CoinEx, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, found itself in the spotlight on September 12 amidst suspicions of a security breach that potentially cost them close to a staggering $53.9 million. The incident sent shockwaves through the crypto community, as large withdrawals to an unfamiliar address raised red flags. On Tuesday, at
Exactly is a crypto lending platform that operates on the Optimism network. Initially, it was reported that more than 7,160 ETH, worth approximately $12 million, had been taken, however, this figure was eventually reduced. According to Exactly, the breach affected the DebtManager peripheral contract. As per blockchain security companies DeDotFi
Arcadia Finance, a protocol for non-custodial decentralized finance (DeFi), was hacked for over $455,000 due to a flaw in the code. The breach on Arcadia Finance was brought to light by blockchain investigator PeckShield. It attributed it to “the lack of untrusted input validation.” It was claimed that the code
There was a SIM swap assault on the Gutter Cat Gang NFT project, and more than $765,000 worth of NFTs were taken. Several members of the NFT community brought attention to the security breach at approximately 8:00 pm UTC on 7 July. Gutter Mitch, the co-founder of the Gutter Cat
After a significant attack that compromised more than 57 assets across many blockchain platforms on Sunday, July 2, Poly Network temporarily shut down its operations. Poly Network, an interoperability platform, was severely hacked over the weekend when an attacker used a flaw in the cross-chain bridge protocol to generate billions
Recent reports indicate that a substantial number of login credentials for the renowned AI chatbot ChatGPT have been exposed and are now being circulated on the dark web. The leaked information amounts to over 100,000 accounts. Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence unit identified the countries and regions with the highest concentration of
Floating Point Group, a crypto brokerage firm, reported on June 12 that it has suspended trading, withdrawals, and deposits after a hack on June 11. The entire loss from the assault, according to FPG’s estimations, is between $15 and $20 million. Moreover, after identifying the security compromise, FPG reportedly locked
Sturdy Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has declared a $100,000 bounty to the hacker who discovered the protocol’s vulnerability. If the attacker accepts the offer, the lending platform’s team won’t take any more action. On June 12th, over $800,000 worth of digital assets were stolen from the DeFi platform.
The Sturdy Finance DeFi protocol lost 442 ETH, or over $800,000 at the time of writing, due to a hack. An intruder drained funds from the protocol by exploiting a vulnerability that allowed them to manipulate a flawed pricing oracle. PeckShield, a blockchain security company, notified Sturdy Finance on June
Multiple Twitter accounts belonging to key figures in the cryptocurrency industry have fallen victim to a group of scammers. By leveraging the compromised accounts, these scammers have propagated phishing scams, resulting in the theft of approximately $1 million in crypto funds. Over the past few weeks we have seen 8+
