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A selection of Bored Apes, one of the best-selling NFT avatar series. (Bored Ape Yacht Club/OpenSea)
Technology
Nfts
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Launches New Listing Manager After Discount Bug
Yesterday, three attackers bought $1 million worth of NFTs for a fraction of their market value.
A selection of Bored Apes, one of the best-selling NFT avatar series. (Bored Ape Yacht Club/OpenSea)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Jan 25, 2022 at 10:59 a.m. UTC
Jan 25, 2022
NFTsOpenSeaExploits
(CoinDesk archives)
Technology
Hack
Multichain Says One Hacker Returned Over $800K
The cross-chain protocol said $1.9 million had been siphoned off by three hackers.
(CoinDesk archives)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Jan 20, 2022 at 11:34 a.m. UTC
Jan 20, 2022
HackExploitsSecurityMultiChain
Multichain is building bridges for shuttling crypto across networks. (Modestas Urbonas/Unsplash)
Technology
Defi
Multichain Says $1.4M in Ether Siphoned From Users Who Failed to Update Approvals
The cross-chain bridge urged users to remove approvals for six tokens after it was alerted to a security flaw.
Multichain is building bridges for shuttling crypto across networks. (Modestas Urbonas/Unsplash)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Jan 18, 2022 at 11:14 a.m. UTC
Jan 18, 2022
DeFiHackExploitsEther
Wyoming. Credit:
Finance
Exploits
'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord
The attacker issued a fake "land drop" from the admin's compromised account, pocketing 29.67 ETH ($95,000) in the process.
Wyoming. Credit:
By Jamie Crawley
Jan 14, 2022 at 2:42 p.m. UTC
Jan 14, 2022
ExploitsHackDAO
(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)
Finance
Research
Funds Lost to DeFi Hacks More Than Doubled to $1.3B in 2021: Certik
Centralization is the most common vulnerability, the security firm said.
(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Jan 13, 2022 at 10:35 a.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2022
ResearchSecurityHackExploitsCybersecurityDeFi
(Ariel/Unsplash)
Technology
Polygon
Polygon Discloses Patched Exploit That Put 9B MATIC at Risk
“There is a natural tension between security and transparency,” Polygon’s team said in a Wednesday blog post.
(Ariel/Unsplash)
By Danny Nelson
Dec 29, 2021 at 9:58 p.m. UTC
Dec 29, 2021
PolygonMATICExploitsBug bounties
(Daniel Crump/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Policy
Defi
Teenage Suspect in $16M DeFi Hack Wanted for Arrest in Canada
In a possible DeFi first, Canadian law enforcement is now looking to track down a suspected hacker.
(Daniel Crump/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Andrew Thurman
Dec 22, 2021 at 8:41 p.m. UTC
Dec 22, 2021
DeFiCanadaExploits
(Fotokita/Shutterstock)
Technology
Exploits
Fantom DeFi Project Grim Finance Exploited for $30M
The hit was one of the largest on the Fantom blockchain.
(Fotokita/Shutterstock)
By Shaurya Malwa
Dec 20, 2021 at 8:57 a.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2021
ExploitsDeFi
Japanese Exchange Liquid Global Hacked, $90M in Crypto Potentially Stolen
Finance
Exploits
BadgerDAO Reveals Details of How It Was Hacked for $120M
The DeFi platform said an application platform that runs on its cloud network was the vector for the attack.
Japanese Exchange Liquid Global Hacked, $90M in Crypto Potentially Stolen
By Nelson Wang
Dec 10, 2021 at 11:25 p.m. UTC
Dec 10, 2021
ExploitsDeFi