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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.

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Tech

North Korean Hackers Stole $400M in 2021, Mostly in Ether

For the first time, DeFi mixers were the biggest money-laundering tool for North Korean hackers.

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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)

Videos

$2.2M Bored Ape NFT Theft: What to Know About Security

“I’ve been hacked … All my apes are gone,” an NFT trader posted on Twitter last week, referring to his cache of over $2 million worth of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs.

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Videos

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

A warrant has been issued for 19-year-old Andean "Andy" Medjedovic to appear before an Ontario court. He allegedly used flash loans to drain $16 million from decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Indexed Finance in October. Medjedovic argues "code is law," as he did not violate any contracts. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the world of DeFi law.

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Finance

Vulcan Forged Play-to-Earn Gaming Platform Refunds Users After $140M Hack

PYR token prices fell 34% to $21 on Monday following news of the hack.

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Finance

Crypto Exchange AscendEX Hacked, Losses Estimated at $77M

Assets not affected have been transferred to cold wallets while the investigation is carried out, the exchange said.

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Finance

India Prime Minister Suffers Another Twitter Hack; Fake Tweet Sent Promising Bitcoin to All Indians

The attack followed one in autumn 2020 that was part of a widespread hack used to trick social media users to send cryptocurrency to the attackers.

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Tech

BitMart Resumes Ether Withdrawals and Deposits, Three Days After $200M Hack

BitMart is replacing deposit addresses for bitcoin, ether and solana.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)