A coding flaw may have led to hackers exploiting the company’s servers Real-world asset (RWA) liquidity firm Curio experienced a smart contract breach caused by a critical susceptibility linked to voting power privileges. The result was hackers swiping $16 million in digital currency from the platform. The Curio community was warned of the breach, and
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Cryptocurrency bridge Layerswap stops hack that drained $100K from its platform
The company partially blames the hack on GoDaddy’s protocols Layerswap, which links layer-2 blockchains to centralized crypto exchanges, recovered access to its domain after a brief hijack sapped about $100,000 in user funds. At about 7:40 PM UTC on March 20, the layerswap.io domain was breached, and users accessing the service were redirected to a
Cryptocurrency wallet Ledger hacked in ‘isolated incident’
Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier doesn’t believe a hack on Thursday did much damage Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier recently addressed the wallet’s December 14 hack, saying in a company blog post that it is working with authorities to “find this bad actor, bring them to justice.” He stated that the hack of Ledger’s Javascript connector library
Cryptocurrency hacker won’t serve time after judge buys “ethical hacker” claim
A French hacker gambles on a unique defense and wins A man only identified as Mohammed M. and his brother were vindicated of all criminal charges, while €7.8 million (US$8.4 million) worth of crypto tokens became untouchable after getting stuck in a wallet. A French court has permitted the two brothers, guilty of stealing $8.5
A cryptocurrency wallet-draining operation shuts down after making millions
The platform allegedly helped thieves steal over $80 million in cryptocurrency One of the most widespread cryptocurrency wallet-draining kits available, Inferno Drainer, announced that it’s shutting down its services permanently after aiding phishing scammers in stealing almost $70 million in crypto in 2023. https://t.me/InfernoDrainer/150 The Inferno Drainer team announced in a November 26 Telegram post
Poloniex claims to have identified hacker behind $100 million theft
The cryptocurrency exchange is offering $10 million if the hacker returns the rest of the funds The cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex recently posted a recent message to the hacker liable for the theft of over $100 million in digital assets from one of its digital wallets. It said that it has pinpointed the person responsible and
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex restarts withdrawals following hack
The exchange lost over $100 million to hackers but is trying to rebuild Cryptocurrency mogul Justin Sun’s Poloniex crypto exchange says it has nearly completed restoration measures and is readying the platform to continue operating after a $100 million hack forced it to shut down on November 10, according to an official statement released on
Binance stops hackers from stealing $12.5 million from cryptocurrency wallets
The cryptocurrency exchange was able to reverse a massive hack almost as it took place The Binance cryptocurrency exchange demonstrated extraordinary efficiency in protecting user assets during a recent situation. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) disclosed that the firm successfully froze most of the funds looted from its client executives. While on a business trip
LastPass hack leads to over $35 million in stolen cryptocurrency
The unhackable password protection app continues to see users lose their crypto September estimates disclosed that a minimum of $35 million in crypto was stolen from targets of the LastPass breach since the 2022 hack, with the most recent breach adding to the total. At least 25 users have reportedly lost $4.4 million in crypto
Cryptocurrency gaming platform Stake.com hacked for $40 million
The online casino and sportsbook is the latest to suffer a cyberattack this year On-chain analyst Cyvers and blockchain researcher ZachXBT reported on September 4 that Stake, the world’s biggest Australian cryptocurrency sportsbook and casino platform, was targeted in a cyberattack, where it lost over $41 million in cryptocurrencies. Cyvers alerted Stake.com users to news
Curve Finance offers bounty to recover stolen cryptocurrency
Although a hacker returned some of the money, most is still missing Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Curve Finance is offering a bug bounty to anyone that can identify the parties responsible for sapping over $61 million from its pools on July 30. Although some of the money was returned, there’s still a lot more out
Cryptocurrency payments gateway CoinsPaid hit in $37M hack
The platform believes North Korea’s Lazarus Group is behind the attack CoinsPaid has publicly accused North Korean state-backed Lazarus Group of being responsible for hacking its internal systems on July 22, allowing it to steal $37.3 million. “We suspect Lazarus Group, one of the most powerful hacker organizations, is responsible,” CoinsPaid clarified in a July