Tag: hackers
All articles and news related to attacks on crypto and blockchain projects.
DEX Merlin Loses $1.82M in Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMerlin, 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 minuteAn 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 minuteKaspersky 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 minuteOn 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 minuteNorth Korean hackers stole $1.7 billion in virtual assets in 2022.
Hackers Withdrew $8.8M from Crypto Projects Last Month
Reading Time: < 1 minute$8.8 million in cryptocurrencies were stolen by cyber criminals during the first month of 2023.
Hacker Who Hacked Cross-chain Protocol Wormhole Moves $157M in Assets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe attacker who stole more than $319 million from cross-chain protocol Wormhole in February has began moving assets.
Hackers Who Attacked BTC.com Sent Stolen Crypto to Centralized Exchanges
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe hackers who attacked the BTC.com pool sent them to centralized crypto exchanges.
Hackers Steal $12M from DeFi Project Defrost Finance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDeFi protocol Defrost Finance suffered a hacker attack on December 23.
Gemini Users Suffer Phishing Attacks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCryptocurrency exchange Gemini has recently reported it has suffered a leak of user data as a result of a series of phishing attacks.
Changpeng Zhao Warns About Phishing Sites Promotion on Google
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBinance CEO Changpeng Zhao has noticed that Google search results promote phishing sites targeting cryptocurrency users.
Mango Markets Community Approves to Pay $47M to Hacker
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe community of the DeFi platform Mango Markets ha recently voted in favor of the agreement with the hacker to pay him $47 million so that he returns $69 million.
Chainalysis: DeFi Protocols Have Lost $718M Since October 1
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOctober was a record month for the volume of cryptocurrencies stolen by hackers this year.
Crypto Industry Lost $428M from Hacks and Scams in Q3
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe cumulative losses of the Web3 ecosystem from hacks and fraud amounted to $428.7 million for the third quarter of the year.
Hackers Steal $950,000 Due to Profanity Bug
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere has been a theft of 732 ETH or $950,000 from an Ethereum address created using the Profanity generator.
Experts: $160M Stolen from Wintermute Are Linked to Profanity
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe unknown attacker who stole $160 million from market maker Wintermute exploited a vulnerability in the Profanity tool.
2 Hackers Use Rug Pull Finder Exploit to Mint 450 NFTs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn exploit in their own smart contract has allowed two attackers to create 450 project NFTs in their wallet for free instead of one.
Hacker Attacks Cross-chain Bridge Rainbow Bridge
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCross-chain bridge Rainbow Bridge has successfully repelled an attack by an unknown hacker on August 20.
Polygon-based Gaming Project Dragoma Turns to Be Rug Pull Scam
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe developers of the Polygon-based web3 game Dragoma have reportedly implemented a rug pull scam.
Hackers Steal $5M from Exchange ZB.com
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAlmost $5 million in cryptocurrencies has been stolen from crypto exchange ZB.com by hackers.
Ransomware Attacks Fall by 23%
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe number of attacks using ransomware has significantly decreased against the backdrop of the fall in the price of Bitcoin.
US Justice Department Seizes $500K from Ransomware Operators Linked to North Korea
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Justice Department has confiscated about $500,000 that had been paid to ransomware operators linked to North Korea.
DeFi Project Yam Finance Resists a $3.1M Hacker Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe team developers behind the DeFi protocol Yam Finance has recently repelled a hacker attack.
Hackers Used Spyware in Ronin Attack
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHackers carried out the attack on the sidechain Ronin using spyware in a PDF document.

























