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Tornado Cash DAO Attacker Starts to Move Ether, TORN Tokens

[May 25, 2023 1:05 AM] The attacker holds over 20 ether in their wallet, and continues to have access to potentially all of Tornado Cash’s treasury funds as of Thursday.

Crypto Hacks Plunge 70% in Q1 2023, Victims Recover Over Half of Stolen Funds, but Experts Warn of Temporary Relief

[May 24, 2023 4:00 PM] On May 22, 2023, a report released by the blockchain analysis firm TRM Labs delved into nearly 40 hacks and assaults on cryptocurrency projects within the first quarter, discovering a 70% decline in incidents over the previous three months. The…

Crypto Hacks Are Down and Hackers Tend to Return Stolen Money: TRM Labs Report

[May 22, 2023 3:41 PM] The sanctions against Tornado Cash, as well as last year's arrest of the Mango Markets infiltrator, motivate hackers to return their loot, researchers believe.

Tornado Cash attacker to potentially give back governance control, proposal reveals

[May 22, 2023 12:56 AM] A few hours into the hack, to everyone’s surprise, the attacker surprisingly reached out to the Tornado Cash community with a new proposal to supposedly give back governance control.

Paraspace NFT protocol 'usurper' resigns after failing to overthrow CEO

[May 19, 2023 6:46 AM] The Paraspace CEO and consultants accused each other of mismanaging funds with the Paraspace team asking the CEO to step down publically.

Ledger clarifies how its firmware works after deleted tweet controversy

[May 18, 2023 3:45 PM] Developers say third-party apps can’t access Ledger users’ keys without the device owner’s consent.

LayerZero partners with Immunefi to launch $15M bug bounty

[May 17, 2023 12:00 PM] The program offers a maximum reward of $15 million for anyone who identifies vulnerabilities classified as high severity.

Japan Loses 30% Of Total Crypto Hacks In North Korea, Elliptic Reports

[May 16, 2023 9:40 AM] Japan has emerged with the highest losses worldwide from North Korean cyberattacks targeting crypto exchanges, as recent reports indicate that Japan’s financial institutions and individuals incurred approximately 30% of the total losses…

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.

Japan leads world in losses from North Korean crypto hacking with 30% of total: Report

[May 15, 2023 1:21 PM] An Elliptic report commissioned by Nikkei says Asian countries account for over 60% of losses to North Korean hackers and ransomware users; lax security played a role.

DEUS Finance loses $6M following stablecoin hack

[May 6, 2023 10:38 AM] The attacker targeted both the BNB Smart Chain and the Arbitrum network. CoinMarketCap data shows that DEI price dropped 30% following the security incident.

Liquid staking solutions now have more TVL than DEXs: Finance Redefined

[May 5, 2023 2:20 PM] April was a month of hacks, exploits and rug pulls, resulting in over $100 million in net losses across DeFi platforms.

The Legacy of Mt. Gox: Why Bitcoin’s Greatest Hack Still Matters

[May 4, 2023 9:13 AM] The fall of the Japanese exchange in 2014 saw 750,000 bitcoin go missing, putting crypto’s future in doubt. The event reverberates to this day.

April’s crypto scams, exploits and hacks lead to $103M lost — CertiK

[Apr 30, 2023 11:01 PM] The month was particularly bad for exploits, with the amount lost accounting for half of the total crypto exploited so far in 2023.

YouTube helps recover hacked channel that attempted XRP crypto scams

[Apr 30, 2023 2:32 AM] YouTube’s swift intervention ensured damage control by preventing XRP hackers from interacting with the channel’s subscribers.

DEX Merlin and CertiK Plan to Compensate $2M to Users Impacted in Rugpull

[Apr 27, 2023 12:56 AM] A rogue developer behind the hyped launch allegedly conducted the rugpull on Wednesday.

CertiK to launch compensation plan for $2M Merlin DEX exploit

[Apr 26, 2023 12:45 PM] The Web3 security firm urges the rogue developer to return 80% of the stolen funds and offers 20% as a white hat bounty.

OFAC sanctions OTC traders who converted crypto for North Korea’s Lazarus group

[Apr 24, 2023 12:00 PM] U.S. law enforcement has identified three individuals who handled stolen crypto and fiat for the benefit of North Korea.

Trust Wallet to reimburse users after $170,000 security incident

[Apr 22, 2023 1:41 PM] The vulnerability impacted wallet addresses created through the browser extension between November 14-23, resulting in nearly $170,000 in losses.

SafeMoon hacker agrees to return 80% of stolen funds: Finance Redefined

[Apr 22, 2023 2:20 AM] SafeMoon hacker said the exploit wasn't intentional plans to return majority of the exploited funds.

SafeMoon hacker agrees to return 80% of stolen funds, says development team

[Apr 18, 2023 2:15 PM] The attacker will be allowed to keep the remaining 20% of exploited crypto, according to SafeMoon developers.

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.

KyberSwap announces potential vulnerability, tells LPs to withdraw ASAP

[Apr 17, 2023 11:23 AM] The developer stated that so far, no funds have been lost.

BNB Chain issues list of 191 high-risk, untrustworthy DApps and fake tokens

[Apr 17, 2023 3:00 AM] BNB Chain’s proactive alert does not represent the risk level of the underlying DApp project. Instead, it is aimed at helping users in their research before making investment decisions.

Crypto Exchange Bitrue Suffers $23 Million Hack

[Apr 14, 2023 10:30 AM] Singapore-based crypto exchange Bitrue has lost millions of U.S. dollars’ worth of ether and other coins in a hack. The trading platform suspended withdrawals until early next week to conduct additional security checks and promised to…

Crypto exchange Bitrue suffers $23M hack due to hot wallet exploit

[Apr 14, 2023 5:12 AM] Bitrue executives promised to fully compensate all the identified users affected by the hot wallet hack that accounted for 5% of all funds on the exchange.

Euler Finance opens redemptions after hacker returns funds

[Apr 12, 2023 11:54 AM] The Ethereum lending protocol was exploited in a $197 million flash loan attack in March.

NFT warranties can help mass adoption of the technology, says Web3 exec

[Apr 12, 2023 6:46 AM] A new NFT warranty service says that protecting collectible digital assets of value can help provide “a sense of security and trust” and encourage new users.

South Korean crypto exchange GDAC hacked for nearly $14M

[Apr 10, 2023 10:13 AM] The exchange said that all deposits and withdrawals are temporarily suspended as it performs emergency server maintenance.

Terra DeFi project Terraport suffers $2M hack days after launch

[Apr 10, 2023 7:39 AM] Terra users are losing another round of funds due to a breach on the new DeFi platform Terraport Finance, which launched on March 31.