Exploits


Tech

Ola Finance Exploited for $3.6M in Re-Entrancy Attack

The attack targeted Fuse Lending, which is an implementation of Ola Finance on the EVM-compatible Fuse blockchain.

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Finance

Binance Suspends Deposits and Withdrawals on Ronin Network After Hack

Gaming-focused Ronin on Tuesday disclosed a loss of more than $625 million in USDC and ether.

End of an Era? Binance Clamps Down on Customer Verification Requirements

Tech

Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network Suffers $625M Exploit

It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history.

The home of Axie Infinity has suffered a major exploit. (Sky Mavis)

Finance

DeFi Lending Protocol Agave's AGVE Plunges Over 20% Amid Exploit Investigation

Hundred Finance, another lending protocol on the Gnosis chain, was also exploited in an apparent “re-entrancy” attack, according to a blockchain security researcher.

(Boris Zhitkov/Getty images)

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.

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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)