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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

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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

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Munchables reworks multisig, contracts and dev hiring after $68M theft

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Munchables reworks multisig, contracts and dev hiring after $68M theft 2024-04-02 at 10:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Munchables is onboarding new signers to its multisig, re-auditing smart contracts and reviewing its dev hiring process to avoid what would have been a grave loss last week. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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Elon Musk offers free premium features on X, crypto scammers included

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Elon Musk offers free premium features on X, crypto scammers included 2024-03-28 at 11:04 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar Elon Musk rolled out the paid verification model on X, earlier known as “Twitter Blue,” to fight the scammers and spammers thriving on the platform before his takeover. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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Munchables hacker returns $62.8M Ether without ransom

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Munchables hacker returns $62.8M Ether without ransom 2024-03-27 at 10:02 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar On March 27, 4:40 am UTC, Munchables identified the hacker as one of its developers. An hour of negotiations led to the former developer agreeing to return the hacked funds. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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Trezor says phishing, not SIM swap, compromised X account

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Trezor says phishing, not SIM swap, compromised X account 2024-03-22 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Amaka Nwaokocha SatoshiLabs revealed that it suspects the compromise to be a sophisticated and premeditated phishing attack planned by hackers over several weeks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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HECO Chain exploiter anonymizes $145M of Ether on Tornado Cash in 8 days

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HECO Chain exploiter anonymizes $145M of Ether on Tornado Cash in 8 days 2024-03-22 at 13:02 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar In its largest transaction, the HECO Chain exploiter sent 11,300 ETH worth roughly $39.5 million in one transfer. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Automation app IFTTT blamed for recent ‘$Packy’ token scam on X

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Automation app IFTTT blamed for recent ‘$Packy’ token scam on X 2024-03-22 at 08:01 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young a16z’s Packy McCormick and Coinbase’s Scott Shapiro were among those targeted by phishing scammers who used their accounts to spread malicious crypto phishing links on X. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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ParaSwap evades hack targeting Augustus v6 contract vulnerability

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ParaSwap evades hack targeting Augustus v6 contract vulnerability 2024-03-20 at 11:01 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar ParaSwap paused the V6 API soon after discovering the vulnerability and secured the potential victims’ funds through a white hack. Plans to reimburse potential victims are underway. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Remilia founder claims hack after Ether, NFTs transferred

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Remilia founder claims hack after Ether, NFTs transferred 2024-03-17 at 13:17 By Cointelegraph by Amaka Nwaokocha Blockchain records indicate that the said address has sold numerous NFTs linked to Milady, including NFTx staked ones, and has transferred $1 million worth of Ether to another address. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

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Lazarus Group moves $12M from HTX, HECO hacks to Tornado Cash

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Lazarus Group moves $12M from HTX, HECO hacks to Tornado Cash 2024-03-15 at 02:11 By Cointelegraph by Ana Paula Pereira Despite U.S. sanctions, North Korea’s Lazarus Group has resumed laundering stolen crypto funds through Tornado Cash. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Crypto phishers stole $47M last month, impersonators on X to blame

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Crypto phishers stole $47M last month, impersonators on X to blame 2024-03-11 at 06:32 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young Most victims were lured to phishing websites from comments posted by impersonator accounts on X. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Web3 firm detects major security flaw in common smart contracts

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Web3 firm detects major security flaw in common smart contracts 05/12/2023 at 11:06 By Cointelegraph by Martin Young A security vulnerability potentially affecting hundreds of smart contracts that were pre-built using a commonly used open-source library has been reported by Web3 firm Thirdweb. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Platypus hacker walks free with $8.5M after claiming to be ‘ethical hacker’

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Platypus hacker walks free with $8.5M after claiming to be ‘ethical hacker’ 04/12/2023 at 14:03 By Cointelegraph by Arijit Sarkar While hackers Mohammed M. and his brother were cleared of all criminal charges, 7.8 million euros worth of crypto tokens became inaccessible after getting stuck in a wallet. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

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KyberSwap announces treasury grants for hack victims

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KyberSwap announces treasury grants for hack victims 02/12/2023 at 14:02 By Cointelegraph by Amaka Nwaokocha The grant is designed to ease the financial burden on affected individuals and will equal the USD equivalent of the assets lost in the security breach. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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