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KyberSwap announces treasury grants for hack victims

[Dec 2, 2023 4:19 AM] The grant is designed to ease the financial burden on affected individuals and will equal the USD equivalent of the assets lost in the security breach.

Poloniex prepares to resume withdrawals after $100M hack

[Nov 29, 2023 8:19 AM] Poloniex says it will start resuming deposits on Nov. 30 with TRX, the cryptocurrency of Justin Sun’s Tron blockchain.

Aerodrome and Velodrome DeFi platforms experience front-end hacks

[Nov 29, 2023 3:56 AM] The DeFi platforms Velodrome and Aerodrome took to social media to warn users that the front-ends for both platforms were under attack from malicious actors.

Indexed Finance thwarts hijackers, set to compensate 2021 hack victims

[Nov 26, 2023 5:44 AM] In an X thread, Laurence Day, a former core contributor, detailed the efforts of the Indexed community in overcoming two hijacking attempts on the remaining treasury of the Indexed DAO.

KyberSwap hacker offers $4.6M bounty for return of $46M loot

[Nov 24, 2023 5:29 AM] “On the table is a bounty equivalent to 10% of users’ funds taken from them by your hack,” said KyberSwap to its hacker in an on-chain message.

Justin Sun-related crypto platforms hacked 4 times in 2 months

[Nov 23, 2023 6:37 AM] Justin Sun’s cryptocurrency exchange HTX has been hacked twice since rebranding from Huobi in September 2023, raising questions from the crypto community.

HECO Chain bridge compromised over $86.6M sent to suspicious addresses

[Nov 22, 2023 6:53 AM] Blockchain security firm PeckShield reported that assets like stablecoins, ETH, SHIB, LINK and more were transferred from the bridge. Withdrawals and deposits have been suspended, and Justin Sun has said HTX will fully compensate users for any…

Mt. Gox creditors offered fresh hope with new ‘commencement of repayment’ email

[Nov 22, 2023 2:53 AM] The Mt. Gox trustee announced the redemption of $47 million in trust assets amid social media reports suggesting repayment to creditors could start in 2023.

Fantom Foundation awards $1.7M bounty for preventing $170M drain

[Nov 21, 2023 3:45 AM] In the aftermath of Fantom’s $550,000 hack in October, a security researcher found that the attacker could have stolen as much as $170 million.

dYdX founder blames V3 central components for 'targeted attack,' involves FBI

[Nov 21, 2023 3:28 AM] dYdX founder Antonio Juliano said they’re working to find the original culprit behind the exploit, and they’d rather pay community members who help in the investigation than the exploiter.

Kronos Research halts trading amid $25M API key hack investigation

[Nov 20, 2023 1:44 AM] While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit who stole over 12,800 ETH, the firm said that potential losses are not a significant portion of its equity.

46% of crypto lost from exploits is due to traditional Web2 flaws — Immunefi

[Nov 15, 2023 1:21 PM] The security platform released a report categorizing Web3 exploits in 2022, concluding that nearly half came from “infrastructure” or centralized elements.

Poloniex crypto exchange resumes withdrawals after $100M hack

[Nov 15, 2023 5:22 AM] Hacked cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex said it has mostly completed restoration efforts and is preparing to resume operations after suffering the major hack on Nov. 10.

OpenSea NFT users report massive email phishing campaign

[Nov 15, 2023 3:27 AM] OpenSea users have reportedly been targeted with a widespread email phishing campaign, including a fake developer API risk alert and a fake NFT offer.

What Are the Tax Implications of the Alleged Binance Wallet Hack (or Any Crypto Exploit)?

[Nov 13, 2023 2:12 PM]

Mango Markets’ exploiter to face trial in April, and Coinflux shuts multichain: Finance Redefined

[Nov 10, 2023 1:25 PM] The Mango Markets exploiter’s trial was first scheduled for December 2023; however, during one of the court hearings, the accused convinced the judge to delay the trials for a few months.

Poloniex Hot Wallets Hacked With $114M Seemingly Stolen: On-Chain Data

[Nov 10, 2023 6:06 AM] Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has had its hot wallets drained by hackers with an estimated loss of around $60 million.

Monero’s community wallet loses all funds after attack

[Nov 5, 2023 12:07 PM] A security breach has resulted in the loss of 2,675.73 XMR from Monero's community crowdfunding wallet. The cause and source of the breach remain unidentified.

Multichain inside job? And SOL surges 80% in a month: Finance Redefined

[Nov 3, 2023 1:25 PM] The exploited Multichain bridge briefly opened on Nov. 1, and a trader managed to use this opportunity to buy debugged assets at a discount, allowing them to make more than $1.5 million in profits.

SafeMoon addresses recent exploits amid SEC charges

[Nov 3, 2023 7:47 AM] SafeMoon says it is closely examining the recent developments and will work to resolve the situation promptly.

Apple MacOS malware targets crypto community and engineers

[Nov 3, 2023 5:38 AM] The social engineering attacks trick community members into downloading a malicious ZIP archive named ‘Cross-platform Bridges.zip’ — imitating an arbitrage bot designed for automated profit generation.

SafeMoon hacker’s use of centralized exchanges could help law enforcement — Match Systems

[Nov 2, 2023 5:59 AM] SafeMoon was exploited in March after a smart contract update led to a burn call vulnerability allowing hackers to transfer funds.

Onyx Protocol exploiter begins siphoning $2.1M loot on Tornado Cash

[Nov 1, 2023 6:22 AM] The bug the Onyx Protocol hacker exploited to steal $2.1 million was previously used by a hacker to extort $7 million from Hundred Finance.

October sees a comparative lull in crypto crime with losses of $32.2M: CertiK

[Oct 31, 2023 11:16 AM] There is no clear downward trend in crypto crime, but a quiet month is undoubtedly more than welcome in the Web3 community.

Unibot contract $560K exploit crashes token price by more than 40%

[Oct 31, 2023 1:36 AM] Amid ongoing investigations from Unibot and blockchain investigators, Scopescan advised users to revoke the approvals for the exploited contract and move the funds to a new wallet.

Audits and rug-pulled projects, a $650B token burn, and major DeFi protocol quits UK: Finance Redefined

[Oct 27, 2023 1:20 PM] Uniswap’s founder burned $650 billion of HayCoin, amounting to 99% of the token’s supply.

Telegram trading bot Maestro refunds users 610 ETH after router exploit

[Oct 25, 2023 4:51 AM] Maestrobots, a group of crypto bots on Telegram, has refunded users 610 ETH in the aftermath of a 280 ETH smart contract exploit on Oct. 24.

85% of crypto rug pulls in Q3 didn’t report audits: Hacken

[Oct 25, 2023 2:19 AM] A cryptocurrency rug pull is one of the simplest scams to prevent, according to blockchain security auditor Hacken.

Web3 Security Firm Blockaid Raises $27M to Help Tackle Industry's 'Never-Ending' Challenges

[Oct 23, 2023 5:00 AM] The New York and Tel Aviv-based company said it would use the funding to scale its product, customer base and team to address the industry’s security challenges.

Singapore court authorizes freeze order attached to wallets as soulbound NFT

[Oct 20, 2023 3:10 PM] A British investigative firm tracked down stolen funds and convinced the High Court of Singapore to mark the wallets containing the funds permanently with its order.