Tag: hackers
All articles and news related to attacks on crypto and blockchain projects.
Hackers Steal $1.9 Million From DeFi Protocol PancakeHunny
Reading Time: < 1 minute Decentralized protocol PancakeHunny came under attack with instant credit on October 20 and lost 388 BNB and 1.7 million TUSD (around $1.9 million).
Fake BTC Airdrop Under the Guise of Apple Presentation Gathers 30,000 Viewers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Some scammers launched a series of fake broadcasts on YouTube, during which they invited users to take part in the distribution of cryptos.
Indexed Finance Claims They Have Found The hacker Who Stole $16 Million
Reading Time: < 1 minute The team behind DeFi project Indexed Finance claims to have tracked down the attacker who stole approximately $16 million in assets from the protocol.
Critical Vulnerability Found in Ethereum 2.0 Staking Protocols
Reading Time: < 1 minute A vulnerability in the competing Rocket Pool and Lido protocols that could lead to theft of user funds has been found.
Hacker Steals Over $3 Million From SushiSwap’s MISO Platform
Reading Time: < 1 minute The attacker has withdrawn 864.8 ETH (~ $3.09 million) from a non-fungible token (NFT) auction on the IDO platform MISO of the SushiSwap protocol.
Hacker Steals $3.2 Million From Avalanche-based DeFi Project
Reading Time: < 1 minute Decentralized finance protocol (DeFi) Zabu Finance on the Avalanche blockchain has announced a hack.
Hackers Steal $18 Million From DeFi Protocol Cream Finance
Reading Time: < 1 minute Decentralized protocol Cream Finance has fallen victim to an instant credit attack and has lost $18 million in Ethereum.
Hacker Steals $80 Million From Bitcoin Exchange Liquid
Reading Time: < 1 minute Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has reported its hot wallet has been hacked.
Poly Network Hacker Returns All Assets Stolen from Polygon and Binance Smart Chain Networks
Reading Time: < 1 minute The hacker behind the attack to the Chinese Internet protocol Poly Network has returned the $85 million he stole from the Polygon network.
Hackers Steal $611M From DeFi Protocol Poly Network
Reading Time: < 1 minute A group of unknown hackers hacked yesterday the Internet protocol Poly Network and stole $611 million in several cryptocurrencies.
Bitcoin SV Suffers 51% Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bitcoin SV, which ranks 42 in CoinMarketCap’s classification of largest cryptocurrencies by market cap, has just suffered a 51% attack.
A White Hat Hacker Steals $8M From THORChain And Demands 10% Reward
Reading Time: < 1 minute A white hat hacker has stolen $8 million from cross-chain decentralized protocol THORChain and has reportedly asked the project for a 10%.
White Hat Hacker Saves $117,000 From MetaMask User
Reading Time: < 1 minute A white hat hacker has helped a MetaMask user, a browser-based cryptocurrency wallet, save about $117,000 from his wallet. As reported by The Block, a MetaMask user posted last July […]
Cross-chain Decentralized Exchange ThorChain Loses 4,000 ETH
Reading Time: < 1 minute ThorChain has just fallen victim to a hacker attack that has resulted in the loss of about 4,000 Ethers (valued at $7.6M).
Volume of Fraudulent Crypto Transactions Hits $1B
Reading Time: < 1 minute The volume of illegal transactions in which digital assets have been used has hit $1B between July 2020 and July 2021.
Bitcoin Ransomware-related Addresses Receive More Than $33M This Year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bitcoin addresses associated to hackers involved in ransomware attacks have received over $33 million in 2021.
Opinion: Ransomware is a Threat to Legitimize BTC
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bill Foster, Democrat and member of the Illinois House of Representatives, said ransomware attacks could negatively affect the reputation of BTC.
Scammers Are Sending Fake Ledger Hardware Wallets to Steal Users’ Cryptos
Reading Time: < 1 minute A group of scammers are using the data of some users of crypto hardware wallet Ledger leaked last year to run a scam.
235 US Hospitals Are Victims of Bitcoin Ransomware Ryuk
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bitcoin ransomware Ryuk has been used to attack 235 US hospitals and psychiatric hospitals since 2018.
Meat Producer JBS Pays $11M in Bitcoin to Hackers
Reading Time: < 1 minute JBS USA Holdings, the US division of Brazilian company JBS S.A., has paid $11 million in Bitcoin as ransomware.
US Federal Officials Recover Part of BTC Paid by Colonial Pipeline in Ransomware Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Department of Justice announced yesterday the FBI has recovered part of the Bitcoins that Colonial Pipeline paid to the hackers.
US Puts Ransomware Attacks At the Same Level as Terrorism
Reading Time: < 1 minute The US Department of Justice has reported that ransomware attacks now have the same priority as terrorism.
Hackers Steal $7.2M From DeFi Project BurgerSwap
Reading Time: < 1 minute BurgerSwap, a decentralized finance (DeFi) project based on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), has lost about $7.2M after suffering an attack.
Meme Coin SafeMoon At Risk of Losing $20M
Reading Time: < 1 minute The meme coin SafeMoon, which is very popular on the social network TikTok, could be at risk of losing as much as $20 million.
Farming Protocol bEarn Fi Loses $11 Million After an Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cross-chain auto yield farming protocol bEarn Fi was targeted by a hacker yesterday, who managed to steal as much as $11 million.
