Beanstalk DeFi project robbed of $182 million in flash loan attack
Decentralized finance (DeFi) project Beanstalk has lost $182 million in a flash loan attack. It might seem more like a corporate heist than a...
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North Korean Hackers Distributing Trojanized DeFi Wallet Apps to Steal Victims’ Crypto
The North Korean state-backed hacking crew, otherwise known as the Lazarus Group, has been attributed to yet another financially motivated campaign that leverages a...
Microsoft warns of emerging ‘ice phishing’ threat on blockchain, DeFi networks
Microsoft has warned of new threats impacting blockchain technologies and web3 including “ice phishing” campaigns. The blockchain, decentralized technologies, DeFi, smart contracts, exploration into...
DeFi platform Qubit Finance begs hacker to return $80 million in stolen funds
Qubit Finance took to Twitter last night to beg hackers to return more than $80 million in stolen cryptocurrency this week. On Thursday, the...
SnatchCrypto campaign plants backdoors in crypto startups, DeFi, blockchain networks
A new campaign focused on emptying the cryptocurrency wallets of organizations in the financial and crypto spaces has been revealed by researchers. Dubbed SnatchCrypto,...
Report: $2.2 billion in cryptocurrency stolen from DeFi platforms in 2021
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has released a new report on cryptocurrency crime trends, finding that $14 billion in cryptocurrency was sent to illicit addresses...
$30 million stolen from DeFi protocol Grim Finance, audit firm apologizes for missing vulnerability
DeFi protocol Grim Finance said about $30 million was stolen this weekend by hackers exploiting a vulnerability in their platform. In a statement posted...
THORChain Suffers $7.6 Million Loss in Latest DeFi Exploit – E Hacking News
Popular cross-chain liquidity exchange THORChain got compromised in a new DeFi hack where $7.6 million were stolen, suffering a second security breach in...
DeFi Platforms PancakeSwap, Cream Finance hit by DNS Attack – E Hacking News
DeFi platforms PancakeSwap and Cream Finance cautioned clients on Monday that they were hit by domain name system (DNS) hijackings. The strong alerts...
Compounder Finance DeFi project allegedly pulls the rug from under investors, $11 million stolen
An exit scam allegedly performed by Compounder Finance DeFi developers has left investors $11 million out of pocket. Compounder Finance called itself a “smarter...