Hackers Financial News

28.01 / 13:01

defi Hackers Altcoin Cybercrime Qubit Finance suffers $80 million loss following hack

High-profile hacks have become more prevalent throughout the cryptocurrency market, and Qubit Finance is one of the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to be exploited by hackers.

26.01 / 08:41

business Ethereum Hackers hacks Etherescan adds new messaging feature for anons: 'Blockscan Chat'

The team behind the popular blockchain explorer and analytics platform Etherscan has launched an Ethereum-based wallet-to-wallet instant messaging service dubbed “Blockscan Chat.”

26.01 / 05:23

Blockchain Hackers Trezor Lost Engineer hacks Trezor wallet, recovers $2M in 'lost' crypto

A computer engineer and hardware hacker has revealed how he managed to crack a Trezor One hardware wallet containing more than $2 million in funds.

24.01 / 14:53

NFT Hackers Investments security BUG NFT marketplace bug undervalues tokens, helps exploiter nab $750,000

A bug in the front end of popular nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea has reportedly led to an exploit allowing users to buy popular NFTs at their previous listing price.

24.01 / 07:31

Hackers hacks Scams YouTube fall Crypto YouTubers fall victim to hacking and scamming attempt

Hackers attacked a number of popular crypto YouTuber accounts at some point during the afternoon of Jan. 23. The accounts posted unauthorized videos with text directing viewers to send money to the hacker's wallet.

21.01 / 05:55

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers Investments Multichain Returns Multichain hacker returns 322 ETH, keeps hefty finders fee

In a dramatic twist, one of this week’s Multichain hackers has returned 322 ETH ($974,000 at the time of writing) to the cross-chain router protocol and one of the affected users.

20.01 / 12:55

Ethereum Hackers hacks Bitcoin Crypto.com finally speaks out: 483 user accounts compromised

The Crypto.com security breach saga gets clarity with an official statement from the Singapore-based crypto exchange following a halt on withdrawals after detecting "suspicious activities" in user accounts.

20.01 / 08:39

Blockchain Hackers Scams DDoS 'Less sophisticated' malware is stealing millions: Chainalysis

Cryptojacking accounted for 73% of the total value received by malware related addresses between 2017 and 2021, according to a new malware report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.

20.01 / 08:39

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers transactions Multichain Multichain under fire from users as hacking losses grow to $3M

Hackers have continued to exploit a critical vulnerability in the cross-chain router protocol (CRP) Multichain that first appeared on Jan 17.

18.01 / 14:36

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Multichain Multichain asks users to revoke approvals amid ‘critical vulnerability’

Cross-chain router protocol Multichain (formerly Anyswap) urges users to revoke approvals for six tokens to avoid loss due to a “critical vulnerability” that is currently being exploited by malicious individuals.

14.01 / 16:21

Hackers Cyberattack North Korean Hackers Stole Around $400-Million Cryptocurrency Through Cyberattacks In 2021: Report

North Korean hackers stole around $400 million worth of crypto through cyberattacks

14.01 / 07:55

Ethereum Hackers Bitcoin North Korean hackers stole $400M in 2021, mostly ETH: Chainalysis

North Korean crypto hackers siphoned off nearly $400 million in crypto through cyber attacks in 2021 according to new data from Chainalysis.

09.01 / 08:47

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers Cybercrime LCX loses $6.8M in a hot wallet compromise over Ethereum blockchain

The hack was first identified by PeckShield, a blockchain security company, based on the suspicious transfer of ERC-20 tokens from LXC to an unknown Ethereum (ETH) wallet.

07.01 / 20:33

Blockchain defi Hackers security ImmuneFi report $10B in DeFi hacks and losses across 2021

Decentralized finance, or DeFi, security platform and bug bounty service ImmuneFi published an official report on Thursday which calculated the total volume of losses in the cryptocurrency markets in 2021. According to its report, the company found that losses resulting from hacks, scams and other malicious activities exceeded $10.2 billion dollars over the past year.

30.12 / 04:31

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers Polygon BUG Polygon upgrade quietly fixes bug that put $24B of MATIC at risk

Ethereum-based layer two scaling network Polygon has quietly fixed a vulnerability that put almost $24 billion worth of its native token MATIC at risk.

24.12 / 20:52

Adoption Hackers Analysis Scams Crypto users Beware of sophisticated scams and rug pulls, as thugs target crypto users

This year has been monumental for the cryptocurrency sector in terms of mainstream adoption. A recent report published by Grayscale Investments found that more than one-quarter of United States investors (26%) surveyed own Bitcoin (BTC), up from 23% in 2020. With the holidays around the corner, financial services provider MagnifyMoney also found that nearly two-thirds of surveyed Americans hope to receive cryptocurrency as a gift this year.

23.12 / 00:33

Technology Hackers Scams phishing compensation Hong Kong NFT project Monkey Kingdom loses $1.3M in phishing hack, launches compensation fund

On Tuesday, Solana nonfungible token (NFT) project Monkey Kingdom, which has received notable backing from American DJ Steve Aoki, announced via Twitter that hackers made off with $1.3 million of the community's crypto funds through a security breach on Discord.

20.12 / 12:21

defi Hackers hacks Decentralization Lost DeFi protocol Grim Finance lost $30M in 5x reentrancy hack

The decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Grim Finance reported $30 million in losses due to a reentrancy exploit of the platform’s deposits.

15.12 / 01:39

markets defi Hackers Insurance 3 reasons why Nexus Mutual (WNXM) price is holding steady in a volatile market

There is always going to be risks involved with interacting with cryptocurrencies and recent proof of this can be seen over the past few weeks after savvy hackers managed to abscond with millions of dollars worth of tokens from Bitmart, AscendEX and BadgerDAO exchange.

12.12 / 11:09

Blockchain Ethereum Binance Hackers AscendEX loses $80M following ERC-20, BSC, Polygon hot wallet compromise

Crypto trading platform AscendEX suffered a loss of $77.7 million in a hot wallet compromise that allowed hackers to access and transfer tokens hosted over the Ethereum (ETH), Binance Smart Chain (BSC) and Polygon (POLY) blockchains.

05.12 / 07:17

Blockchain Hackers Bitcoin Exploit Bitmart hacked for $200M following Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain exploit

Crypto exchange Bitmart lost nearly $200 million in a hot wallet compromise hosted over the Ethereum (ETH) and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) blockchains.

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