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OpenZeppelin Reveals Top 10 Blockchain Hacking Techniques in 2022

The first and second place bugs involved layer 2 scaling system Optimism and vanity address generator Profanity.

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How Taiwan is Approaching Crypto Regulation

Taipei-based Forkast News Staff Writer Timmy Shen joins "Community Crypto" host Isaiah Jackson to discuss Taiwan's state of crypto affairs, including its measured regulation approach, retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) test, and Web3 initiatives for combatting cyberattacks.

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OpenSea Says Phishing Attack Impacted 17 Users

On Sunday, a phishing attack on NFT marketplace OpenSea caused 17 users to lose digital assets with significant values. “The Hash” hosts discuss the subsequent lawsuits against OpenSea, raising questions over where responsibility lies in decentralized infrastructures.

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Blockchain Platform Wormhole Says It's Retrieved $324M Stolen by Hackers

Popular cross-blockchain bridge Wormhole confirmed Thursday all of its funds worth over $326 million stolen from its latest exploit had been restored, and that the bridge’s operations had resumed after the attack vector had been patched. "The Hash" team discusses the latest incident causing a stir in the Solana DeFi landscape.

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Breaking Down the Poly Network Hack, the Largest DeFi Attack in Crypto History

Joseph McGill of crypto-tracking software firm TRM Labs shares insights into the Poly Network hack, the largest DeFi attack in crypto history, and how his firm is helping combat the risks of open finance. Plus, debunking the potentially false narrative about criminal activity in crypto.

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Poly Network Hacker Prolongs Return of Stolen Funds

The hacker behind the Poly Network cyberattack has yet to complete the total return of the roughly $600 million stolen and is also reconsidering accepting Poly’s $500,000 “Bug Bounty” reward to pay anyone who can hack the DeFi site.

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Balancer Labs Offers $2M Bug Bounty to Spot Vulnerabilities

Balancer Labs wants to know about any vulnerabilities in its V2 Vault architecture, available Tuesday.

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Policy

UK's National Health Service Hit in Global Ransomware Wave

Multiple outlets are reporting a wave of ransomware attacks affecting the UK’s National Health Service as well as other firms throughout the world.

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Gatecoin Claims $2 Million in Bitcoins and Ethers Lost in Security Breach

Gatecoin has claimed that it lost as much as 185,000 ethers and 250 bitcoins, an amount worth roughly $2.14m at press time.

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