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04.04 / 19:09

Blockchain Hackers hacks Arbitrum Usd Coin Liquidity protocol Sentiment exploited for over $500K

Sentiment, an undercollateralized lending protocol, appears to have been exploited on April 4 for over $500,000 in crypto. Ethereum blockchain data shows a transaction that transferred 536,738.410031 USD Coin (USDC) from the Synapse Bridge, and this links up with a series of Arbitrum transactions draining coins from the Sentiment protocol.

04.04 / 08:09

business Hackers hacks Altcoin EXP Attack Returns Euler Labs hacker returns 'all of the recoverable funds' — Timeline

After being robbed of $196 million in a flash loan attack, Euler Finance convinced its hacker within 25 days to return most of the funds. The outcome was a result of numerous to and fro, which eventually led the hacker to do “the right thing.”

04.04 / 06:09

business Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Cybersecurity Cybercrime Returns Allbridge exploiter returns most of the $573K stolen in attack

A large portion of the roughly $573,000 pilfered from the multichain token bridge Allbridge has been returned after the exploiter seemingly took up the project’s offer for a white hat bounty and no legal retaliation.

03.04 / 18:43

Technology Adoption Hackers hacks crimes Cybercrime Science Top 9 hacker and cybersecurity movies

Watching hacker and cybersecurity movies can be both entertaining and informative. These movies can provide a glimpse into the world of cybersecurity, hacking and cybercrime, which can be fascinating and thought-provoking.

03.04 / 11:07

Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Exploit Sandwich trading bots lose bread and butter in $25M exploit

Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) bots who were trying to perform “sandwich trades” got outsmarted by a rogue validator, leading to a loss of $25 million worth of digital assets.

03.04 / 02:53

business Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Cybersecurity Cybercrime Allbridge offers bounty to exploiter who stole $570K in flashloan attack

The attacker behind a $573,000 exploit on the multi-chain token bridge, Allbridge, has been offered a chance by the firm to come forward as a white hat and claim a bounty.

31.03 / 20:21

Hackers hacks regulation Scams Decentralized Exchange Net losses from crypto theft down sharply in Q1 2023 at $322M: Report

Crypto hackers and scammers made off with $452 million in the first quarter of 2023, according to a report released by antivirus and app provider De.Fi. But that is good and bad news, as losses were down from $1.3 billion in the first quarter of 2022. The recovery rate was down too, however.

30.03 / 08:21

defi Hackers regulation security Decentralization KYC NOT DeFi KYC: Not an issue as ‘99% have nothing to hide,’ industry execs say

DeFi execs at a WOW Summit panel argued that implementing “Know Your Customer” (KYC) measures will tackle the “biggest issue” in decentralized finance (DeFi), which is hackers laundering millions of stolen funds into “clean money.”

29.03 / 08:09

business Hackers hacks Altcoin YouTube Upgrade Ponzi scheme BUG Jake Paul-endorsed SafeMoon gets hacked after introducing a bug in upgrade

SafeMoon, a project previously endorsed by A-list celebrities and social influencers such as Jake Paul and Soulja Boy, announced its liquidity pool (LP) was compromised. Without revealing further details about the attack, SafeMoon confirmed undertaking steps “to resolve the issue as soon as possible.”

28.03 / 21:51

Hackers regulation Money laundering services North Korean hackers using stolen crypto to mine more crypto via cloud services: Report

The North Korean cybercrime operator APT43 is using cloud computing to launder cryptocurrency, a report from cybersecurity service Mandiant has found. According to the researchers, the North Korean group uses “stolen crypto to mine for clean crypto.”

28.03 / 05:49

business Blockchain Hackers Cybersecurity Customers Bitcoin ATM maker to refund customers impacted by zero-day hack

Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes says it is reimbursing its cloud-hosted customers that lost funds in a "security incident" in March that saw its customers' hot wallets accessed.

27.03 / 22:19

Stablecoin defi Hackers hacks lending DAI Returns Euler Finance exploiter returns another $37.1M worth of ETH and DAI

The architect of the March 13 Euler Finance exploit returned an additional $26.5 million worth of Ether (ETH) to the Euler Finance deployer account on March 27, on-chain data shows.

26.03 / 00:15

Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Returns Euler Finance exploiter returns over 58,000 stolen Ether

The hacker behind the $196 million exploit on lending protocol Euler Finance has returned the majority of the stolen assets, according to on-chain data.

25.03 / 15:35

defi Hackers hacks Altcoin phishing Messaging App Arbitrum Discord hacker shares phishing announcement amid airdrop hype

The crypto community’s warning against fake Arbitrum (ARB) airdrops materialized as hackers managed to drop a phishing link into Arbitrum’s official Discord server.

24.03 / 23:41

defi Hackers hacks regulation Arbitrum Arbitrum airdrop hype grips DeFi world: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week.

21.03 / 16:53

Adoption Hackers hacks exchanges Mt. Gox Bitcoin saga Mt. Gox creditor saga: What lessons has the Bitcoin community learned?

In the early days of Bitcoin, Mt. Gox was by far the most prominent Bitcoin (BTC) exchange in the world. The Tokyo-based company was responsible for more than 70% of all Bitcoin transactions in 2013. However, by early 2014, it had collapsed spectacularly, leaving investors and traders with losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.

21.03 / 04:41

business defi Hackers hacks Altcoin Smart Contracts Euler Finance to enter talks with exploiter over the return of funds

Ethereum-based lending protocol Euler Finance could be a step closer to recovering funds stolen in a $196 million flash loan attack last week, with private discussions now initiated with the exploiter.

20.03 / 08:01

business Blockchain Hackers hacks Cybersecurity Bitcoin ATM maker shuts cloud service after user hot wallets compromised

Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes has shuttered its cloud services after discovering a “security vulnerability” that allowed an attacker to access users' hot wallets and gain sensitive information, such as passwords and private keys.

19.03 / 13:03

business defi Hackers investigation EXP Attack Euler Finance hacker sends 100 ETH to red-flagged North Korean address

Ever since Euler Finance fell victim to the biggest decentralized finance (DeFi) hack of 2023, the crypto community closely follows the $197 million loot on-chain — hoping to track down the attacker. Out of the series of transfers made by the hacker, one transaction of 100 Ether (ETH) was allegedly sent to an address associated with North Korea-linked actors.

18.03 / 12:25

Ethereum defi Hackers hacks transactions investigation Euler Finance hacker starts returning stolen Ether

The recent attack that drained $197 million from Euler Finance was dubbed the biggest decentralized finance (DeFi) hack of 2023 so far. However, this may not hold for much longer as the hacker reportedly had a change of heart.

17.03 / 23:53

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Circle Banks DeFi sees its biggest hack in 2023 as Euler loses $197M: Finance Redefined

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week.

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