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Finance

Exploits

Euler DeFi Protocol Exploited for Nearly $200M

The losses occurred over four transactions in dai (DAI), wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), staked ether (sETH) and USDC after the attacker conducted a flash loan attack.

By Jamie CrawleyShaurya Malwa

Sponsored

Mar 13, 2023 at 9:55 a.m. UTC

Mar 13, 2023

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Technology

Defi

Wormhole Bridge Exploiter Supplies $46M to Crypto Lending Platform Maker, Buys Wrapped Ether

The exploiter may be earning returns on staked cryptocurrency.

By Shaurya Malwa

Sponsored

Feb 13, 2023 at 11:11 a.m. UTC

Feb 13, 2023

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Business

Rug pulls

Defrost Finance Says Hacked Funds Have Been Returned

The hack, which some observers had characterized as a rug pull, was estimated to have netted $12 million.

By Sheldon Reback

Sponsored

Dec 26, 2022 at 3:20 p.m. UTC

Dec 26, 2022

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Consensus Magazine

Crypto 2023

This Was the Worst Year for Crypto Hacks. Here’s How 2023 Can Be Better

OpenZeppelin’s Stephen Lloyd Webber writes about the plague of exploits that drained billions from crypto protocols – and how Web3 can better secure itself.

By Stephen Webber

Sponsored

Dec 19, 2022 at 8:29 p.m. UTC

Dec 19, 2022

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Tech

Defi

How Attackers Made $15M From Staking Platform Helio After Ankr Exploit

A delay in updating price data on BNB-related derivative tokens allowed some exploiters to piggyback off a previous attack.

By Shaurya Malwa

Sponsored

Dec 2, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. UTC

Dec 2, 2022

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Markets

Bnb

DeFi Protocol Ankr to Reimburse Users Affected by $5M Exploit

The attacker was able to mint 6 quadrillion aBNBc tokens, which was eventually turned into roughly 5 million USDC.

By Sam Reynolds

Sponsored

Dec 2, 2022 at 6:08 a.m. UTC

Dec 2, 2022

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Markets

Markets

FTX Exploiter Transfers $200M in Ether to 12 Crypto Wallets

The exploiter had previously drained hundreds of millions of digital assets from FTX on the same day as the embattled crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy protection.

By Krisztian Sandor

Sponsored

Nov 21, 2022 at 5:36 p.m. UTC

Nov 21, 2022

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Tech

Hack

FTX Accounts Drainer Swaps Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder

The funds were converted to DAI stablecoins and bridged to the Ethereum network.

By Shaurya Malwa

Sponsored

Nov 15, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. UTC

Nov 15, 2022

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Business

Ftx

FTX Hack or Inside Job? Blockchain Experts Examine Clues and a ‘Stupid Mistake’

Insolvent crypto exchange FTX suffered a $400 million exploit late Friday after filing for bankruptcy protection.

By Krisztian Sandor

Sponsored

Nov 14, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. UTC

Nov 14, 2022

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Business

Huobi

Huobi Exchange Users Furious After GALA Holdings Are Converted to ‘Meme Token’

The move came after a bug forced a bridging service to relaunch the wrapped version of GALA that trades on Binance Smart Chain, sparking widespread confusion.

By Tracy WangSam Kessler

Sponsored

Nov 4, 2022 at 8:04 p.m. UTC

Nov 4, 2022

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