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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.

Crypto whale loses $24M in staked Ethereum to phishing attack

[Sep 7, 2023 7:58 AM] A significant portion of the stolen funds has been transferred into the fully automatic cryptocurrency exchange FixedFloat.

Balancer exploited in nearly $900k after vulnerability warning

[Aug 27, 2023 2:45 PM] DeFi protocol Balancer was exploited just a few days after disclosing a vulnerability affecting its boosted pools.

Blockchain Security Firm Quantstamp Hopes to Battle Flash Loan Attacks With New Service

[Aug 23, 2023 7:00 AM] The service has been released in collaboration with researchers from the University of Toronto.

Quantstamp introduces tool to detect protocols’ flash loan attack vulnerability

[Aug 23, 2023 7:00 AM] The new service, called Economic Exploit Analysis, uses University of Toronto research and will work on any EVM-compatible blockchain.

Atomic Wallet faces lawsuit over $100M crypto hack losses: Report

[Aug 23, 2023 4:30 AM] Plaintiffs in a new class-action suit against the hacked crypto wallet Atomic Wallet say the firm didn’t share any information about the hack with clients and didn’t report it to the police.

FBI flags 6 Bitcoin wallets linked to North Korea, urges vigilance in crypto firms

[Aug 23, 2023 4:24 AM] Although the likes of Lazarus Group have stolen billions of dollars worth of crypto, the public ledger technology makes it difficult for them to launder funds, as they can be tracked and frozen.

Firms have mere hours to deflect cyber attacks, warns cybersecurity CEO

[Aug 22, 2023 12:18 AM] Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora has warned that “bad actors are getting faster” and stressed that companies need to beef up cybersecurity defenses.

DeFi protocols Exactly, Harbor hacked in separate attacks

[Aug 19, 2023 12:15 PM] A fresh round of attacks targeted the DeFi ecosystem on Aug. 18. The Exactly protocol was exploited for nearly $7.3 million, while the Harbor's team is still estimating the amount stolen.

LiFi launches multi-bridge governance solution after Uniswap debate

[Aug 18, 2023 1:10 PM] The new bridge aggregator allows cross-chain DAOs to only accept votes confirmed by more than one bridge.

DeFi tries to recover from Curve hack, but exploits continue: Finance Redefined

[Aug 12, 2023 1:20 AM] Binance jumped in with a $5 million Curve token investment to help with efforts to minimize the risk of contagion.

Aave DAO opens voting on proposals to reduce CRV exposure

[Aug 10, 2023 1:45 PM] Aave tokenholders are voting on three proposals that could reshape the protocol’s exposure to the Curve DAO token.

Aave’s Earning Farm protocol targeted by reentrancy attack — PeckShield

[Aug 9, 2023 9:44 AM] According to the blockchain security firm, Aave’s Earning Farm was compromised by a reentrancy attack on Aug. 9.

Lessons of a $37M Attack: How a Ukrainian Payment Processor Was Hacked

[Aug 8, 2023 12:39 PM] CoinsPaid, a crypto payment processing company with Ukrainian roots, fell a victim to a social engineering attack, thought to have emanated from Lazarus, a North Korean hacking group.

Breaking: ‘All funds are at risk' — Steadefi exploited in ongoing attack

[Aug 7, 2023 2:05 PM] The leveraged yield aggregator confirmed on Aug. 7 that it was hacked and said it’s willing to discuss a bounty with the exploiters.

CoinsPaid claims North Korean hacking group used fake job interview to steal $37M

[Aug 7, 2023 9:57 AM] Hackers attempted to infiltrate CoinsPaid infrastructure directly starting in March 2023, but switched their approach to targeting individuals through fake high-salary job offers.

Curve Finance opens bounty after exploiter's return deadline expires

[Aug 6, 2023 3:21 PM] Curve Finance is extending a $1.85 million bug bounty offer to anyone who can identify the exploiter of its stable pools.

Alchemix reports return of all stolen funds from Curve pools

[Aug 5, 2023 2:56 PM] The attacker started returning stolen funds after accepting nearly $7 million in bug bounty. Funds had been returned to Alchemix and JPEGd.

DeFi Definitely Isn't Dead

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Curve-Vyper exploit: The whole story so far

[Aug 4, 2023 2:30 PM] Curve Finance pools were targeted by hackers in a reentrancy attack on July 30, sending shockwaves across the DeFi ecosystem. Cointelegraph compiled the week's events.

CRV exposure risk throws a curveball at the DeFi ecosystem: Finance Redefined

[Aug 4, 2023 2:25 PM] Most DeFi tokens traded in the red on weekly charts due to the chaos caused by the Curve Finance exploit.

Curve hacker behind $61M heist begins returning funds

[Aug 4, 2023 9:59 AM] Around 4,821 Ether, worth $8,891,578, had been returned to victims as of Friday morning.

Curve, Metronome and Alchemix offering 10% bug bounty on Vyper hack

[Aug 3, 2023 3:35 PM] The exploit on July 30 resulted in the theft of roughly $70 million in cryptocurrencies, bringing the bounty close to $7 million.

BlackBerry reveals top crypto-focused malware amid rising cyber threats

[Aug 3, 2023 2:29 AM] SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker) and Vidar top the charts, according to BlackBerry’s list.

Binance’s CZ warns crypto community about emerging scam

[Aug 2, 2023 12:18 PM] The scheme consists of mirroring addresses and sending dust transactions to users to trick them into sending funds to the scammer’s wallet.