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08.12 / 20:11

defi Hackers hacks Tokens Relaunch vulnerability Nomad releases bridge relaunch guide after patching contract vulnerability

The Nomad token bridge announced its relaunch guide after fixing the contract vulnerability that led to a $190 million exploit in August. According to a blog post from Dec. 7, the Nomad protocol will allow users to bridge back madAssets and access a pro-rata share of recovered funds.

30.11 / 19:57

Blockchain Technology Adoption network vulnerability Secret Network resolves network vulnerability following white hat disclosure

On Nov. 30, Guy Zyskind, CEO of privacy smart contract blockchain Secret Network, said that developers had patched a privacy-related vulnerability and users' funds remain secure. In a document dated Nov. 29, Secret Network wrote that users or developers required no action and that all active nodes were upgraded to correct the exploit on Nov. 2.

15.10 / 05:33

UPS Assurant Indexes IBC vulnerability Cosmos uncovers critical vulnerability- Here’s everything you need to know

Co-founder of the inter-blockchain communication (IBC) ecosystem Cosmos, Ethan Buchman, announced the existence of a “critical security vulnerability” on 13 October that affects all Cosmos chains which support IBC and all IBC versions.

14.10 / 00:20

business Blockchain Technology vulnerability Cosmos co-founder says a major security vulnerability has been uncovered on IBC

On Thursday, Ethan Buchman, co-founder of interblockchain communication (IBC) ecosystem Cosmos, said that a 'critical security vulnerability' had been discovered that 'impacts all IBC-enabled Cosmos chains, for all versions of IBC.' Buchman assured that steps have already been taken to ensure that all major public IBC-enabled chains have been patched, stating:

21.09 / 08:03

defi Hackers hacks Smart Contracts vulnerability White hat finds huge vulnerability in ETH to Arbitrum bridge: Wen max bounty?

A self-described white hat hacker has uncovered a “multi-million dollar vulnerability” in the bridge linking Ethereum and Arbitrum Nitro and received a 400 Ether (ETH) bounty for their find.

20.09 / 22:49

business Blockchain hacks CEO vulnerability Well-known vulnerability in private keys likely exploited in $160M Wintermute hack

Blockchain cybersecurity company Certik has said a vulnerable private key was attacked in the Wintermute hack. A vulnerability in private keys generated by the Profanity app was likely exploited. The vulnerability has been known since at least January.

19.09 / 12:41

Ethereum Hackers hacks proof-of-work vulnerability Exploit ETHW ETHW confirms contract vulnerability exploit, dismisses replay attack claims

Post-Ethereum Merge proof-of-work (PoW) chain ETHW has moved to quell claims that it had suffered an on-chain replay attack over the weekend.

18.09 / 14:25

Blockchain Ethereum Hackers hacks Warning vulnerability Profanity tool vulnerability drains $3.3M despite 1Inch warning

Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch Network issued a warning to crypto investors after identifying a vulnerability in Profanity, an Ethereum (ETH) vanity address generating tool. Despite the proactive warning, apparently, hackers were able to make away with $3.3 million worth of cryptocurrencies.

03.08 / 14:51

Blockchain defi Hackers Bitcoin vulnerability Exploit Nomad reportedly ignored security vulnerability that led to $190M exploit

The exploit took place due to a smart contract vulnerability that saw hundreds of users other than the hacker also get involved, taking away as much as they can by simply copy-pasting the transaction data used by the initial hacker and changing the wallet address to theirs. The event was later deemed as a decentralized robbery by many due to the involvement of normal community members.

02.08 / 19:13

Blockchain Technology defi Hackers vulnerability Aave devs propose freezing Fantom integration, citing lack of traction and potential vulnerability

On Tuesday, Marc Zeller, integration lead at decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing and lending protocol Aave, proposed to freeze the platform's v3 Fantom market. Created in 2018, Fantom is a directed acrylic graph smart contract platform that provides DeFi services and on which Aave is currently bridged.

16.06 / 11:05

defi wallet security MetaMask vulnerability MetaMask, Phantom, Brave, and XDefi Wallets Patch 'Demonic Critical Vulnerability' Before an Attack

A number of prominent browser extension wallets, including Ethereum (ETH) wallet MetaMask, Solana (SOL)'s Phantom, Brave, and cross-chain wallet extension XDefi, have patched a "critical vulnerability" that could have exposed sensitive login credentials if specific conditions were met.

16.06 / 00:09

business Blockchain Adoption security vulnerability MetaMask warns of security vulnerability from older versions of popular crypto wallet

On Wednesday, MetaMask said that it uncovered a critical security vulnerability in older versions of its crypto wallet with the help of security researchers at Halborn. The security firm was awarded a bounty of $50,000 for the discovery.

20.02 / 21:25

BTC Twitter coinbase Bitcoin vulnerability Coinbase and the story of the latest ‘market-nuking’ vulnerability

If you were a white hat hacker and you had to choose between exploiting a “potentially market-nuking” vulnerability and accepting a $250,000 bug bounty, what would you pick? This month, one white hat hacker chose the latter, leading to a big sigh of relief from the Coinbase exchange.

25.01 / 14:53

Lowe's Platform Interface information vulnerability Exploit As users gather information about alleged vulnerability exploit, OpenSea stays silent

A reported vulnerability on the NFT Marketplace OpenSea means a user may have made profits in the hundreds of Ether. Here’s what you need to know.

20.01 / 14:15

Hack defi Polygon avalanche Multichain vulnerability Multichain Losses Reportedly Exceed USD 3M As Critical Vulnerability Remains Unsolved

Losses of the cross-chain router protocol (CRP) Multichain have reportedly exceeded USD 3m as the protocol is still prone to additional hacks and exploitation.

29.12 / 13:12

Hack Polygon Hard Fork vulnerability Polygon Justifies Its Quiet Hard-Fork Citing 'Critical Vulnerability'

Earlier this month, the popular Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 solution Polygon (MATIC) carried out a hard-fork, though in silence and with no official explanation. Now, exactly 24 days later, it justified its actions in a postmortem, citing a critical vulnerability that could have drained the network of MATIC 9.3bn (USD 23.56bn at current rates).

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