Tag: hackers
All articles and news related to attacks on crypto and blockchain projects.
Hackers Steal $750M in Crypto in Q3 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute The third quarter of 2024 saw a decline in the number of reported crypto hacks, but an increase in the amount of stolen assets.
Hackers Steal $32M from a Crypto Whale
Reading Time: < 1 minute A blockchain security service called ScamSniffer has reported that a cryptocurrency whale lost approximately $32 million worth of tokens after engaging in a malicious transaction.
Hacker Steals $2M from Crypto Project Bedrock
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bedrock, a multi-asset liquid staking protocol, has confirmed that it has been a victim of a “security exploit” involving uniBTC, resulting in hackers stealing about $2 million in funds.
Inflation Data Platform Truflation Suffers Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute A blockchain-based platform for tracking inflation, Truflation, has confirmed that it was targeted by a malware attack which resulted in an estimated loss of $5.2 million.
BingX Loses $43M in Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute BingX, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Singapore, has acknowledged that it experienced a loss of assets after noticing unusual outflows from its hot wallet on Sept. 20.
Hackers Steal $27M from Penpie Protocol
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Sept. 3, 2024, The Penpie Protocol, a decentralized finance platform built on top of Pendle, fell victim to an exploit and lost $27 million of client funds as of the time of writing.
WazirX Hacker Moves $6M in ETH to Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
Reading Time: < 1 minute The hacker who stole more than $235 million from the Indian crypto exchange WazirX has just moved $6.5 million worth of funds through the crypto mixer Tornado Cash.
Mt. Gox Creditors Suffering Unauthorized Login Attempts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Several self-proclaimed Mt. Gox creditors have taken to an insolvency subreddit, alleging that in the past 24 hours, unknown hackers have made multiple unauthorized login attempts on their accounts.
CoinStats: Hacker Stole $2.2M in Crypto Last Month
Reading Time: < 1 minute Additional details about the security incident that occurred in June have been released by CoinStats.
Crypto Exchange Lykke Says It Was Hacked
Reading Time: < 1 minute On June 4, Lykke cryptocurrency exchange was impacted by an exploit, resulting in the halt of all withdrawals.
Orbit Chain Hacker Transfers $48M Through Tornado Cash
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the last moments of 2023, Orbit Chain, a cross-chain bridge connected to the Klaytn ecosystem, was hacked and lost $81.5 million through multiple transactions.
Hackers Steal $7M from Decentralized Exchange Velocore
Reading Time: < 1 minute A hacker successfully used a vulnerability in the overflow logic of Velocore to manipulate a small withdrawal and turn it into a large deposit.
Sonne Finance Loses $20M in an Exploit
Reading Time: < 1 minute Decentralized lending protocol Sonne Finance fell victim to an exploit on Wednesday morning in Asia, resulting in losses estimated at around $20 million.
ParaSwap Says it Will Return Funds to Users Affected by a Vulnerability
Reading Time: < 1 minute After fixing a critical vulnerability in the recently launched Augustus v6 smart contract, the decentralized exchange liquidity aggregator ParaSwap has now started returning cryptocurrency to its users.
Shido Crashes 94% Following Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute After an exploit on its Ethereum-based staking contract, the token for the Layer-1 blockchain Shido experienced a sharp drop of 94% in just 30 minutes.
MINER Token Suffers an Attack on its Smart Contract
Reading Time: < 1 minute On February 14, it was reported that the team behind the MINER token, developed using the experimental ERC-X standard, discovered a vulnerability in their smart contract.
UN: North Korean Hackers Steal $3B from Crypto Companies
Reading Time: < 1 minute In 2023, hackers from North Korea successfully stole approximately $600 million worth of digital currencies.
Cybercriminals Steal $126 Million from Crypto Projects in January
Reading Time: < 1 minute In January 2024, digital currencies worth $126 million were stolen by cybercriminals and fraudsters.
Hackers Stole $126M in Crypto in January: Report
Reading Time: < 1 minute ImmuneFi found that hackers were able to steal $126 million in digital assets, with 19 successful attacks taking place.
North Korean Hacker Attacks to Crypto Platforms Fell in 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute According to Chainalysis, in 2023, hackers from North Korea stole approximately $1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies through 20 hacks.
TRM Labs Says North Korea-linked Hackers Stole $600M in Crypto Last Year
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cybercriminals from North Korea have been targeting and hacking into cryptocurrency wallets, resulting in large losses for token holders in South Korea.
Almost $100M Was Stolen Last Month
Reading Time: < 1 minute The recent breach of Orbit Chain’s cross-chain bridge resulted in nearly $100 million in crypto theft for December.
Ledger Users Suffer a Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minute According to Ledger, a hacker was able to compromise a software library used in decentralized applications, injecting malicious code into their interfaces.
Hackers Withdrew $1.7B in Crypto from Projects in 2023: Report
Reading Time: < 1 minute ImmuneFi reported in November that hackers had stolen a total of $343.038 million in digital currency through various hacks and fraudulent activities.
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.
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