Ukrainian Steals Bitcoin From Russian Darknet Market, Donates to Charity
A Ukrainian living in the U.S. has reportedly hacked a major drug market on the Russian dark web, diverting some of its crypto proceeds. The man says he donated the…
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BNB Chain-Based Defi Protocol Ankr Suffers Major Exploit
Decentralized Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr has become the latest victim of a hacking attack targeting the defi space. The perpetrators who hit the platform were able to mint and steal…
Mango $100M Attack: How a Whale Swindled a Solana DeFi Favorite
In something of an audacious move, the attacker used their MNGO tokens to vote on their own Mango DAO governance proposal. Whale Targets Mango Days after BNB Chains bridge was...
OFAC Sanctions 7 New Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Associated With Iran-Related Ransomware Activities
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has published a specially designated nationals list update (OFAC’s SDN List) that lists a number of individuals accused of being involved with…
Cross-chains in the crosshairs: Hacks call for better defense mechanisms
Cryptocurrency security firms, decentralized finance and cross-chain platforms are stressing the importance of improved defense mechanisms after a spate of hacks and exploits targeting the ecosystem.
OFAC’s Tornado Cash Ban Causes Github Suspensions and the Blacklisting of Crypto Addresses Holding $437M
On August 8, the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash, and all the crypto addresses associated with the platform, were officially banned by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset…
US Government Bans Ethereum Mixer Tornado Cash, Platform Added to OFAC’s SDN List
On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s watchdog the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) banned the ethereum mixing application Tornado Cash. OFAC has cited that the mixer has helped North…
Debridge Finance Suspects North Korean Hacking Syndicate Lazarus Group Attacked the Protocol’s Team
According to the co-founder of Debridge Finance, Alex Smirnov, the infamous North Korean hacking syndicate Lazarus Group subjected Debridge to an attempted cyberattack. Smirnov has warned Web3 teams that the…
Yuga Labs warns of ‘persistent threat group’ targeting NFT holders
The warning comes only days after hackers compromised the website of Premint NFT, making off with more than 300 NFTs and $375,000 of Ethereum.
More than $4.7M stolen in Uniswap fake token phishing attack
Some initially interpreted the hack as an exploit of the Uniswap V3 protocol, but it was quickly clarified as the result of a phishing campaign.