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DeltaPrime exploited for $4.8M worth of ARB and AVAX tokens

[Nov 11 9:53 AM] The DeFi liquidity protocol paused operations on the Arbitrum and Avalanche blockchains as the team investigated the vulnerability.

Dune Launches Dashboard Tracking $2.5B Lost to Crypto Hacks and Phishing Scams

[Nov 7 2:00 PM] The new dashboard by Dune reveals funds lost in over 5,500 blockchain-based scams, exploits, and attacks.

Bitcoin scammers impersonate police, Sunray Finance $2.7M drain: Crypto-Sec

[Nov 4 1:30 PM] Scammers pretended to be police and demanded BTC for missing court dates, while an attacker minted a huge number of SUN tokens and dumped them.

US government crypto wallets hacked for $20M — Arkham Intelligence

[Oct 24 10:02 PM] According to onchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, the malicious address currently holds approximately $13 million in assets.

Radiant Capital hacker moves $52M in stolen funds

[Oct 24 5:35 AM] Nearly all of the stolen loot from Radiant Capital has been moved to the Ethereum network, which usually isn't a good sign for those hoping for recovery. 

US gov files complaints to seize assets from North Korean hackers

[Oct 6 9:45 PM] According to PeckShieldAlert, losses from crypto hacks and exploits accounted for over $120 million in losses during September 2024.

Crypto Hackers Nabbed $409M in Q3: Immunefi

[Sep 26 1:00 PM] Hackers stole $409 million worth of cryptocurrency in the third quarter, with an additional $3 million lost to fraud, according to a report by ImmuneFi.

Telegram bot Banana Gun’s users drained of over $1.9M

[Sep 19 1:27 PM] So far, at least 36 victims suffered losses amounting to nearly $2 million worth of Ether.

Delta Prime attacker stole $6M by minting massive number of tokens

[Sep 16 2:30 PM] The exploiter minted over 115 duovigintillion USDC deposit receipts but then redeemed only $2.4 million worth.

Attacker drains $1.4M from CUT token pools via mysterious unverified contract

[Sep 11 12:13 PM] An account used an unreadable function to remove 1.4 million BSC-USD without needing to burn the equivalent LP tokens.

DeFi Protocol Penpie Exploited for $27M of Crypto Assets; PNP Token Craters 40%

[Sep 3 8:43 PM] Crypto users lost some $2 billion due to hacks, scams and exploits throughout 2023, one report said.

Ronin bridge hack caused by error in upgrade deployment script — Verichains

[Aug 16 1:30 PM] The upgrade deployment script failed to call an important initialization function, leaving the vote threshold at zero and allowing anyone to withdraw “without signature.”

Euler announces 29 audit reports after $4M spent to shore up security

[Aug 12 2:00 PM] Some vulnerabilities in Euler v2 were found and resolved, and a subsequent $1.25 million bug bounty contest found no vulnerabilities of medium or greater severity.

Blockchain Protocol Nexera Suffers $1.8M Exploit, NXRA Tumbles 40%

[Aug 7 9:07 AM] Nexera, a blockchain infrastructure protocol that focuses on tokenization, has suffered an exploit with $1.5 million being stolen, according to blockchain security firm Cyvers.

Convergence congratulates attacker, attempts to open negotiations

[Aug 6 7:14 PM] The Convergence team posted a message to the Ethereum network, stating it believes the attacker ‘acted as a white hat.’

Ronin ‘white hat’ attacker returns $10M in ETH after apparent accidental front-run

[Aug 6 5:58 PM] The MEV bot returned nearly all of the funds, and the team claimed that $500,000 was being paid to it as a bounty.

Ronin Bridge Paused, Restarted After $12M Drained in Whitehat Hack

[Aug 6 11:24 AM] “The bridge currently secures over $850M which is safe,” co-founder @Psycheout86 said in an X post.

Ronin Network exploited for $9.8M in ETH, white hat hacker suspected

[Aug 6 10:53 AM] If the exploit occurred due to a white hat hacker, the funds could soon be returned to the blockchain.

DeFi Protocol Convergence Hacked, CVG Token Plunges 99% on Curve

[Aug 1 6:55 PM]

Rho Markets Pauses Platform After Attacker Siphons $7.6 Million in Digital Assets

[Jul 20 8:30 AM] The digital asset security platform Cyvers Alerts disclosed on July 19 that Rho Markets’ liquidity layer on Scroll had been exploited after hackers took control of an oracle access control. Cyvers reported that the attacker held $7.6 million…

Liminal blames compromised WazirX devices for hack, claims UI not responsible

[Jul 19 12:10 PM] Compromised WazirX devices provided “legit transaction details” to Liminal’s network, allowing the attacker to drain the exchange’s funds, the MPC provider claimed.

WazirX, Liminal Custody Blame Each Other as $230M Crypto Exploit Leaves Customers Stranded

[Jul 19 8:36 AM] The dispute centers around multisig wallets.

Lifi Finance Hit by $8 Million Exploit, Warns Users to Avoid Applications

[Jul 16 10:01 AM] According to reports, the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Lifi Finance experienced an $8 million loss due to an exploit. Lifi confirmed the breach on X and advised users to avoid interacting with Lifi-powered applications. Lifi Finance Loses…

Defi Protocol LI.FI Struck by $8M Exploit

[Jul 16 7:30 AM] Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform LI.FI protocol has been hit by an exploit worth around $8 million following a series of suspicious withdrawals, on-chain data shows.

Bittensor’s TAO Slides 15% After $8M Wallet Drain Attack

[Jul 2 11:56 PM] The blockchain was paused early Wednesday to contain the exploit, with security researchers suspecting a private key leakage.

Cardano Unfazed by Failed DDoS Attack Targeting Staked ADA

[Jun 26 12:17 AM] No downtime was observed as a Cardano developer managed to attack the attacker and take back some funds.

What is an infinite mint attack, and how does it work?

[Jun 18 2:30 AM] Learn about the devastating “infinite mint attack” in cryptocurrency. Understand how hackers exploit vulnerabilities to create unlimited tokens, causing massive inflation and price crashes.

HLG Down Over 60% as Exploiter Mints 1 Billion New Tokens

[Jun 13 2:53 PM] The team behind the Holograph (HLG) said they have patched the exploit and is working with centralized exchanges to freeze accounts affiliated with the exploiter

Crypto hacks soar to $19B in 13 years: Crystal Intelligence

[Jun 12 3:59 AM] Nearly $19 billion worth of digital assets have been lost to exploits in the past 13 years, with $2.9 billion stolen during the largest single crypto theft during the 2019 Plus Token fraud.

Lykke crypto exchange acknowledges hack after halting withdrawals

[Jun 10 1:23 PM] The Lykke team acknowledged that they halted withdrawals after an attack drained $22 million in crypto from its wallets on June 4.