Platypus hacker walks free with $8.5M after claiming to be ‘ethical hacker’
While hackers Mohammed M. and his brother were cleared of all criminal charges, 7.8 million euros worth of crypto tokens became inaccessible after getting stuck in a wallet.
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Safe Wallet scammer steals $2M through ‘address poisoning’ in one week
A malicious actor behind at least $5 million in crypto theft through “address poisoning" significantly ramped up attacks against Safe Wallet users in the last week.
KyberSwap announces treasury grants for hack victims
The grant is designed to ease the financial burden on affected individuals and will equal the USD equivalent of the assets lost in the security breach.
Indexed Finance thwarts hijackers, set to compensate 2021 hack victims
In an X thread, Laurence Day, a former core contributor, detailed the efforts of the Indexed community in overcoming two hijacking attempts on the remaining treasury of the Indexed DAO.
dYdX founder blames v3 central components for ‘targeted attack,’ involves FBI
DYdX founder Antonio Juliano said it is working to find the original culprit behind the exploit and would rather pay community members who help in the investigation than the exploiter.
Kronos Research halts trading amid $25M API key hack investigation
While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit who stole over 12,800 ETH, the firm said that potential losses are not a significant…
Poloniex crypto exchange resumes withdrawals after $100M hack
Hacked cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex said it has mostly completed restoration efforts and is preparing to resume operations after suffering the major hack on Nov. 10.
Mango Markets’ exploiter to face trial in April, and Coinflux shuts multichain: Finance Redefined
The Mango Markets exploiter’s trial was first scheduled for December 2023; however, during one of the court hearings, the accused convinced the judge to delay the trials for a few…
Monero’s community wallet loses all funds after attack
A security breach has resulted in the loss of 2,675.73 XMR from Monero's community crowdfunding wallet. The cause and source of the breach remain unidentified.
SafeMoon addresses recent exploits amid SEC charges
SafeMoon says it is closely examining the recent developments and will work to resolve the situation promptly.