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01.11 / 05:55

hacks Phishing scams Crypto Projects Lose $51.6 Million in Attacks, Phishing Scams, and Rug Pulls in October 2023: Beosin

Beosin’s security monitoring platform, Beosin EagleEye, reported that the crypto industry saw 23 security incidents in October 2023, collectively resulting in a substantial total loss of approximately $51.61 million.

31.10 / 17:27

Blockchain hacks security crimes Cybercrime Decentralization Opensea October sees a comparative lull in crypto crime with losses of $32.2M: CertiK

Web3 theft hit a low point for the year so far in October, CertiK reported. Losses to hacks, exploits and scams confirmed by the blockchain security firm amounted to $32.2 million for the month across 38 incidents, with no single incident leading to a loss of over $7 million.

31.10 / 15:53

hacks Scams MetaMask phishing attack MetaMask and Blockaid Collaborate to Launch Phishing Attack Alert Feature for Enhanced User Protection

MetaMask has teamed up with security firm Blockaid to introduce a new feature aimed at bolstering user security.

31.10 / 08:25

Blockchain Hackers hacks Altcoin Telegram Uniswap investigation Exploit Unibot contract $560K exploit crashes token price by more than 40%

A new contract deployed on Oct. 29 by Unibot, a popular Telegram bot used to snipe trades on the decentralized exchange Uniswap, was reportedly exploited for roughly $560,000 in various memecoins from users.

30.10 / 12:29

hacks Data Breach LastPass Data Breach Results in $4.4 Million Crypto Loss for 25 Victims in a Single Day

Around 25 individuals have reportedly lost $4.4 million in cryptocurrency from a total of 80 wallets, all due to the 2022 data breach that affected the password storage software LastPass.

30.10 / 09:49

business Hackers hacks regulation Research phishing DAO Attack 3 unique ways hackers are stealing your crypto: Bitrace Report

To track down and counter the sudden disappearance of tokens from crypto wallets requires investors to know the various ways bad actors use to steal cryptocurrencies successfully.

30.10 / 06:53

Blockchain hacks Telegram Scams Actor classical reports Fake Wallet APP Downloads and Malicious Backdoors are Leading Causes of Crypto Loss: Bitrace

One of the leading causes of loss of crypto assets is the download of fake wallet applications from search engines.

30.10 / 02:03

Blockchain Hackers hacks wallet Crypto thief steals $4.4M in a day as toll rises from LastPass breach

At least 25 people have reportedly seen $4.4 million in crypto drained from across 80 wallets due to a 2022 data breach that impacted password storage software LastPass.

27.10 / 20:00

business Blockchain defi hacks Uniswap Token Burn Audits and rug-pulled projects, a $650B token burn, and major DeFi protocol quits UK: Finance Redefined

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

27.10 / 03:25

Blockchain hacks Scams Media phishing Scammers create Blockworks clone site to drain crypto wallets

Phishing scammers have cloned the websites of crypto media outlet Blockworks and Ethereum blockchain scanner Etherscan to trick unsuspecting readers into connecting their wallets to a crypto drainer.

25.10 / 11:19

Blockchain Ethereum hacks Telegram Tokens Bot Exploit Telegram trading bot Maestro refunds users 610 ETH after router exploit

Maestrobots, a group of cryptocurrency bots on the Telegram messenger, is refunding users in the aftermath of a 280 Ether (ETH) attack.

25.10 / 08:41

Ethereum defi Hackers hacks security Tokens Q3 85% of crypto rug pulls in Q3 didn’t report audits: Hacken

Cryptocurrency rug pulls are not too difficult to spot by investors, as the majority of such scams usually share distinct and visible features, according to a new report.

20.10 / 22:07

hacks regulation Court freeze Singapore court authorizes freeze order attached to wallets as soulbound NFT

The Singapore High Court has allowed financial investigation firm Intelligent Sanctuary (iSanctuary) to attach nonfungible tokens (NFTs) containing a legal document to cold wallets associated with a hack, according to United Kingdom-based iSanctuary and local press accounts.

20.10 / 19:30

Blockchain Ethereum NFT defi hacks Uniswap week Busy week for Uniswap, and Platypus recovers 90% of hacked funds: Finance Redefined

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

19.10 / 15:32

business Hackers hacks wallet Bitcoin Atomic Wallet freezes $2M in ‘suspicious deposits’ on exchanges

Hacked cryptocurrency wallet Atomic Wallet has frozen $2 million in “suspicious deposits” in a joint effort with major crypto exchanges.

19.10 / 12:39

Blockchain Ethereum defi hacks Exploit Ethereum DeFi protocol Hope Lend drained after exploit

Ethereum decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Hope Lend has next to zero assets left in its protocol after a devastating hack.

17.10 / 17:07

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Lost Exploit Platypus Finance recovers 90% of assets lost in exploit

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Platypus Finance said it had recovered 90% of assets that were stolen in a security breach last week.

17.10 / 15:43

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers hacks fantom Fantom Foundation hacked for an estimated $6.7M: Report

Fantom Foundation, developers of the Fantom network, have reportedly been hacked for over $6.7 million worth of cryptocurrency.

13.10 / 20:17

Blockchain defi hacks Europe European Union Uniswap European regulators assess DeFi risks, Uniswap launches Android wallet: Finance Redefined

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

12.10 / 20:27

Blockchain Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Social Media avalanche Onchain Stars Arena recovers 90% of exploited funds after onchain negotiations

Social media app Stars Arena has recovered approximately 90% of the funds it lost after being exploited, according to an October 11 announcement from the team on X (formerly Twitter). The recovery occurred after four days of on-chain negotiations, blockchain data shows. The attacker was allowed to keep slightly more than 10% of the funds as a “white hat” bounty.

12.10 / 18:06

Hackers hacks regulation FTX Bitcoin Sam FTX hacker moves $120M amid Sam Bankman-Fried trial: Report

Anonymous hackers of the now-defunct exchange FTX have been moving large amounts of assets stolen from the platform, with new transactions occurring just as the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried gets underway.

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