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Curve Offers Hackers 10% Bounty in Exchange for Return of Crypto

[Aug 3, 2023 1:45 PM] "We will pursue you from all angles with the full extent of the law," said Curve, Metronome and Alchemix.

Curve emergency DAO terminates rewards for hack-related pools

[Aug 2, 2023 3:19 PM] The Curve emergency DAO removed CRV rewards for alETH, msETH, pETH, crvCRVETH, Arbitrum Tricrypto and multiBTC pools.

Base’s largest DEX LeetSwap halts trading amid exploit concerns

[Jul 31, 2023 9:35 PM] Some analysts have provided possible ways the exchange was exploited and pinned potential initial losses at over $600,000.

Curve Debacle Triggers Transaction Frenzy, Sending Ethereum ‘MEV’ Rewards to Record High

[Jul 31, 2023 11:43 AM] On July 30, over 6,000 ETH ($11M worth) in so-called Maximal Extractable Value rewards were paid out to Ethereum validators, the most ever for a single day.

BNB Smart Chain hit with copycat Vyper attack, $73K exploited

[Jul 30, 2023 8:08 PM] While Ethereum-based protocols have been hit with the majority of the exploit activity, BNB Smart Chain has also seen similar copycat exploits, according to BlockSec.

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

[Jul 25, 2023 10:42 AM] 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.

ZkSync's Largest Lender Struck by $3.4M Exploit

[Jul 25, 2023 7:34 AM] EraLend, the largest lending protocol on Ethereum scaling blockchain zkSync, has been hit by a $3.4 million reentrancy attack, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.

Crypto lender Geist Finance shuts down permanently over Multichain hack

[Jul 14, 2023 12:10 PM] The $29 million TVL lending platform is shutting down because its oracles are misreporting Multichain token values after the exploit.

Insider Job? Chainalysis Report Suggests Multichain Attacker Had Inside Connections

[Jul 11, 2023 6:00 PM] On July 6, 2023, the Multichain Protocol was hit by a massive hack, resulting in the loss of over $125 million worth of cryptocurrency. The attack targeted the protocol’s Fantom bridge, resulting in the theft of valuable crypto assets like…

Multichain Executor has been ‘draining’ AnySwap tokens: Report

[Jul 11, 2023 2:00 PM] 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

[Jul 10, 2023 11:08 PM] 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

[Jul 10, 2023 5:51 PM] 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

[Jul 10, 2023 2:53 PM] 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.

Multichain MPC bridge sees $100M+ outflows, sparking fears of exploit

[Jul 6, 2023 5:26 PM] Some Multichain contracts on Ethereum suffered withdrawals of more than half of their deposits, causing on-chain sleuths to fear an exploit is underway.

Chibi Finance $1M alleged rug pull: How it happened

[Jul 3, 2023 7:01 AM] The exploiter used a “panic” function buried within eight different smart contracts to remove $1 million worth of users’ funds without their permission.

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

[Jul 2, 2023 10:16 PM] 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

[Jun 21, 2023 7:54 PM] 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.

Hashflow assures users will be made 'whole' following $600K exploit

[Jun 14, 2023 11:10 PM] The trading platform has provided instructions for the recovery of funds lost through a contract approval vulnerability.

Sturdy Finance Falls Victim to Exploit, Losing 442 ETH in Latest Defi Hack

[Jun 12, 2023 2:30 PM] 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…

Losses from crypto rug pulls outpaced DeFi exploits in May: Beosin

[Jun 2, 2023 12:00 AM] 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.

Jimbos Protocol to Work With U.S. Homeland Security to Help Recover $7.5M From Flash Loan Exploit

[May 31, 2023 2:55 PM] The team is opening more cases in other jurisdictions and offering a roughly $800,000 bounty to the general public for information on the exploiter.

Jimbos Protocol offers deal to hacker, threatens police action

[May 29, 2023 1:00 PM] The deal was posted to both the Ethereum network and the protocol’s official Twitter channel.

Tornado Cash’s TORN Token Up 10% as Attacker Submits Proposal to Undo Attack

[May 21, 2023 9:34 PM] The proposal would revert Tornado Cash’s governance back to token holders, but not everyone in the community agrees that it's a benevolent plan.

Telegram addresses camera exploit, points to Apple macOS security permissions

[May 17, 2023 3:21 AM] Messaging app Telegram denies users were at risk after a security exploit was discovered that could allow attackers to gain control of a device’s camera on macOS systems.

Libra-related Sui blockchain fixes critical bug that put ‘billions’ at risk

[May 16, 2023 7:00 AM] The vulnerability was located in a file that translates human-readable code into machine language for storage.

Level Finance confirms $1M exploit due to buggy smart contract

[May 1, 2023 5:26 PM] An attacker manipulated a “claim multiple” bug in a Level Finance smart contract to steal more than 214,000 LVL tokens from the exchange.

DeFi Protocol 0VIX Loses Nearly $2M in Flash-Loan Exploit

[Apr 28, 2023 6:44 AM] Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol 0VIX has lost $2 million in a flash loan exploit, according to on-chain data.

ZkSync-Based DEX Merlin Drained of $1.8M During Public Token Sale Despite ‘Audit’

[Apr 25, 2023 11:53 PM] The decentralized exchange project garnered hype among Crypto Twitter users for its attractive yield offered on deposits.

LI.FI and InsurAce Pitch Protection for Moving Crypto Between Blockchains

[Apr 18, 2023 10:29 AM] LI.FI partnered with risk cover protocol InsurAce to provide protection for users who are bridging their cryptoassets from one blockchain to another.

Safemoon Hacker Strikes Deal With Developers to Return $7.1M

[Apr 18, 2023 9:48 AM] A hacker that exploited decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Safemoon has agreed to return 80% of the stolen funds valued at $7.1 million, according to on-chain data.