The U.S. government confiscated about $31 million in cryptocurrency connected to the 2021 hack of Uranium Finance. This was a coordinated effort by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and the San Diego Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Uranium Finance, a decentralized exchange on the model of Uniswap but deployed
Crypto-focused neobank Infini has suffered a $49.5 million exploit, with the attacker swapping stolen funds for Ethereum before moving them to a separate wallet. The breach follows a string of major crypto security incidents, including Bybit’s $1.4 billion hack. How the Attack Unfolded CertiK first detected the suspicious activity on
Bybit, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, had a calamitous hack last Friday, during which about 401,000 ETH worth $1.4 billion was stolen. This has become the largest recorded heist in history. Ben Zhou, Bybit co-founder and CEO confirmed that the breach happened due to an advanced attack that exploited
The crypto market has once again been swooned by WazirX’s latest update. The July 2024 hacked exchange is yet to set its fund recovery scheme into motion. Since the hack last year, the exchange has announced several steps and updates, but the lack of fund recovery has caused investors to
The recent decision by the Singapore High Court approving WazirX’s restructuring plan has sparked debate among the crypto community. After the devastating $234 million hack in July 2024 by North Korea’s Lazarus Group, the exchange now promises to return 75% to 80% of lost funds. While this appears to be
Polter Finance, a platform that lets people borrow and lend cryptocurrency caught into a Crypto hack on November 18, 2024, and over $7 million was stolen. How the Crypto Hack has Happened The hacker used TornadoCash, which lets people send cryptocurrency. Which is to hide where the stolen funds came
After nearly two months of the WazirX hack, there has been no sign of fund recovery yet. Meanwhile, the Indian crypto exchange, CoinSwitch, which recently sued WazirX, has released information related to the WazirX hack. On the other hand, other leading exchanges also witnessed hacks in recent weeks. Notably, CoinSwitch
With the approaching US elections, there have been some intriguing advancements in the digital assets sector. Amid new announcements, members have also witnessed security concerns being raised. Recently, on Wednesday, the Cosmos Hub’s systems were identified as having security vulnerabilities and recommended for an audit. Meanwhile, the DeFi platform, Radiant
In an interesting turn of events, the hackers behind Bitfinex 2016 major hack penalties were discussed by the US government. The 2016 hack was an enormous security breach that caught market attention and has still been discussed. Several other security concerns have also risen in the past few months. Notably,
The massive cyberattack on WazirX that took place on July 18 has cast a long shadow over the Indian crypto community. The breach, which resulted in a $230 million loss, has shaken the confidence of Indian crypto users, prompting renewed scrutiny of exchange security and the safety of users’ funds.
