Exploits


Tech

Derivatives Platform Deus Finance Exploited for $3M on Fantom Network

Hackers manipulated a pricing mechanism to trick the protocol in a “flash loan” attack that led to loss of user funds, the security firm said.

Hacker (Getty/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)

Layer 2

Why White Hat Hackers Are Vital to the Crypto Ecosystem

Jay Freeman stopped a potential $750 million vulnerability from being exploited on three of Ethereum's layer 2 networks.

White hat hackers play a vital role. (pawel szvmanski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

OpenSea Says Phishing Attack Impacted 17 Users

The attack also no longer appears to be active because there has been no activity on the malicious contract for over 15 hours.

Web crime

Opinion

Calling a Hack an Exploit Minimizes Human Error

After the Wormhole event, it's worth asking about crypto's reliance on and trust in code.

(Clark Van Der Beken/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Jump Trading Backstops Wormhole’s $320M Exploit Loss

Wormhole’s parent company has stepped in to prevent chaos across the Solana DeFi landscape.

Wormhole concept (Getty)

Tech

Blockchain Bridge Wormhole Suffers Possible Exploit Worth Over $326M

The popular bridge for connecting Ethereum, Solana and more is now attempting to negotiate on-chain with the hacker.

(John Paul Summers/Unsplash)

Tech

NFT Marketplace OpenSea Launches New Listing Manager After Discount Bug

Yesterday, three attackers bought $1 million worth of NFTs for a fraction of their market value.

A selection of Bored Apes, one of the best-selling NFT avatar series.

Tech

OpenSea Bug Allows Attackers to Get Massive Discount on Popular NFTs

The bug was spotted as early as December 2021.

Software bug

Tech

Multichain Says One Hacker Returned Over $800K

The cross-chain protocol said $1.9 million had been siphoned off by three hackers.

(CoinDesk archives)