Exploits
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.
Terra Blockchain Restarts After $4M Exploit
A reentrancy attack briefly halted the network. It restarted after an “emergency” chain upgrade.
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.
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 (ISAC) for crypto firms.
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.
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.
Bitcoin Bridge OrdiZK Suffers Apparent $1.4M Rug Pull, Token Crashes to Zero: CertiK
The OrdiZK website and social media accounts are also offline.
Fantom Seeks Money Back From Multichain’s $200M Exploit
The move aims to enable victims to “partially recover” assets lost in one of the biggest exploits in 2023.
Binance Freezes $4.2M in XRP Tokens Stolen From Ripple Executive's Wallet
Over $120 million in XRP was stolen from Ripple Labs Executive Chairman Chris Larsen earlier this week.
Orbit Chain Loses $81M in Cross-Chain Bridge Exploit
The hacked funds remain "unmoved" according to Orbit Chain.
