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WBTC thief returns $71 million worth of stolen funds

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WBTC thief returns $71 million worth of stolen funds 2024-05-13 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai On-chain transactions leading up to the return suggest this wasn’t a white hat hacker but a malicious actor who intended to steal the funds before investigators got involved. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original […]

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Losses from crypto hacks plunge 67% in April to $60 million

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Losses from crypto hacks plunge 67% in April to $60 million 2024-05-01 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The amount stolen through crypto hacks, along with the number of successful attacks, has seen a sharp decline in April. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Curve Finance awards dev $250k for finding reentrancy vulnerability

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Curve Finance awards dev $250k for finding reentrancy vulnerability 2024-05-01 at 14:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Curve Finance awarded cybersecurity researcher Marco Croc with its maximum bug bounty award of $250,000 after thoroughly investigating the security flaw. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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April sees $25M in exploits and scams, marking historical low ― Certik

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April sees $25M in exploits and scams, marking historical low ― Certik 2024-04-30 at 20:01 By Cointelegraph by Christopher Roark Losses from hacks and scams reached their lowest level since 2022 when Certik first started recording the data, as flash loan attacks and private key hacks decreased. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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Dead protocol leaks crypto funds from hacked pool

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Dead protocol leaks crypto funds from hacked pool 2024-04-30 at 13:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Approximately $181,000 worth of crypto assets was drained from Yield Protocol’s strategic contracts present on the Arbitrum blockchain. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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North Korean Lazarus Group laundered over $200M in hacked crypto since 2020

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North Korean Lazarus Group laundered over $200M in hacked crypto since 2020 2024-04-29 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai The notorious group of hackers used a combination of crypto mixers and peer-to-peer marketplaces to launder the stolen funds. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Ethereum L2 Movement Labs raises $38M for Move-EVM adoption

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Ethereum L2 Movement Labs raises $38M for Move-EVM adoption 2024-04-25 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Through Facebook’s Move-based Ethereum virtual machines, Movement Labs aims to enhance smart contract security and transaction throughput within the Ethereum ecosystem. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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DeFi’s ‘unknown and unpredictable’ risks curb institutional use — Fireblocks VP

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DeFi’s ‘unknown and unpredictable’ risks curb institutional use — Fireblocks VP 2024-04-24 at 16:01 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan Institutions are keen on DeFi, and its use among them is growing, but on-chain risks are hamstringing further adoption, says Fireblocks’ Shahar Madar. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this

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New crypto users shouldn’t ‘rush into DeFi’ — Security firms

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New crypto users shouldn’t ‘rush into DeFi’ — Security firms 2024-04-24 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Hacken’s Luciano Ciattaglia said that new crypto users should not jump into decentralized finance or decentralized exchanges right away. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Binance Labs-backed Velvet Capital forced offline to prevent phishing attack

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Binance Labs-backed Velvet Capital forced offline to prevent phishing attack 2024-04-23 at 11:03 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar According to Vasily Nikonov, the founder of Velvet Capital, users who have confirmed any transactions on the platform since April 23 at 5:39 am UTC may be potential victims of the website hack. This article is an

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Mt. Gox trustee updates Bitcoin and fiat repayment timetable

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Mt. Gox trustee updates Bitcoin and fiat repayment timetable 2024-04-22 at 15:01 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Mt. Gox creditors can now see the amount of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash expected to be repaid this year on the Mt. Gox rehabilitation claims system. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React

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White hat hacker group SEAL launches crypto threat-sharing center

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White hat hacker group SEAL launches crypto threat-sharing center 2024-04-17 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young The Security Alliance said it’s helped to recover $50 million since it formed, and now it has launched a tool to assist in fighting crypto hacks in real time. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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Scam crypto projects using stolen funds for liquidity disappear

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Scam crypto projects using stolen funds for liquidity disappear 2024-04-15 at 12:04 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Blockchain investigator ZachXBT identified scammers providing liquidity funds to several fake projects across multiple blockchains, including Base, Solana, Scroll, Optimism, Arbitrum, Ethereum and Avalanche. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this

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Chainlink aims to bolster cross-chain security via Transporter

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Chainlink aims to bolster cross-chain security via Transporter 2024-04-11 at 19:02 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Chainlink aims to make cross-chain bridges, which account for nearly 50% of all value lost to DeFi exploits, more secure. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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‘High-risk’ Telegram vulnerability exposes users to attacks — CertiK

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‘High-risk’ Telegram vulnerability exposes users to attacks — CertiK 2024-04-09 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz The newly discovered Telegram vulnerability can be avoided by disabling automatic downloading of media files on Telegram Desktop. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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ParaSwap DAO allocates funds for hack victims’ compensation

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ParaSwap DAO allocates funds for hack victims’ compensation 2024-04-08 at 12:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar The ParaSwap AugustusV6 contract, which momentarily went live on March 18, contained a critical vulnerability that allowed hackers to drain funds from users who approved the upgrade. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React

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Securing your crypto funds: Exchanges add support for hardware 2FA

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Securing your crypto funds: Exchanges add support for hardware 2FA 2024-04-05 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph by Rachel Wolfson As phishing attacks rise, crypto exchanges tell users to keep their funds safe by using YubiKey devices and Passkeys, along with hardware wallets. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this

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