Middle East-Focused Crypto Exchange, Rain, ‘Likely Exploited’ for $14.8 Million, Says Zachxbt
The cryptocurrency exchange Rain, which focuses on the Middle East, was likely exploited for $14.8 million on April 29, according to online crypto investigator Zachxbt. Zachxbt says he traced the stolen funds to a bitcoin address with 137.9 bitcoins and an ethereum address holding 1,881 ether. Crypto Exchange Yet to Confirm Attack According to online […]
JPEG’d confirms return of 5,495 ETH from Curve hacker
The hacker drained a number of pools on Curve Finance, stealing roughly $70 million, but has gradually started returning funds to various projects. This post was originally published on this site
Sushiswap Smart Contract Bug Results in Over $3M in Losses; Head Chef Says Hundreds of ETH Recovered
According to several reports, a bug introduced to the decentralized exchange (dex) protocol Sushiswap’s smart contract has resulted in more than $3 million in losses. The blockchain and smart contract security firm Peckshield explained the exploited contract was “deployed in multiple blockchains.” Dex Platform Sushiswap Suffers From Smart Contract Exploit Over the weekend, the dex […]
Jump Crypto & Oasis.app ‘counter exploits’ Wormhole hacker for $225M
The asset retreival came after the High Court of England and Wales ordered Oasis.app to work with Jump Crypto to retrieve the stolen funds. This post was originally published on this site
No ‘respite’ for exploits, flash loans or exit scams in 2023: Cybersecurity firm
The industry is likely to see “further attempts from hackers targeting bridges in 2023,” while users are urged to be warier of their private keys.This post was originally published on this site
Polygon-Based Decentralized Exchange Quickswap Loses $220K in Flash Loan Exploit
On Monday, the Polygon-based decentralized exchange (dex) Quickswap lost $220K in a flash loan exploit and following the attack, the team detailed the Quickswap Lend platform will be terminated. Quickswap Hacked for $220K, Dex Project Sunsets Lending Platform 2022 has been quite the year for decentralized finance (defi) hacks as billions have been stolen due […]
Wintermute inside job theory ‘not convincing enough’ — BlockSec
The theory is “not convincing enough to accuse the Wintermute project,” wrote BlockSec, as it highlighted that Wintermute’s actions during the hack made sense given the circumstances. This post was originally published on this site
Celer Network Suspects DNS Hijacking, Shuts Its cBridge
Celer Network – a blockchain interoperability protocol enabling a one-click user experience accessing tokens, DeFi, GameFi, NFTs, governance, and more across multiple chains – recently suspected the DNS hijacking of its cBridge frontend. Warning the customers against using the cBridge, Celer tweeted, “We are investigating at the moment and please do not use the frontend […]
Defi Attacker Siphons $570,000 From Curve Finance, Crypto Exchange Fixedfloat Freezes 112 Ethereum
Reports indicate that the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Curve was hacked for $570,000 in ethereum after people noticed that Curve’s front end was exploited. The attackers then tried to launder the funds via the crypto exchange Fixedfloat, and the trading platform’s team managed to freeze $200K worth of the stolen funds. Curve Finance Exploited for […]
Crema Finance Hacker Negotiates With Defi Project’s Team, Returns $8 Million in ETH and SOL
Following the hack on July 2, 2022, the team behind the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Crema Finance detailed that after some negotiation, the hacker returned roughly $8 million in crypto assets. According to the team, the hacker agreed to take a white hat bounty worth 45,455 solana. Hacker Returns $8 Million in Crypto to Crema […]