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CoinEx hack - compromised private keys led to $70M theft

[Sep 19, 2023 1:48 AM] CoinEx confirms that compromised private keys gave hackers access to hot wallets, leading to $70 million hack.

Mark Cuban’s Crypto Wallet Hacked, $870,000 Lost

[Sep 16, 2023 8:30 AM] Hackers have apparently compromised a wallet belonging to billionaire investor Mark Cuban, stealing a number of cryptocurrencies. The owner of the Dallas Mavericks NBA team, who confirmed the breach, has been able to transfer the remaining digital…

Lazarus Group Suspected in $54M Coinex Hack Following Recent Stake.com Breach

[Sep 13, 2023 10:00 AM] The North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group was likely behind the recent Coinex hack on Tuesday, according to onchain analyst Zachxbt. He revealed that the hackers inadvertently connected the funds to the recent Stake.com breach. North Korean…

Suspected $28 Million Coinex Hot Wallet Hack Emerges

[Sep 12, 2023 11:23 AM] Numerous reports have surfaced, pointing to a potential security breach in Coinex’s hot wallets, suggesting a hacker’s involvement. Peckshield, a blockchain security and data analytics firm, observed a concerning pattern – an…

CoinEx exchange suspected of being hacked as $27M worth of crypto moved

[Sep 12, 2023 10:33 AM] A CoinEx hot wallet transferred $27.8 million of various tokens to a wallet with no previous history, leading experts to suspect a cyberattack.

Vitalik Buterin Confirms His X Account Was Hacked by SIM Swap

[Sep 12, 2023 7:30 AM] Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin took to social media to share details about the hacking of his profile on X, formerly Twitter. The influential crypto figure confirmed suspicions that the account was targeted in a SIM swap attack allowing…

Vitalik Buterin reveals X account hack was caused by SIM-swap attack

[Sep 11, 2023 9:51 PM] The Ethereum co-founder has regained control of his T-Mobile account, confirming that a SIM-swap attack resulted in the hack of his X account.

Hack of Vitalik Buterin's X Account Leads to $691K Stolen

[Sep 11, 2023 8:10 AM] Hackers who took control of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin's X account have stolen more than $691,000 after posting a malicious phishing link that gained access to people's wallets.

‘Ethereum Supreme Court’ Mooted by Blockchain Executive as Alternative to ‘Code Is Law’

[Sep 5, 2023 1:41 PM] A proposal from Matter Labs co-founder Alex Gluchowski would see a “hierarchical system of on-chain courts” arbitrate on-chain disputes.

Crypto gambling site Stake sees $16M withdrawals in possible hack

[Sep 4, 2023 10:34 AM] Unusually large withdrawals were made from Stake to an account with no previous activity, including $3.9 million in Tether and $9.8 million in Ether.

Debunked: FBI-Owned Bitcoin Wallet Erroneously Tied to Late Russian Oligarch Prigozhin in Recent Speculation

[Aug 29, 2023 8:00 AM] Amid swirling speculations about the third biggest bitcoin wallet, chatter has now emerged linking the fifth largest BTC wallet to the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, former owner of the Wagner private military company (PMC). However, a straightforward…

Cypher announces recovery plan, says it will ‘socialize’ losses in initial stage

[Aug 23, 2023 2:59 PM] Cypher announced that losses from its exploit will be distributed among users in an initial stage, then compensated through protocol revenue when the platform relaunches.

Multichain victims search for answers in $1.5B exploit as new evidence emerges

[Aug 23, 2023 9:00 AM] Chinese police may have busted Multichain in a money laundering investigation, but many questions remain, including its CEO’s alleged fake ID.

FBI Says North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M of Bitcoin

[Aug 23, 2023 3:54 AM] North Korean hackers look set to try to sell more than $40 million of stolen bitcoin (BTC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said.

Terra Website Compromised; Developers Warn Against Phishing Scam

[Aug 21, 2023 7:47 AM] Layer 1 blockchain Terra was targeted by a phishing attack over the weekend with the official website being compromised by hackers.

Cypher Protocol reveals $600K of stolen funds is now frozen on CEXs

[Aug 17, 2023 11:10 PM] Solana-based Cypher Protocol has managed to stop around $600,000 of stolen funds from exiting various centralized exchanges.

De.Fi's Antivirus Tool Releases on zkSync Era Mainnet

[Aug 15, 2023 7:00 AM] The antivirus tool protects users against common malicious crypto exploits, such as phishing, smart contract vulnerabilities, blind signing, and more.

Base project RocketSwap shares emergency plan following $865K exploit

[Aug 14, 2023 11:02 PM] RocketSwap Labs plans on reaching out to the exploiter on-chain, who stole an estimated $865,000 from the protocol on Aug. 14.

Weekend Wrap: Uniswap dev sacked for alleged rug, Steadefi hacker goes mixing and more

[Aug 13, 2023 11:10 PM] Uniswap developer AzFlin has admitted to creating the FRENS token but has argued what he did doesn't constitute a rug pull.

Newly discovered Bitcoin wallet loophole let hackers steal $900K — SlowMist

[Aug 10, 2023 12:30 PM] A series of attacks drained the wallets of BTC users by exploiting a faulty random seed generation algorithm.

As Curve Averts DeFi Death Spiral, Fiasco Exposes Serious Risks

[Aug 9, 2023 10:27 AM] Curve, a leading decentralized exchange on Ethereum, was hacked for $70 million in July. Questions continue to linger around the platform's long-term viability and potential contagion risk.

A Long Con: CoinsPaid Says Systems Were Under Attack For Six Months

[Aug 9, 2023 9:00 AM] In a new report, Estonia’s preeminent crypto payment and personal wallet provider, CoinsPaid, has revealed the intricate workings of a hacking incident that led to a colossal loss of $37 million. This audacious breach was reportedly the culmination…

Navigating the Storm: Defi’s Precarious Position Amid a String of Exploits and Market Declines

[Aug 4, 2023 1:00 PM] In the wake of July’s unprecedented wave of decentralized finance (defi) breaches, including Curve Finance’s staggering $62 million exploit, the defi economy has plummeted into a gloomy state. Hovering perilously close to dipping…

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

[Aug 4, 2023 8:31 AM] The exploited protocols offered a 10% bounty Thursday for returning the rest of the assets until the end f this week.

Razzlekhan’s Husband Admits to Being Hacker in Infamous 2016 Bitfinex Attack: CNBC

[Aug 3, 2023 10:01 AM]

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.

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.

Crypto Hacks and Exploits Cost Traders $303M in July; Worst Month of 2023

[Jul 31, 2023 7:44 AM] Some $52 million of assets were siphoned from Curve Finance just this weekend.

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.