Exploits

Users of the Indian crypto exchange will be able to take out up to 66% of their rupee funds in two phases following a suspension instituted after last month's $230 million dol...

By Camomile Shumba

Aug 23, 2024 at 3:07 p.m. UTC

Aug 23, 2024

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Finance

Hacks

Defi Hacks Remain a Major Threat Despite 50% Decline in 2023: Halborn

The report warns that protocols should improve security by using multi-sig wallets and vetting counterparty code.

By Oliver Knight

Aug 12, 2024 at 12:15 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2024

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Technology

Terra

Terra Blockchain Restarts After $4M Exploit

A reentrancy attack briefly halted the network. It restarted after an “emergency” chain upgrade.

By Shaurya Malwa

Jul 31, 2024 at 11:11 a.m. UTC

Jul 31, 2024

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Markets

Wazirx

WazirX Hack Sends SHIB, WRX Tumbling as Bitcoin, Tether Trade at Massive Discount

Most coins, including market leader bitcoin and USDT, are trading at a significant discount on WazirX.

By Omkar Godbole

Jul 18, 2024 at 9:49 a.m. UTC

Jul 18, 2024

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Justine Bone, executive director of Crypto ISAC.

Finance

Cybersecurity

Crypto Gets Another 'Neighborhood Watch' to Guard Against Hacks

Justine Bone, a cybersecurity firebrand whose research led to recalls of half a million faulty pacemakers, leads the soon-to-launch information-sharing and analysis center (IS...

By Ian Allison

May 6, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

May 6, 2024

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Opinion

Your Crypto Project Needs a Sheriff, Not a Bounty Hunter

Avi Eisenberg’s centi-million dollar exploit of the decentralized Mango Markets trading platform revealed the perverse incentives of bug bounties.

By Steven Walbroehl

Apr 24, 2024 at 4:57 p.m. UTC

Apr 24, 2024

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Opinion

The Munchables Hack Is Way Worse Than It Seems

Apparently orchestrated from North Korea, the $63 million hack adds grist to the argument that crypto exploits pose a plausible national security risk.

By Daniel Kuhn

Mar 27, 2024 at 5:47 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2024