Thu, November 28

Telcoin Pledges to Refund Users Post $1.2 Million Hack

A significant platform vulnerability was discovered at Telcoin, a developer of mobile-focused financial applications. Peckshield, a blockchain security business, and the Telcoin Discord community forum both acknowledged that the attack caused users to have over $1.2 million stolen from their accounts. As a result of a glitch with the company’s

December 27, 2023 1 min read

Ledger Promises Full Compensation for Users Affected by Recent Exploit

Leading manufacturer of hardware wallets for cryptocurrencies, Ledger, recently fixed a vulnerability in their Ledger Connect Kit. The firm has pledged to compensate any customers who have been impacted by this security incident in full, showing that it takes its responsibilities seriously. Quick action was taken by Ledger after user

December 20, 2023 1 min read

Millions Worth NFTs Stolen as NFT Trader Platform Hacked

The peer-to-peer trading platform NFT Trader was compromised in a major way. Many valuable NFTs were stolen in this incident, including BAYC. In the aftermath of the hack, NFT Trader issued an urgent appeal to its customers, requesting that they remove access to two compromised smart contracts. The purpose of

December 17, 2023 2 mins read

Ledger ConnectKit Breach Sparks DeFi Protocols’ Security Crisis

A surprising event occurred in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) arena when the Ledger ConnectKit was the victim of a supply chain assault, which resulted in a rug-pull security compromise. Malicious code injection into different Decentralized Applications (dApps) is possible due to the vulnerability, which has been dubbed a “supply chain

December 14, 2023 2 mins read

Arbitrage Bot Depletes LFNTY-USDC Pool on Lifinity DEX

An arbitrage bot depleted the LFNTY-USDC pool on December 8 from the decentralized exchange (DEX) Lifinity. The $699,090 loss was triggered by an unanticipated reaction to a botched deal, according to Lifinity’s Discord channel. Durden, a key member of Lifinity, revealed that a bot tried to benefit from price disparities

December 9, 2023 1 min read

November 2023 Witnesses a Disturbing Surge in Crypto Exploits 

In a recent report by QuillMonitor, an analytical tool powered by QuilAudits, November emerged as a concerning month for the crypto sphere, with a staggering $254.34M in losses. The notable figure was spread across 12 significant incidents, indicating an alarming 8-fold surge compared to October’s losses. Hacks take the lead

December 5, 2023 3 mins read

Hacker Targets Safe Wallet Users Via Address Poisoning Attacks

The number of victims for a crypto hacker who specializes in “address poisoning attacks” has risen to 21. Moreover, in the last week alone, they have stolen almost $2 million from Safe Wallet customers. About 10 Safe Wallets lost $2.05 million due to poisoning assaults that occurred between November 26

December 4, 2023 1 min read

KyberSwap to Compensate Users Affected by Hack with Treasury Grants

The DeFi protocol KyberSwap lost $48.8 million due to a major vulnerability that occurred on November 22. The company plans to compensate individuals who were impacted financially. In response, KyberSwap is setting up a grant program to compensate those impacted by the incident using funds from its treasury. Affected persons

December 2, 2023 1 min read

Justin Sun-led HECO Chain Hacked to the Tune of $86 Million

There has been a questionable transfer of $86 million from one of the HECO accounts to an unknown address. Cyvers Alerts, an on-chain security tool driven by AI, has announced that it has uncovered the mysterious transaction. HECO, created by Justin Sun, is a gateway that enables the exchange of

November 22, 2023 2 mins read

Trading Suspended as Kronos Research Investigates API Key Breach

Kronos Research, a quantitative trading company, lost $25 million to hackers who gained access to the company’s API credentials. The firm disclosed the compromise of several of their API keys on November 19th. Subsequently, the business terminated its trading services on the platform. After investigating the situation further, blockchain expert

November 20, 2023 1 min read