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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.

Hacker hands image (Shutterstock)

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.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Shutterstock)

Tech

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

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

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Tech

BitMart CEO Says Stolen Private Key Behind $196M Hack

The crypto exchange’s CEO said the company will compensate affected users out of its own funds.

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Markets

Crypto Lender Celsius Admits Losses in $120M BadgerDAO Hack

However, the company didn’t specify the amount it lost.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Badger DAO Protocol Suffers $120M Exploit

The hacker or hackers may have targeted the platform’s user interface.

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Finance

Hackers Are Attacking Cloud Accounts to Mine Cryptocurrencies, Google Says

Compromised accounts were also used to find new targets and host malware and phishing scams.

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Finance

Animoca Brands to Cover Losses From ‘Phantom Galaxies’ Discord Hack

The hack cost users 265 ETH, worth about $1.1 million.

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