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Tech

Crypto Investors Lost $54M to Rugpulls, Scams in May: Blockchain Security Firm De.Fi

May saw fewer exploits than April, suggesting better security practices among crypto users and developers.

Two RPC interfaces for Polygon and Fantom were impacted in a DNS hijack attack. (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

Tech

Tornado Cash DAO Attacker Starts to Move Ether, TORN Tokens

The attacker holds over 20 ether in their wallet, and continues to have access to potentially all of Tornado Cash’s treasury funds as of Thursday.

A illustrative example of a Tornado. (NOAA)

Consensus Magazine

Crypto Hacks Are Down and Hackers Tend to Return Stolen Money: TRM Labs Report

The sanctions against Tornado Cash, as well as last year's arrest of the Mango Markets infiltrator, motivate hackers to return their loot, researchers believe.

Crypto companies hit by newsletter breach (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

CoinDesk Turns 10: The Legacy of Mt. Gox – Why Bitcoin’s Greatest Hack Still Matters

The fall of the Japanese exchange in 2014 caused 750,000 bitcoin to go missing, putting crypto’s future in doubt. The event reverberates to this day, says Jeff Wilser.

Mt. Gox Creditor Kolin Burges confronts Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles (CoinDesk)

Tech

DEX Merlin and CertiK Plan to Compensate $2M to Users Impacted in Rug Pull

A rogue developer behind the hyped launch allegedly conducted the rug pull on Wednesday.

(Ryan Quintal/Unsplash, Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

LI.FI and InsurAce Pitch Protection for Moving Crypto Between Blockchains

LI.FI partnered with risk cover protocol InsurAce to provide protection for users who are bridging their cryptoassets from one blockchain to another.

Busan, South Korea (Getty Images)

Consensus Magazine

$119M in Stolen Crypto So Far in 2023, NFT Rug Pulls on the Rise: Crystal Blockchain

DeFi protocols have been hackers’ favorite targets since 2021. Now hackers are preying on NFT projects, a blockchain intelligence firm says.

Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)

Finance

Web3 Security Company Ironblocks Takes Aim at Spate of DeFi Hacks

Ironblocks is the latest Israeli startup to build a protocol monitoring product.

Ironblocks CEO Or Dadosh (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Euler DeFi Protocol Exploited for Nearly $200M

The losses occurred over four transactions in dai (DAI), wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), staked ether (sETH) and USDC after the attacker conducted a flash loan attack.

Computer Hacking Hackers (Shutterstock)

Finance

Crypto Crime Hit All-Time High of $20.6B in 2022: Chainalysis

Kim Grauer, the blockchain sleuthing firm's head of research, told CoinDesk TV sanctioned activity and hacking were the driving forces behind the rise in illicit transaction volumes last year.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)