Tag: hackers
All articles and news related to attacks on crypto and blockchain projects.
Hackers Steal $2.3B in Crypto in 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHackers targeting cryptocurrency this year made record-breaking achievements by stealing over $2.3 billion worth of crypto assets from the Web3 ecosystem.
Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin Closes Following Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter suffering a hack in May resulting in over $300 million in losses, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin has announced its decision to shut down operations.
Online Casino MetaWin Loses $4M in Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMetaWin, an online casino platform, was the victim of an exploit on November 3rd that resulted in the loss of approximately $4 million.
Hackers Steal $1.4B in Crypto in 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to a recent report from immunefi, a web3 bug bounty and security services platform, the crypto industry has faced over $1.4 billion in losses this year due to 179 hacks and scams.
Radiant Capital Hacker Transfers $52M of Stolen Crypto
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe individual responsible for the recent theft from decentralized finance protocol Radiant Capital has transferred almost all of the stolen funds from layer-2 protocols to Ethereum.
DoJ: Bitfinex Hacker Should Spend Five Years in Prison
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIlya “Dutch” Lichtenstein, who admitted to his involvement in the 2016 Bitfinex hack, is facing a five-year prison sentence as recommended by prosecutors.
Hackers Steal $50M from Radiant Capital
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRadiant Capital, a platform enabling borrowing and lending of cryptocurrency across blockchains, suffered a major cyberattack on Wednesday, losing over $50 million.
Hackers Steal $750M in Crypto in Q3 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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 minuteA 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 minuteBedrock, 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 minuteA 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 minuteBingX, 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 minuteOn 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 minuteThe 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 minuteSeveral 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 minuteAdditional details about the security incident that occurred in June have been released by CoinStats.
Crypto Exchange Lykke Says It Was Hacked
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn 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 minuteIn 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 minuteA 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 minuteDecentralized 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 minuteAfter 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 minuteAfter 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 minuteOn 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 minuteIn 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 minuteIn January 2024, digital currencies worth $126 million were stolen by cybercriminals and fraudsters.
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