rainbow Bridge

Automated security processes caused the attackers to lose money while trying to submit a fabricated transaction on the Rainbow bridge. дальше »

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Hacker Loses 5 ETH (~$8,000) In Failed Attack on NEAR Rainbow Bridge

Aurora Labs CEO Alex Shevchenko said that on Aug. 22 a hacker lost 5 Ethereum (ETH) in a failed attack on the NEAR/ETH Rainbow Bridge over the weekend. No user funds were lost. The post Hacker Loses 5 ETH (~$8,000) In Failed Attack on NEAR Rainbow Bridge appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Sanctioned Mixers Used to Launder Axie Infinity Funds, Reveals SlowMist Researcher

Following the $620 million attack on Axie Infinity’s Ronin sidechain, one researcher has traced fund flows to sanctioned crypto mixers. The post Sanctioned Mixers Used to Launder Axie Infinity Funds, Reveals SlowMist Researcher appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Bitcoin whales attack sellers at $22.3K as euro drops below USD parity

Bitcoin struggles to make a return to higher levels despite geopolitical uncertainty striking the Eurozone.

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NEAR Rainbow Bridge defends weekend attack costing hacker 5 ETH

CEO of Aurora Labs, Alex Shevchenko, announced Monday that the NEAR-ETH Rainbow Bridge defended an attack over the weekend resulting in the hacker losing 5ETH. The post NEAR Rainbow Bridge defends weekend attack costing hacker 5 ETH appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Хакер неудачно атаковал кроссчейн-мост Rainbow Bridge и потерял 5 ETH

Кроссчейн-мост Rainbow Bridge успешно отразил атаку неизвестного хакера, которую он предпринял 20 августа. Об этом рассказал CEO Aurora Labs Алекс Шевченко. 🧵 on the Rainbow Bridge attack during the weekendTL; DR: similar to May attack; no user funds lost; attack was mitigated automatically within 31 seconds; attacker lost 5 ETH. дальше »

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FTX blocks Aztec Network privacy DApp, calling it a ‘high risk’ mixer

Some users took to Twitter to bemoan what some are calling a continuing attack on privacy in the wake of the U.S. Treasury Dept.’s action against Tornado Cash. дальше »

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Now That Authorities Have Sanctioned Tornado Cash, Is Bitcoin Next?

Crypto privacy advocates were appalled when U.S. authorities sanctioned and shut down Tornado Cash. Could Bitcoin survive a similar attack? дальше »

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