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Busy week for Uniswap, and Platypus recovers 90% of hacked funds: Finance Redefined

[Oct 20, 2023 1:25 PM] Uniswap announced it would start charging a swap fee of 15% from Oct. 17, evoking mixed reactions from the crypto community.

Atomic Wallet freezes $2M in ‘suspicious deposits’ on exchanges

[Oct 19, 2023 8:19 AM] The freeze resulted from a collaboration between Atomic Wallet, forensic companies and centralized exchanges following reports from users claiming unauthorized transactions from their wallets.

European regulators assess DeFi risks, Uniswap launches Android wallet: Finance Redefined

[Oct 13, 2023 1:25 PM] EU securities regulators have their eyes on DeFi, and the top 100 DeFi tokens had mixed price action over the past week, with most trading in a tight range.

FTX hacker moves $120M amid Sam Bankman-Fried trial: Report

[Oct 12, 2023 8:31 AM] Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic didn’t rule out the possibility of the $477 million hack being an FTX inside job.

Alameda Research lost $190M to scams and ‘questionable’ blockchains: Whistleblower

[Oct 11, 2023 11:33 PM] Former Alameda Research engineer Aditya Baradwaj says one trader lost more than $100 million after clicking on a fake link.

iFinex proposes $150M share buyback from Bitfinex hack victims: Report

[Oct 11, 2023 6:27 AM] Bitfinex hack victims from 2016 received iFinex shares as compensation, as the crypto exchange didn’t have enough cash to make users whole.

Galxe replacing 110% of funds users lost in recent front-end hack, over $400K

[Oct 10, 2023 3:00 PM] The platform was the victim of a phishing scam that routed users to a website that drained their wallets after they approved a transaction.

Ordswap urges users to recover keys after losing control of website

[Oct 9, 2023 11:39 PM] Before it was taken down, Ordswap users said the compromised website directed users to a phishing link.

Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security audit

[Oct 7, 2023 7:38 PM] Stars Arena was hacked for roughly $3 million worth of AVAX tokens, with the hacker reportedly sending the funds to the Fixed Float crypto exchange.

Galxe protocol experiences DNS attack, losses top $150,000 so far and still growing

[Oct 6, 2023 11:33 AM] The Web3 platform’s website has been restored, but the company still warns against using it. The hack may be linked to September’s attack on Balancer.

SocialFi app Stars Arena dispels ‘coordinated FUD' after patching ‘noob’ vulnerability

[Oct 5, 2023 11:44 PM] A fault in the Stars Arena price function allowed hackers to escape with roughly $2,000, however the vulnerability has since been patched.

Friend​.tech offers login removal solutions after SIM-swap reports

[Oct 5, 2023 8:02 AM] Friend.tech has enabled features for users to add and remove login methods on personal accounts after SIM swaps gave hackers access to personal user information.

Friend.Tech Targeted SIM Swaps Worsen as Users Lose More Ether

[Oct 5, 2023 6:19 AM] CoinDesk reported earlier this week that Friend.Tech users were seemingly starting to get targeted in SIM swap exploits.

FTX exploiter moves $36.8M in Ether as Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial starts

[Oct 5, 2023 3:35 AM] While the exploiter initially held 175,496 ETH ($294 million), the current balance in their portfolio has come down to $196.014 million after a series of transfers.

Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi

[Oct 3, 2023 1:00 PM] The number of attack incidents increased to 76 in Q3 2023, compared to just 30 in the same quarter last year.

There's a Lot of Thefts Happening

[Oct 3, 2023 7:30 AM] TKTK

September becomes the biggest month for crypto exploits in 2023: CertiK

[Oct 2, 2023 12:15 AM] The Mixin Network cross-chain protocol accounted for almost two-thirds of the crypto exploit losses in September.

FTX exploiter moved over $17M in ETH in the last 24 hours

[Oct 1, 2023 3:14 AM] A significant portion of the 7,749 ETH, worth roughly $13 million, was directed toward the THORChain router and Railgun contract.

Chainlink quietly changes multisig rules, Mixin offers $20M bounty: Finance Redefined

[Sep 29, 2023 1:00 PM] Mixin Network has offered a $20 million bug bounty to the exploiter behind a $200 million hack to return the remaining funds.

Mixin Network offers $20M bug bounty to hackers in $200M hack

[Sep 27, 2023 2:53 AM] Mixin Network suffered a breach in its third-party cloud server database resulting in the theft of nearly $200 million worth of digital assets.

Mixin Network hack drains $200M from mainnet assets

[Sep 25, 2023 2:05 AM] Mixin Network suspended all deposits and withdrawals and will restart the services “once the vulnerabilities are confirmed and fixed.”

DeFi activity on the decline, but investment rolls in: Finance Redefined

[Sep 23, 2023 1:20 AM] The total value locked in DeFi plunged by nearly $5 billion in the past week, falling to $44 billion, according to DappRadar data.

Mt. Gox Bitcoin repayment: The day that never comes

[Sep 21, 2023 3:57 AM] Over the last decade, Mt. Gox has repeatedly postponed plans to reimburse the funds that the crypto exchange had barred its users from withdrawing since Feb. 25, 2014.

DraftKings' Billionaire-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm CoinScan Raises $6.3M

[Sep 21, 2023 1:00 AM] The company is backed by Shalom Meckenzie, the largest individual shareholder in sports betting company DraftKings.

Remitano exchange allegedly hacked for $2.7M; $1.4M frozen by Tether

[Sep 14, 2023 2:34 PM] The Remitano exchange experienced suspicious transactions as over $2.7 million was drained from its wallet by a single account.

Ripple says security incident accelerated its acquisition of Fortress Trust

[Sep 13, 2023 1:00 PM] A multimillion-dollar security breach involving a third-party vendor hastened Ripple’s acquisition of Fortress Trust on Sept. 8.

North Korean Attackers Linked to $54M CoinEx Hack, Blockchain Data Suggests

[Sep 13, 2023 5:43 AM] A hot wallet of the crypto exchange used to hold users’ tokens was exploited by attackers on Tuesday.

NFT collection Milady exploited by developer stealing $1M in fees

[Sep 12, 2023 6:01 AM] Milady NFT creator Charlotte Fang said that Remilia “easily identified” the individuals involved in the exploit and will start legal action.

Vitalik Buterin’s X Account Hacked to Promote Crypto Scam

[Sep 10, 2023 5:05 AM] The X account of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has apparently suffered a breach by scammers spreading phishing links. The attack, which manifested itself in the form of a post offering free digital collectibles, has allegedly resulted in the…

Windows tool targeted by hackers deploys crypto-mining malware

[Sep 7, 2023 2:59 PM] Software installers affected are mainly used for 3D modeling and graphic design, with French being the most frequent language used in the malware campaign.