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02.10 / 10:19

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Cybersecurity security Q3 Q3 2023 crowned most ‘damaging’ quarter for crypto amid $700M losses: Report

The third quarter of 2023 has been the “most financially damaging” quarter of the year, with almost $700 million in digital assets lost to various security incidents, according to the quarterly report of blockchain security firm CertiK.

01.10 / 12:13

Ethereum Hackers hacks FTX FTX exploiter moved over $17M in ETH in the last 24 hours

According to recent information from Spot On Chain, an address linked to the FTX exploit identified as 0x3e9, has conducted transfers exceeding 10,000 Ether (ETH), worth roughly $17 million, across five different addresses since Sept. 30. The addresses had remained inactive for several months before the recent activity.

29.09 / 19:15

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks Uniswap Curve Finance Chainlink quietly changes multisig rules, Mixin offers $20M bounty: 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.

27.09 / 09:15

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks decentralized marketplace network Bug Bounty Mixin Network offers $20M bug bounty to hackers in $200M hack

Mixin Network, a decentralized cross-chain protocol, in a message to the hacker behind the $200 million exploit on Sept. 23, has offered a $20-million bug bounty for the return of the remaining funds.

26.09 / 14:37

business Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Immunefi launches on-chain bug bounties through ‘Vaults’ system

Blockchain security platform Immunefi has launched an on-chain system for bug bounties, according to a Sept. 26 announcement. The new system, called “Vaults,” allows Web3 developers to escrow funds in an on-chain address and use them to pay out bug bounties to white hat hackers.

25.09 / 17:13

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks controversy network $200M Mixin Network hack draws controversy

Hong Kong-based decentralized cross-chain transfer protocol Mixin Network is drawing controversy over the disclosure of a $200 million hack on Sept. 25.

25.09 / 08:32

business Blockchain Hackers hacks P2P Networks investigation network Mixin Network hack drains $200M from mainnet assets

Decentralized peer-to-peer network Mixin Network has lost approximately $200 million in a hack involving the compromise of the database of a third-party cloud service provider.

23.09 / 08:15

defi Hackers hacks DeFi activity on the decline, but investment rolls in: 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.

21.09 / 10:07

business hacks Payments Mt. Gox Bankruptcy Bitcoin Mt. Gox Bitcoin repayment: The day that never comes

Mt. Gox’s infamous 2014 security breach — that lost 850,000 Bitcoin (BTC) of investors’ funds — resulted in its users embarking on a seemingly never-ending, decade-long pursuit of closure via funds reimbursement.

21.09 / 00:37

defi Hackers hacks Altcoin DAO phishing DNS Balancer blames ‘social engineering attack’ on DNS provider for website hijack

The team behind Balancer, an Ethereum-based automated market maker, believes a social engineering attack on its DNS service provider was what led to its website’s frontend being compromised on Sept. 19, leading to an estimated $238,000 in crypto stolen.

20.09 / 12:41

Hackers hacks Bitcoin CoinEX to resume service with new wallet system following $70M hack

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx is set to resume deposit and withdrawals for its users more than a week after it suffered a $70 million hack due to compromised hot wallet private keys.

20.09 / 00:51

defi Hackers hacks Altcoin Scams DeFi protocol Balancer frontend is under attack, urges users to stay away

Balancer, an Ethereum-based decentralized finance protocol has confirmed its user interface is currently "under an attack."

17.09 / 20:53

markets Hackers hacks FBI Bitcoin lazarus 3 steps crypto investors can take to avoid hacks by the Lazarus Group

Cryptocurrency users frequently fall prey to online hacks with Mark Cuban being just the latest high-profile example how nearly a million dollars can leave your digital wallet.

16.09 / 03:41

Blockchain Hackers hacks MetaMask Mark Cuban's loses $870K in hot wallet hack

Nearly $900,000 worth of crypto was reportedly drained from one of the hot wallets belonging to billionaire investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban.

14.09 / 20:51

business Blockchain Hackers hacks Remitano exchange allegedly hacked for $2.7M; $1.4M frozen by Tether

Crypto exchange Remitano experienced large withdrawals under suspicious circumstances on September 14, with some blockchain analysts concluding that it may have been hacked. A total of $2.7 million worth of crypto has been withdrawn through the suspicious transactions. Tether has frozen one address the attacker allegedly used, potentially saving $1.4 million worth of customers' crypto.

13.09 / 19:33

business Hackers hacks Ripple Cybersecurity Fortress Fortress Trust Ripple says security incident accelerated its acquisition of Fortress Trust

The takeover of Fortress Trust by financial technology company Ripple on Sept. 8 involved more than just an acquisition deal. The transaction was accelerated by a security incident hours earlier involving a Fortress third-party analytics vendor, Ripple confirmed to Cointelegraph.

13.09 / 19:33

NFT Hackers hacks Google Google to allow NFT game ads, metaverse ‘hot’ in Asia: Nifty Newsletter

In this week’s newsletter, read about how Google will start allowing games featuring nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to advertise and promote themselves using its platform and how a developer stole $1 million in assets from the Milady NFT collection. Check out how an insurance company excluded NFTs from a $20-million policy and how the metaverse is “hot” in Asian markets like Hong Kong, Korea and Japan. And don’t forget this week’s Nifty News featuring Binance ending its support for Polygon-based NFTs.

13.09 / 12:37

Blockchain Hackers hacks Cybersecurity security lazarus North Korea's Lazarus Group responsible for $55M CoinEx hack: Report

The attack on crypto exchange CoinEx which drained at least $55 million was carried out by the North Korean hacker group Lazarus, according to blockchain security firm SlowMist and on-chain investigator ZachXBT. The hacker group was identified after they mistakenly connected their address to the recent Stake and Optimism hacks.

12.09 / 18:05

Blockchain Ethereum defi Hackers hacks Cybersecurity CoinEx CoinEx exchange suspected of being hacked as $27M worth of crypto moved

On Sept. 12, crypto exchange CoinEx experienced abnormally large outflows to an address with no prior history, leading security experts to suspect the exchange was hacked. Blockchain security platform Cyvers Alerts has estimated the losses to be approximately $27 million.

12.09 / 12:28

Law Ethereum Art NFT hacks Developers NFT collection Milady exploited by developer stealing $1M in fees

Milady Maker, a nonfungible token (NFT) project on the Ethereum blockchain, has fallen victim to a major exploit involving the platform’s fees and social media accounts.

12.09 / 06:25

Blockchain Hackers hacks security Scams FBI stake Hackers behind $41M Stake heist shifts BNB, MATIC in latest move: CertiK

The hackers behind cryptocurrency casino Stake’s $41 million hack have shifted another $328,000 million worth of Polygon (MATIC) and Binance Coin (BNB) tokens — its latest moves following the Sept. 4 exploit, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.

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