Crypto 17/06/21 15:13 by Best Owie

Ledger Scam: Scammers Mail Hacked Ledger Devices To Steal Crypto

Scammers are now mailing hacked ledger devices to Ledger users in a bid to steal crypto from unsuspecting users. An alarmed user made a post on Reddit that they had gotten a Ledger device that they ha...
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Other 15/12/20 11:00 by Nick Chong

DeFi Founder Targeted in $8m Hack Says He Has His Hacker’s IP

The decentralized finance (DeFi) space was rocked last morning by news that Nexus Mutual founder Hugh Karp was hit with a personal attack. His project, a decentralized mutual product to allow users to...
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Crypto 14/12/20 18:19 by Jide Idowu

Nexus Mutual Boss Loses $8 Million Worth of Cryptos To Cyber Attack

Hugh Karp, the founder of popular decentralized insurance protocol, Nexus Mutual has reportedly lost over $8 million worth of cryptos to an attack. The platform’s official Twitter handle announ...
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Other 17/11/20 13:22 by Thomas Delahunty

Exploring Flash Loans in DeFi

The dream of every borrower is to get loans without collateral and Flash loans in DeFi allow you to fulfill that dream. If you’ve been denied a loan application for lack of security, you’l...
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Altcoins 16/11/20 06:00 by Nick Chong

Ethereum DeFi Exploiter Returns $50,000 to “Nurse” Affected by $5m Attack

DeFi Despite positive technological developments, the decentralized finance (DeFi) space is still rife with hacks and exploits. This much was made clear just recently, when $7 million was siphoned out...
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Other 30/10/20 19:33 by Brenda Ngari

Harvest Finance Ups Reward To $1 Million For Hard Evidence Leading To Return Of Stolen Funds

Earlier this week, an economic exploit using flash loans was conducted on decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol Harvest Finance enabling the attacker to get away with $33.8 million  — initiall...
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Other 26/10/20 12:33 by Brenda Ngari

DeFi Protocol Harvest Finance Offers $100,000 Bounty In The Aftermath Of A $24M Exploit

Several decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have fallen victim to economic exploits since the start of this year. These have included large-scale attacks on the bZx project, the $25 million exploi...
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Altcoins 06/08/20 14:01 by Samuel Wan

Ethereum Classic Considers Network Rollback Following $5.6M Theft

Ethereum Classic suffered a 51% attack last weekend, the second such attack in less than two years. Initial investigations at the time showed no evidence of double-spending. Ethereum Classic (ETC) pr...
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Bitcoin 02/07/20 11:54 by Vincent Mislos

Researchers Discover Flaw in Major Bitcoin Wallets That Could Trick Users to Think They Received BTC

Bitcoin wallet ZenGo has disclosed the “BigSpender” vulnerability existing in many crypto wallets, wherein an attacker can cancel a transaction but still make the funds appear in the victim’s w...
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Altcoins 29/06/20 04:00 by Nick Chong

A Hacker Just Drained $500k in Ethereum & Altcoins From a DeFi App

Ethereum’s budding decentralized finance ecosystem has gone parabolic over recent weeks. The value of cryptocurrencies locked in DeFi applications has skyrocketed to $1.65 billion, 65% higher th...
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Altcoins 21/04/20 15:42 by Samuel Wan

2 Reasons Why Ethereum DeFi Hacker Returned $25 Million in Hacked Funds

The weekend saw an exploit of the dForce DeFi protocol which netted hackers $25 million worth of crypto. This consisted mostly of Ethereum and stablecoins, with Bitcoin bringing up the tail end of ass...
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Crypto 02/12/19 17:40 by Jamie Redman

Vertcoin Network Sabotaged by Another 51% Attack

The Vertcoin (VTC) blockchain was 51% attacked on Sunday, December 1, which saw 603 VTC blocks replaced by 553 blocks from the attacker. This is the second time the ASIC resistant Vertcoin chain was a...
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Crypto 02/12/19 12:20 by Ali Raza

Vertcoin Suffers its Second 51% Attack in 12 Months

Vertcoin recently suffered its second 51% attack in 12 months, with the newest attack occurring almost exactly 1 year since the previous one. Reports of a 51% attack on the project known as Vertcoin ...
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Crypto 21/11/19 02:07 by Michael Grub

How a Crypto Casino Player Won $110,000 With $1,200 Invested Without Even Gambling

A savvy player at a cryptocurrency casino has walked away with a cool $110,000 by exploiting a flaw in the programming of a smart contract of a gambling application. The gambling application in quest...
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