BadgerDAO Hacked: $10 Million Allegedly Stolen
Badger DAO, a protocol allowing users to use bitcoin as collateral across other DeFi projects, has been allegedly exploited. Early estimations show that the amount stolen is around $10 million.…
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Over $30 Million in WETH and MATIC Stolen From DeFi Project MonoX
MonoX, a decentralized finance project providing single token pools, has become the latest hack victim, in which early estimations show that the perpetrators managed to take more than $30 million…
$3.5B Worth of Crypto Seized by the IRS Cybercrime Unit in 2021
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released its annual report on criminal investigations, and cryptocurrencies played a starring role in the area of cybercrime. According to the IRS cybercrime…
Hong Kong Company Onedegree to Offer Insurance for Cryptocurrencies
Onedegree, a virtual insurer based in Hong Kong, will provide insurance services for digital assets as part of a partnership with a local cryptocurrency exchange. By working together, the two…
Man Behind Twitter’s Infamous 2020 Hack Charged With Crypto Theft Worth $784,000
Joseph James O’Connor, one of the perpetrators of the massive Twitter hack last year, has been charged with yet another crime that involves the theft of $784,000 worth of cryptocurrencies…
Cream Finance Hacked for $130 Million In Another Flash Loan Attack
Decentralized lending protocol Cream Finance has suffered a flash loan attack, losing over $130 million worth of various crypto assets. This was the third successful hack against the popular DeFi…
Report: Over 3 Million Email Addresses of CoinMarketCap Users Leaked
Leading cryptocurrency price tracking platform CoinMarketCap (CMC) recently had email addresses of over 3 million users leaked. According to a fresh report by a website that tracks several cybersecurity threats, including…
Mt. Gox Creditors Could Receive Billions in BTC as Latest Rehabilitation Plan Gets Approval
The trustee responsible for handling the Mt. Gox hack and the victims’ claims has updated that the rehabilitation plan was approved by the majority of creditors. Consequently, the creditors could…
A Month Later: Cream Finance Reports Recovering $16M of the Stolen Funds
Roughly a month after getting exploited for the second time this year, Cream Finance has reported that it has recovered more than $16 million of the funds. CryptoPotato reported on…
Coinbase Admits Getting Compromised: At Least 6,000 Users Affected
The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange has admitted to being exploited earlier this year when hackers stole assets from approximately 6,000 users. The company vowed to reimburse all affected users. According…