Connext Airdrop Marred by $38K Sybil Bot Attack

Connext Network, a protocol that interacts with native blockchain bridges to optimize security, is the subject of intense scrutiny after one wallet appears to have exploited its NEXT token airdrop. дальше »

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Balancer protocol exploited for $900K as DeFi hacks mount: Finance Redefined

DeFi exploits resulted in losses of over $16 million in August.

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Balancer suffers breach despite prior warnings; TVL falls $164M

Decentralized exchange Balancer confirmed that its V2 pools were exploited for an undisclosed sum despite its previous warning about vulnerabilities. In an Aug. 27 post on its official X account, the Ethereum-based protocol revealed that its mitigation procedure was able to minimize the impact of the exploit. дальше »

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Balancer exploited in nearly $900k after vulnerability warning

DeFi protocol Balancer was exploited just a few days after disclosing a vulnerability affecting its boosted pools.

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Balancer says $2.8M still at risk after vulnerability warning

The vulnerability was not exploited after its discovery on Aug. 22.

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Balancer announces $27M may be at risk due to vulnerability in DeFi pools

The DeFi platform Balancer (BAL) disclosed a vulnerability affecting several of its pools in a statement published on Aug. 22. In that post, Balancer Labs said that the vulnerability in question had not been exploited and said that 80% of the issue had been mitigated. дальше »

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DeFi protocols Exactly, Harbor hacked in separate attacks

A fresh round of attacks targeted the DeFi ecosystem on Aug. 18, with Exactly protocol exploited for nearly $7.3 million, while Harbor’s team is still estimating the amount stolen. дальше »

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Zunami protocol loses $2.1 mln in price manipulation hack

The hack exploited the protocol's vulnerability by utilizing a flash loan to inject liquidity. Unknown attackers then manipulated prices and executed trades on the platform's decentralized exchThe post Zunami protocol loses $2. дальше »

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Hacked protocol Steadefi offers $33k bounty to hacker

Steadefi grapples with a significant security breach, risking $334k in assets as the exploited protocol now seeks negotiation with attacker for recovery. дальше »

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Solana DEX falls victim to $1 mln exploit, details here

Futures exchange on Solana gets exploited by hackers.  Various addresses sent messages through NFTs asking the hacker to return the funds. Throughout the year, Solana [SOL] encountered a seThe post Solana DEX falls victim to $1 mln exploit, details here appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Breaking: ‘All funds are at risk' — Steadefi exploited in ongoing attack

The leveraged yield aggregator confirmed on Aug. 7 that it was hacked and said it’s willing to discuss a bounty with the exploiters. дальше »

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Curve hacker behind $61M heist begins returning funds

The attacker behind the July 30 Curve Finance attack has returned $8.9 million of drained funds, claiming they don’t want to “ruin” the protocols they exploited. дальше »

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Looter Behind $61M Curve Hack Starts Returning Assets, Raising Hope for Recovery

The exploited protocols offered a 10% bounty Thursday for returning the rest of the assets until the end f this week. дальше »

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DeFi Ecosystem Suffers Fallout From $50M Curve Finance Exploit

Curve Finance, a decentralized finance platform, was exploited for over $50 million in a reentrancy attack, impacting several protocols and causing a $2. 3 billion drop in total value locked across the DeFi ecosystem. дальше »

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Breaking: Curve Finance pools exploited in over $47M due to reentrancy vulnerability

Several stable pools on Curve Finance using Vyper were exploited on July 30. Vyper versions 0.2.15, 0.2.16 and 0.3.0 are vulnerable to malfunctioning reentrancy locks. дальше »

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This AMD Ryzen Bug Can Compromise Your Crypto Wallet Keys

A new bug called “Zenbleed” affecting specific AMD CPUs has been found that can potentially leak info, such as keys attached to crypto wallets. AMD Zenbleed May Be Exploited To Leak Crypto Wallet Keys As reported by the computer-focused news website Tom’s Hardware, a new vulnerability related to AMD CPUs has been discovered that can compromise sensitive info such as passwords and encryption keys. дальше »

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Defi platform Era Lend exploited on zkSync, losses $3.4m in assets

CertiK, a leading blockchain security firm, has issued an urgent Skynet Alert after receiving multiple reports of the defi platform Era Lend falling victim to an exploitation on zkSync.  Losses are currently estimated to be around $3.4 million. Another hacking… дальше »

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Era Lend on zkSync exploited for $3.4M in reentrancy attack

The lending app was drained of funds using a “read-only reentrancy” bug, a type of vulnerability that is often difficult for auditors to spot. дальше »

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Arkham Intel Exchange Shows 11 Submissions Since Debut Including Finding Elon Musk’s Wallet

Some bounties that have received a submission include identifying the addresses that exploited FTX during its collapse. дальше »

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Conic Finance loses $3.2M to reentrancy attack on ETH Omnipool

DeFi protocol Conic Finance confirmed that it was exploited via a reentrancy attack earlier today for an undisclosed sum. A reentrancy attack allows an attacker to drain funds of a vulnerable contract by repeatedly calling the withdraw function before it updates its balance. дальше »

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Uniswap Founder Recovers From Latest Twitter Account Hack

Uniswap CEO Hayden Adams' Twitter account was hacked, marking an increase in cyberattacks targeting crypto industry figures. The hackers used a fake message about Uniswap being exploited to lure victims. дальше »

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North Korean hackers exploited shared cloud service to rob crypto firms

North Korean state hackers exploited a cloud services provider called JumpCloud to steal funds from crypto companies that use its services, Reuters reported on July 20. Reuter’s confidential sources indicate that the North Korean state-backed hackers had a specific focus on cryptocurrency companies. дальше »

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Recently Exploited Crypto Bridge Shuts, Says China Detained CEO and His Sister

Multichain said it has been forced to take the action "due to lack of alternative sources of information and corresponding operational funds." дальше »

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Ripple warns on fake XRP airdrops amid US ruling

Scammers have exploited the news of Ripple's victory with fake XRP airdrop scams as Ripple CTO issued a warning on the fraudulent activities. дальше »

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Rodeo Finance exploited for the second time in a week, $1.53M lost

Rodeo Finance is an Arbitrum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol. The hacker manipulated price oracles and executed trades using the manipulated price. The price of Rodeo Finance’s native token has plunged 54% after the hack. дальше »

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Arbitrum-based Rodeo Finance exploited for second time, $1.5M stolen

The exploiter manipulated price oracles to gain the upper hand on trades executed using the manipulated price.

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У DeFi протокола Arcadia Finance украли $455 000

Утром 10 июля, исследователь блокчейна, компания PeckShield в своем Twitter сообщила об эксплойте в децентрализованном протоколе Arcadia Finance.   #PeckShieldAlert Our community contributor has detected that @ArcadiaFi has been exploited on both #Ethereum and #Optimism for ~$455K The exploiter on #Ethereum was frontrun by 0x5C75e94dD0Ab9c10BFd1B8073DafEF031D3c050dhttps://t. дальше »

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Addressing The Potential Of Cryptocurrency For Illegal Activities: Mitigations

Cryptocurrency, with its decentralized nature and pseudo-anonymity, does have the potential to be exploited for illegal activities such as tax evasion, terrorist funding, fraud, and ransomware attacks. дальше »

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Multichain halts services after $126M exploit

Cross-chain protocol Multichain (MULTI) stopped services today after confirming the abnormal movements of funds from its MPC address. Blockchain security firm Peckshield reported that Multichain was exploited for $126 million, with the attacker moving funds from its  Fantom (FTM) and Moonriver (MOVR) bridge. дальше »

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Multichain Fantom Bridge Exploited and Drained of $126M, Aptos Twitter Account Hacked

The Twitter accounts of Aptos Network and its CEO were hacked, promoting a fraudulent airdrop. On the same day, Multichain's Fantom bridge lost $126 million in various assets. The post Multichain Fantom Bridge Exploited and Drained of $126M, Aptos Twitter Account Hacked appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Multichain Bridges Exploited for Nearly $130M Across Fantom, Moonriver and Dogechain

Multichain's bridges for Fantom, Dogechain and Moonriver are seeing major unexplained outflows. дальше »

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Huobi Reportedly Plugs Leak That Saw Almost 5,000 Users’ Data Exposed

After months of delay, Huobi has finally resolved a data breach that saw the data of 4,960 users exposed, according to a report from The Block. However, the incident raises questions about the company’s response and the potential consequences had the breach been exploited. дальше »

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Poly network services ‘remain suspended’ after another major hack

Cross-chain protocol Poly Network said its services would remain temporarily suspended after a hacker exploited 57 crypto assets on ten blockchains, including Ethereum (ETH), BNB Chain, Polygon (MATIC), Avalanche (AVAX), Metis, Optimism (OP) and others on July 2. дальше »

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Poly Network urges users to withdraw after exploit affects 57 crypto assets

The Poly Network has been exploited again, this time due to compromised private keys, according to blockchain security firm Dedaub. дальше »

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US man imprisoned after paying bitcoin to eliminate child he molested

A New Jersey resident, John Michael Musbach, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison following his attempt to hire a hitman via the dark web to assassinate a minor he had previously sexually exploited. The objective of this heinous… дальше »

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NFT card game Z-ERA hacked for $285k; native coin loses virtually all value

A non-fungible token (NFT) based card game called Z-ERA has been exploited for $285,000, blockchain security firm CertiK reported on June 20. CertiK said it discovered an exploit against Z-ERA’s BNB Smart Chain address in which an externally-owned account (EOA) deployed an unverified contract to steal funds. дальше »

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Midas Capital Suffers Second Exploit in 6 Months, Loses Over $600K

DeFi lending platform Midas Capital confirmed that one of its pools were exploited for an undisclosed sum. The post Midas Capital Suffers Second Exploit in 6 Months, Loses Over $600K appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Exposed Security Challenges: Sturdy Finance Hack Raises Concerns for DeFi Protocols

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DeFi Platform Sturdy Finance Exploited for 442 ETH, Attacker Funnels Funds Through to Cash

Peckshield highlighted the fraudulent address reporting that the exploiter had already transferred 442.6 ETH to Tornado Cash. This makes the haul worth approximately $768,000. The post DeFi Platform Sturdy Finance Exploited for 442 ETH, Attacker Funnels Funds Through to Cash appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Crypto Scammers Rake in Almost $1 Million by Seizing Control of Over 8 Influential Twitter Accounts

igh-Profile Crypto Twitter Accounts Exploited: Scammers Amass Nearly $1 Million in Ill-Gotten Gains In a series of targeted attacks, fraudsters have successfully compromised the Twitter accounts of influential individuals in the cryptocurrency industry, leading to the theft of close to $1 million in digital assets. дальше »

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Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire portfolios

Several users have reported losses of crypto assets, claiming funds held on the Atomic Wallet app vanished.

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OpenAI CTO’s Twitter account hijacked to promote crypto scam

The Twitter account of Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer, fell victim to an apparent hack on June 2. The attacker exploited her Twitter to promote a deceptive crypto airdrop. Murati found her account used to advertise a fraudulent cryptocurrency… дальше »

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Compromised Twitter account amplifies crypto phishing scam

In a worrisome development, an infiltrated Twitter account, @steveaoki, has been exploited to endorse a cryptocurrency phishing scam.  дальше »

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DeFi protocol WDZD Swap exploited for $1.1M: CertiK

The reported attacker is a known exploiter, labeled "Fake_Phishing750" by BSCScan.

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Tensions Rise Between SushiSwap, Lido Over Return of Exploited Funds

Two decentralized finance projects are butting heads over a governance proposal that could see the recovery of 40 ETH stolen in Sushiswap's April hack. дальше »

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Deus DAO Receives Part of Stolen Funds After Bounty Offer

DEI stablecoin issuer Deus DAO confirmed it receieed $1.07 million from an hacker who exploited its BSC Chain. The post Deus DAO Receives Part of Stolen Funds After Bounty Offer appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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BSC-based DeFi protocol Level Finance suffers a $1m exploit

LevelFinance (LVL), a Binance Smart Chain (BSC)-based decentralized exchange, has been exploited for $1 million. The hacker targeted a LevelFinance Referral Controller Contract vulnerability to orchestrate the heist. дальше »

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Crypto Hack: New Polygon (MATIC) DeFi Exploited for $2 Million, Here's How

0VIX, decentralized lending/borrowing protocol on Polygon's PoS and zkEVM networks targeted by flash loan attack дальше »

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Polygon-based protocol 0vix exploited for $2M

Polygon-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, 0vix, appears to have been exploited for $2 million via flashloan. Blockchain security firm CertiK reported the incident — which Arkham Intelligence further corroborated. дальше »

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CertiK says it highlighted ‘centralization risks’ in Merlin DEX audit

Merlin, a decentralized exchange (DEX) based on Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 protocol zkSync, confirmed it was exploited despite being audited by smart-contract auditor CertiK. The DEX advised everyone connected to its site to revoke their wallets/sign permission. дальше »

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