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10.04 / 13:09

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers hacks Cybersecurity security SushiSwap Exploit Community on SushiSwap exploit: The $3.3 hack is 'weird’

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol SushiSwap recently suffered an exploit due to a smart contract bug leading to over $3 million in losses. Members of the crypto community responded to the hack, with some thinking that there was something fishy about the hack.

09.04 / 15:45

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks DEX Cybersecurity security BUG Exploit SushiSwap approval bug leads to $3.3 million exploit

A bug on a smart contract on the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol SushiSwap led to over $3 million in losses in the early hours of April 9, according to several security reports on Twitter.

07.04 / 13:19

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers hacks Cybersecurity security Lost Here's how much is lost to crypto hacks and exploits in Q1 2023

Hackers were able to gain access to more than $320 million just in the first quarter of 2023, according to on-chain data consolidated by the quarterly report released by blockchain security firm CertiK.

06.04 / 20:49

Blockchain Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Cybersecurity security Euler team denies on-chain sleuth was a suspect in hack case

The pseudonymous Twitter user and blockchain investigator Officer’s Notes believes they may have been a suspect in the $195 million Euler Finance hack. In an April 4 Twitter thread, the security researcher stated, “Seems like I was a suspect in this case, as usual.”

06.04 / 11:55

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers hacks negotiations Sentiment recovers $870K after negotiations with the hacker

Lending protocol Sentiment has managed to recover the stolen funds from the recent hack by offering the hacker a bounty worth $95,000.

05.04 / 06:59

Law Twitter defi Hackers hacks Liquidity Allbridge to first begin repaying stuck bridge users after recouping funds

Users with funds stuck on the multi-chain token bridge provided by Allbridge are first in line to receive compensation under a recovery plan posted by the project following a recent exploit.

04.04 / 20:23

business Hackers hacks Crypto Companies Massive supply chain attack targeting small number of crypto companies: Kaspersky

A supply chain attack installed a backdoor in computers around the world but has only been deployed in fewer than ten computers, cybersecurity company Kaspersky has reported. The deployments showed a particular interest in cyptocurrency companies, it added.

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 / 18:59

Ethereum defi hacks Cybersecurity security Uniswap Gnosis Gnosis launches Hashi bridge aggregator to help prevent hacks

Gnosis, the team behind Gnosis Safe multi-sig and Gnosis Chain, has launched a hash oracle aggregator for blockchain bridges, according to an announcement from the company. In a conversation with Cointelegraph, Gnosis CEO Martin Köppelmann stated that the new aggregator should make bridges more secure by requiring more than one bridge to validate a withdrawal before it can be confirmed.

29.03 / 10:47

business Blockchain hacks wallet compensation Exploit BitKeep completes compensation for $8M APK exploit, announces rebranding

On March 29, multichain wallet BitKeep announced that it had fully compensated users affected by the 7.2.9. Android Package Kit (APK) exploit that took place on Dec. 26, 2022. On the day of the incident, the 7.2.9. APK update for BitKeep was maliciously swapped by hackers, resulting in an estimated $8 million loss of funds from users who downloaded the malware.

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.”

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.

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