Exploits


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)

Tech

Multichain Says $1.4M in Ether Siphoned From Users Who Failed to Update Approvals

The cross-chain bridge urged users to remove approvals for six tokens after it was alerted to a security flaw.

Multichain is building bridges for shuttling crypto across networks. (Modestas Urbonas/Unsplash)

Finance

'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord

The attacker issued a fake "land drop" from the admin's compromised account, pocketing 29.67 ETH ($95,000) in the process.

Wyoming (Shutterstock)

Finance

Funds Lost to DeFi Hacks More Than Doubled to $1.3B in 2021: Certik

Centralization is the most common vulnerability, the security firm said.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)

Tech

Polygon Discloses Patched Exploit That Put 9B MATIC at Risk

“There is a natural tension between security and transparency,” Polygon’s team said in a Wednesday blog post.

(Ariel/Unsplash)

Policy

Teenage Suspect in $16M DeFi Hack Wanted for Arrest in Canada

In a possible DeFi first, Canadian law enforcement is now looking to track down a suspected hacker.

(Daniel Crump/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tech

Fantom DeFi Project Grim Finance Exploited for $30M

The hit was one of the largest on the Fantom blockchain.

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