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SushiSwap approval bug leads to $3.3 million exploit

[Apr 9, 2023 9:37 AM] Only users who have traded on the decentralized exchange in the last four days are apparently affected.

Euler Finance attack: How it happened, and what can be learned

[Apr 7, 2023 7:45 AM] The Euler Finance exploit was the largest of Q1 2023, and the risk of a similar attack on other protocols remains.

Euler team denies on-chain sleuth was a suspect in hack case

[Apr 6, 2023 2:00 PM] The investigator claimed to be targeted as a suspect because they maintained a crypto security repo on GitHub.

Massive supply chain attack targeting small number of crypto companies: Kaspersky

[Apr 4, 2023 2:15 PM] Crowdstrike and Kaspersky found an infection in a communications app that delivered a backdoor, but deployed it only a few times.

Euler Labs hacker returns ‘all of the recoverable funds’ — Timeline

[Apr 4, 2023 2:04 AM] Twenty-three days after the hack, on April 4, Euler Finance announced the total possible recovery of the lost funds, thus ending the $1 million bounty.

Net losses from crypto theft down sharply in Q1 2023 at $322M: Report

[Mar 31, 2023 2:00 PM] A report from app provider De.Fi showed losses from theft down in Q1 2023 compared to last year, along with recovery of funds; Euler accounted for a huge share of both.

Gnosis launches Hashi bridge aggregator to help prevent hacks

[Mar 30, 2023 12:32 PM] Bridge protocols LayerZero, Celer, Wormhole, LiFi, and others have already committed to implementing the new protocol.

Jake Paul-endorsed SafeMoon gets hacked after introducing a bug in upgrade

[Mar 29, 2023 1:44 AM] A public burn() function introduced in the latest upgrade allegedly allows users to burn tokens from other addresses.

Euler Finance exploiter returns another $37.1M worth of ETH and DAI

[Mar 27, 2023 2:21 PM] The exploiter originally drained $195 million worth of ETH and tokens from the protocol but has now returned around $138 million.

Euler Finance exploiter returns over 58,000 stolen Ether

[Mar 25, 2023 2:54 PM] ETH worth over $101 million had been returned to the lending protocol as of March 25. The exploiter still controls part of the stolen assets.

Arbitrum Discord hacker shares phishing announcement amid airdrop hype

[Mar 25, 2023 5:14 AM] The phishing message on Discord offered “the opportunity to re-claim an additional stake in Arbitrum DAO Governance” while citing issues during the initial token claim drive.

Arbitrum airdrop hype grips DeFi world: Finance Redefined

[Mar 24, 2023 2:25 PM] The Arbitrum airdrop has created quite a hype in the DeFi industry, with several fake airdrops and exploits leading up to the distribution.

$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain

[Mar 24, 2023 8:49 AM] DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now they’re preying on NFT projects too, a blockchain intelligence firm says.

Mt. Gox creditor saga: What lessons has the Bitcoin community learned?

[Mar 21, 2023 7:43 AM] The downfall of Mt. Gox continues to highlight the importance of greater transparency and accountability within the cryptocurrency industry.

Euler Finance hacker starts returning stolen Ether

[Mar 18, 2023 3:04 AM] Chances that the hacker will return the entire loot of $197 million remain slim, as no more outbound transactions — other than the 3,000 ETH — were recorded at the time of writing.

DeFi sees its biggest hack in 2023 as Euler loses $197M: Finance Redefined

[Mar 17, 2023 2:20 PM] DeFi suffered its biggest attack this year with a flash loan attack on crypto lending platform Euler Finance and the hackers are belived to be same that exploited a BSC based protocol in February.

Euler Finance blocks vulnerable module, working on recovering funds

[Mar 14, 2023 3:03 AM] Euler is working with law enforcement agencies and blockchain security firms to contact the exploiter and recover the funds.

Euler attack causes locked tokens, losses in 11 DeFi protocols, including Balancer

[Mar 13, 2023 4:37 PM] On March 8, Euler had over $311 million in crypto locked inside its smart contracts. Its total value locked has since fallen to $10.37 million.

Crypto funding shifts from CeFi to DeFi after major collapses: Finance Redefined

[Mar 10, 2023 3:30 PM] The majority of the DeFi tokens in the top 100 traded in the red on the weekly charts due to a downturn in the broader financial market.

DeFi to be examined at inaugural CFTC tech advisory meeting: Finance Redefined

[Mar 3, 2023 3:00 PM] French police arrested two individuals in connection with the Platypus exploit in the month of February.

Uniswap DAO debate shows devs still struggle to secure cross-chain bridges

[Feb 26, 2023 8:01 AM] Developers face tradeoffs between making bridges upgradeable to fix bugs versus making them decentralized.

French police arrest 2 people in connection to Platypus attack

[Feb 25, 2023 9:46 AM] The French police have arrested two suspects and seized 210,000 euros worth of crypto in connection with the Platypus exploit.

Yield platform Stablegains sued for promoting UST: Finance Redefined

[Feb 24, 2023 3:00 PM] DeFi market saw another exploit this past week on the Platypus protocol, resulting in a loss of over $8 million.

Platypus reveals compensation plan for users' funds after attack

[Feb 23, 2023 1:30 PM] DeFi protocol Platypus seeks to return nearly 78% of the main pool funds by reminting frozen stablecoins.

Coinbase discloses recent cyberattack targeting employees

[Feb 22, 2023 1:00 PM] No customers' funds or information were impacted, according to the company. Coinbase's engineering team believes the attack is associated with a sophisticated phishing campaign.

Modular blockchains could be the next hot crypto market trend in 2023

[Feb 20, 2023 2:30 PM] As the crypto industry recovers, a new generation of modular blockchains could replace centralized bridges and exchanges.

Platypus to work on compensation plan after $8.5M attack

[Feb 18, 2023 2:31 PM] According to the DeFi protocol, different parties, including legal enforcement officials, are currently involved in the funds’ recovery process.

Platypus attack exploited incorrect ordering of code, auditor claims

[Feb 17, 2023 4:35 PM] The misordered lines caused a solvency check to be performed before the user’s amount, factor, and rewardDebt had been set to zero

SEC’s staking crackdown has uncertain consequences for DeFi: Finance Redefined

[Feb 17, 2023 2:20 PM] The DeFi market’s total value locked surpassed $50 billion for the first time in six months thanks to the bullish burst in the crypto market over the past week.

DeFi exploits and access control hacks cost crypto investors billions in 2022: Report

[Feb 13, 2023 1:00 PM] Cyber criminals used a variety of methods to siphon funds through hacks and exploits in 2022, amounting to over $2.8 billion in losses.