Tag: hackers
All articles and news related to attacks on crypto and blockchain projects.
KyberSwap Hacker Demands Full Control Over Project
Reading Time: < 1 minute The individual responsible for the cyber attack on decentralized exchange KyberSwap demanded all project assets and documents to be transferred, including shares and tokens.
KyberSwap Warns Against Fake Compensations
Reading Time: < 1 minute The team behind the decentralized exchange KyberSwap has warned users to be cautious of messages claiming to offer compensation after a recent hack.
Chinese Hackers Create Fake Skype to Steal Digital Assets
Reading Time: < 1 minute A fake Skype application was recently discovered by SlowMist specialists, which was used by Chinese hackers to swindle hundreds of thousands of dollars in different cryptocurrencies.
Elliptic Finds Connection with Russia of Laundering of Assets Stolen from FTX
Reading Time: < 1 minute Elliptic experts have concluded that a Russian-linked broker or intermediary was likely involved in laundering some of the funds stolen from FTX in November 2022.
Consultant Protected Assets During FTX Hack With Personal Hardware Wallet
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kumanan Ramanathan, a consultant during the FTX hack, utilized his personal Ledger Nano hardware wallet to safeguard vulnerable assets, as reported by Wired.
North Korean Hackers Steal $340M in Crypto in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute TRM Labs has reported in August that North Korean cybercriminals had stolen around $2 billion in digital currencies since 2018.
Lazarus Hackers Might Be Behind CoinEx’s $55 Million Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute Experts from SlowMist have surmised that the Lazarus Group may be responsible for the attack on CoinEx.
A Market Maker Loses $24M Due to Phishing Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute On September 7, a major market maker involved in extensive trading experienced the most dramatic single-person wallet hack to date.
North Korean Hackers Steal More Than $180M in 6 Months
Reading Time: < 1 minute During the first half of 2023, North Korean hackers used a variety of exploits to steal a total of $180 million in different cryptocurrencies.
Upbit Suspends CRV Deposits and Withdrawals
Reading Time: < 1 minute Upbit has suspended deposits and withdrawals for Curve Finance’s token, CRV, after a reentrancy vulnerability was identified in some of its associated stablecoin pools.
Hacker Steals $47M from Curve Finance
Reading Time: < 1 minute A person using an exploit in the Vyper program code was able to breach on July 30 DEX Curve Finance’ stablecoin pools, resulting in a withdrawal of approximately $47 million.
A Crypto User Loses His Bitcoins Due to Key Generator
Reading Time: < 1 minute R/jdmcnair experienced the theft of $3,000 in Bitcoin from a paper wallet, which had been generated with the key generator service walletgenerator.net.
Devs Propose ETH Standard to Fight DeFi Project Hacks
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Ethereum community’s group of programmers has created the ERC-7265: Circuit Breaker standard in order to improve the security of DeFi protocols.
Atomic Wallet Hacker Sent Assets to Crypto Mixer Used by Hacker Lazarus Group
Reading Time: < 1 minute More than $35 million worth of assets stolen in the Atomic Wallet hack is being laundered by the hacker through the Sinbad.io cryptocurrency mixer.
dWallet Labs Finds $500M Vulnerability in TRON Multisig Accounts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cybersecurity team 0d from dWallet Labs has recently identified a critical multi-signature vulnerability in the Tron network that has affected approximately $500 million in assets.
Ede Finance Developers Confess Price Manipulation as a Result of Hack
Reading Time: < 1 minute The project team admitted to their manipulation and promised to return the stolen funds to the hacker, minus 10%.
Binance Freezes $4.4M in Crypto at Request of US Authorities
Reading Time: < 1 minute US and other authorities have imposed sanctions against the Lazarus group, the most extensive cybercrime organization.
TRM Labs Says Hacker Damage Reduction is Due to Sanctions Against Mixer Tornado Cash
Reading Time: < 1 minute The first quarter of 2023 saw a marked decrease in the amount of damage from hacks of DeFi protocols.
North Korean Hackers Steal $720M in Digital Assets from Japanese Investors
Reading Time: < 1 minute Japanese investors were among those who were most affected by the North Korean hackers, having lost over $720 million of virtual currencies since 2017.
DEX Merlin Loses $1.82M in Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute Merlin, a decentralized exchange based on zkSync Era, lost approximately $1.82 million in assets in an alleged exploit immediately after a CertiK audit. CertiK completed on April 24 a security […]
ConsenSys Experiences Incident with Third-party Service Provider
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A recent blog post from ConsenSys has reported a cybersecurity incident involving a third-party service provider that provides customer support services.
Attacker Who Hacked Allbridge Returns Most of $573K He Stole
Reading Time: < 1 minute An attack on Allbridge resulted in the theft of approximately $573,000 worth of cryptocurrency.
Hackers Steal BTC in 52 Countries Through Fake Tor Browser
Reading Time: < 1 minute Kaspersky Lab experts have reported that attackers have been distributing the CryptoClipper trojan disguised as the Tor browser on third-party websites.
Uranium Finance Hacker Sends $3.3M to Tornado Cash
Reading Time: < 1 minute On March 7, the address associated with the Uranium Finance hack that had been inactive for 647 days suddenly moved 2,250 ETH or $3.35 million to cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash.
Cybercriminals Stole $3.4 Billion in Cryptocurrencies in 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute North Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion in virtual assets in 2022.
