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Fantom Foundation awards $1.7M bounty for preventing $170M drain
In the aftermath of Fantom’s $550,000 hack in October, a security researcher found that the attacker could have…
Kronos Research halts trading amid $25M API key hack investigation
While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit who stole over…
46% of crypto lost from exploits is due to traditional Web2 flaws — Immunefi
The security platform released a report categorizing Web3 exploits in 2022, concluding that nearly half came from “infrastructure”…
Monero’s community wallet loses all funds after attack
A security breach has resulted in the loss of 2,675.73 XMR from Monero’s community crowdfunding wallet. The cause…
Unibot contract $560K exploit crashes token price by more than 40%
Amid ongoing investigations from Unibot and blockchain investigators, Scopescan advised users to revoke the approvals for the exploited…
Telegram trading bot Maestro refunds users 610 ETH after router exploit
Maestrobots, a group of crypto bots on Telegram, has refunded users 610 ETH in the aftermath of a…
85% of crypto rug pulls in Q3 didn’t report audits: Hacken
A cryptocurrency rug pull is one of the simplest scams to prevent, according to blockchain security auditor Hacken.
Busy week for Uniswap, and Platypus recovers 90% of hacked funds: Finance Redefined
Uniswap announced it would start charging a swap fee of 15% from Oct. 17, evoking mixed reactions from…
FTX exploiter moves $36.8M in Ether as Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial starts
While the exploiter initially held 175,496 ETH ($294 million), the current balance in their portfolio has come down…
Crypto suffered 153% YoY increase in hacks and scams in Q3: Immunefi
The number of attack incidents increased to 76 in Q3 2023, compared to just 30 in the same…