Hacks


Technologies

Cross-Chain DEX Rubic Loses Over $1M in Funds After Hackers Gain Access to Private Keys

Developers suspect the attackers accessed the admin wallet's private keys using malicious software.

Revolut's customer data was compromised by a phishing attack. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Most Crypto Scams on BNB Chain, Solidus Labs Says

Crypto risk monitoring platform says it has flagged nearly 200,000 crypto rug pulls and decentralized finance scams since August 2020.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao and Emily Parker, CoinDesk executive director (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Vidéos

Sam Bankman-Fried Suggests Bounty Cap for White Hat Hackers

FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried floated a plan for reducing the impact of security breaches and hacks in crypto. In a recent tweet thread and blog post, the billionaire suggested a plan for a "community standard" that requires attackers to return the vast majority of assets.

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Vidéos

Pantera Capital Exec on How Venture Capital Is Investing in the Digital Economy

Venture capital (VC) funding for crypto startups sank 37% in Q3 to its lowest level in over a year. Pantera Capital Partner Lauren Stephanian discusses the state of VC crypto investing and institutional adoption. Plus, the impact and "pushback effect" of recent decentralized finance (DeFi) hacks on the industry.

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Technologies

Cream Finance Exploited in Flash Loan Attack Netting Over $100M

An attacker has gained over $130 million of assets in an exploit that appears to have drained Cream’s coffers.

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Technologies

After ‘Stealing’ $16M, This Teen Hacker Seems Intent on Testing ‘Code Is Law’ in the Courts

Will DeFi’s unofficial ethos hold up in court? A Canadian math prodigy could be betting his future on just that.

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Technologies

No, Airdropped NFTs Cannot Empty Your Crypto Wallet

As NFT collectors learn about smart contracts for the first time, rumors and misinformation run amok.

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Technologies

Vee Finance Hit for $35M in Second Major Exploit on Avalanche

The platform was attacked for a total of 8804.7 ETH (around $26 million) and 213.93 BTC (around $9 million).

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Technologies

Avalanche-Based Zabu Finance Sees $3.2M Hack

The attacker used Zabu’s “Transfer Tax” mechanism to mint tokens, sending their value to zero.

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