The amount of crypto stolen by hackers decreased in 2023, but the number of attacks continues to increase, according to a recent report.
Bitfinex thwarted a $15 billion XRP attack, preventing a major cryptocurrency theft from its vault.
Yesterday, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission released information stating that Bitcoin ETFs had been approved. However, according to recent news, this announcement turns out to be false, even though it was disseminated on the official X account of the financial watchdog. Two hypotheses emerge: either the SEC’s account…
Vitalik Buterin, who had recently engaged in extensive discussions about the possibility of integrating even more features into Ethereum, has once again made waves in the cryptosphere. In his view, Ethereum staking pool operator DAOs could be the source of a major systemic crisis. Let's take a closer look!
Huobi has become a hacker's latest target! While the cryptocurrency exchange, now known as HTX, had a bright future ahead of it, an unfortunate event has disrupted its day-to-day operations. However, things should be less difficult to deal with as the identity of the hacker is not unknown.
'Web2 is not safe,' comments Curve Finance, which also fell victim to a cryptocurrency hack resulting in a loss of $52 million at the end of July. Balancer, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol deployed on Ethereum, has reported a recent attack on its frontend resulting in the loss of $238,000 in cryptocurrencies. Thus, the list of DeFi hacks continues to grow. Let's break it down!
Scammers are stepping up their attacks on MetaMask crypto wallet users. Some are even using official government websites. Aware of the need to protect cryptocurrency investors, MetaMask has reacted quickly. Its security team has implemented sophisticated measures.
“Not your key, not your coin”, cryptocurrency investors keep chanting. In other words, when keys are secure, assets remain safe from any theft or hoarding initiative. However, Ivan Bianco, a Brazilian crypto influencer, inadvertently exposed his private keys. The result: a good part of his cryptocurrency holdings evaporated.
Last Friday, Curve set a deadline for hacker DeFi to return all the stolen money: Sunday August 6 at 8 a.m. UTC. Once this deadline has passed, the team will take drastic measures to hand him over to the appropriate authorities. If the latest news is to be believed, the pirate has returned part of the jackpot. And in the process, he has dared to mock the crypto community by saying that he is "smarter" to evade possible hunts.
Late yesterday evening, Curve Finance suffered a re-entry attack. Provisional reports of the hack indicated a loss of some $26 million. Except that it was a long night for the Curve team, and so was the list of break-ins. According to the latest news, the total amount of money stolen is in the region of $52 million.
Multichain is feeling the heat. After the confirmation of a $125 million theft last week, a new hack has been reported involving $103 million. Analysts are not ruling out the possibility of an inside job.
While networks are renowned for their security, this doesn't always prevent malicious individuals from circumventing it. Once again, Poly Network has been targeted by an attack that has compromised numerous assets. As a result, its services may be temporarily interrupted.
America's largest crypto exchange, Coinbase, refuses to take responsibility for a security breach that resulted in huge losses. At the same time, it categorically refuses to reimburse its customers for losses incurred as a result of a security breach.