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Technology
Exploits
Ola Finance Exploited for $3.6M in Re-Entrancy Attack
The attack targeted Fuse Lending, which is an implementation of Ola Finance on the EVM-compatible Fuse blockchain.
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By Sam Kessler
Mar 31, 2022 at 3:56 p.m. UTC
Mar 31, 2022
ExploitsBugDeFi
(CoinDesk archives)
Finance
Axie infinity
Binance Suspends Deposits and Withdrawals on Ronin Network After Hack
Gaming-focused Ronin on Tuesday disclosed a loss of more than $625 million in USDC and ether.
(CoinDesk archives)
By Camomile Shumba
Mar 30, 2022 at 12:06 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2022
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The home of Axie Infinity has suffered a major exploit. (Sky Mavis)
Technology
Axie infinity
Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network Suffers $625M Exploit
It may be the largest exploit in DeFi history.
The home of Axie Infinity has suffered a major exploit. (Sky Mavis)
By Andrew Thurman
Mar 29, 2022 at 3:55 p.m. UTC
Mar 29, 2022
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Finance
Exploits
DeFi Lending Protocol Agave's AGVE Plunges Over 20% Amid Exploit Investigation
Hundred Finance, another lending protocol on the Gnosis chain, was also exploited in an apparent “re-entrancy” attack, according to a blockchain security researcher.
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By Michael Bellusci
Mar 15, 2022 at 7:26 p.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2022
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Hacker (Getty/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)
Technology
Defi
Derivatives Platform Deus Finance Exploited for $3M on Fantom Network
Hackers manipulated a pricing mechanism to trick the protocol in a “flash loan” attack that led to loss of user funds, the security firm said.
Hacker (Getty/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)
By Shaurya Malwa
Mar 15, 2022 at 11:17 a.m. UTC
Mar 15, 2022
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White hat hackers play a vital role. (pawel szvmanski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Optimism
Why White Hat Hackers Are Vital to the Crypto Ecosystem
Jay Freeman stopped a potential $750 million vulnerability from being exploited on three of Ethereum's layer 2 networks.
White hat hackers play a vital role. (pawel szvmanski/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
By Edward Oosterbaan
Feb 23, 2022 at 11:02 p.m. UTC
Feb 23, 2022
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Finance
Opensea
OpenSea Says Phishing Attack Impacted 17 Users
The attack also no longer appears to be active because there has been no activity on the malicious contract for over 15 hours.
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By Jamie Crawley
Feb 21, 2022 at 12:10 p.m. UTC
Feb 21, 2022
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Podcasts
Podcasts
Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 9, 2022
With bitcoin now passing the S&P 500 on year-to-date returns and a look at hacks versus exploits in crypto, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with the latest news roundup.
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Feb 9, 2022 at 4:20 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
The node
Calling a Hack an Exploit Minimizes Human Error
After the Wormhole event, it's worth asking about crypto's reliance on and trust in code.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Feb 3, 2022 at 8:22 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2022
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Finance
Defi
Jump Trading Backstops Wormhole’s $320M Exploit Loss
Wormhole’s parent company has stepped in to prevent chaos across the Solana DeFi landscape.
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By Andrew Thurman
Feb 3, 2022 at 4:44 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2022
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