hacks

The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, witnessed “Shōgun,” “Baby Reindeer,” and “Hacks” clinching top awards, while “The Bear” made a noteworthy impression. What Happened: The Emmy Awards, hosted by...

In a major revelation, the notorious North Korean hacker group, Lazarus, is suspected of laundering over $35 million from the infamous hack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin. What Happened: According to on-chain detective ZachXBT, the hackers behind the $305 million exploit allegedly...

The founder of Pixels (CRYPTO:PIXELS), Luke Barwikowski, has reportedly had his account compromised. In light of this incident, it's critically important for individuals to refrain from interacting with any forthcoming announcements from this account, as it poses a risk of engaging with...

The third quarter of 2023 has exposed significant security vulnerabilities in the cryptocurrency sector, with a staggering 117 hacks leading to a cumulative loss of $720 million. Hacken's comprehensive review of De.Fi's REKT database for the third quarter of 2023 highlighted that while...

While blockchain technology is hailed as revolutionary, it is not immune to attacks, with the industry experiencing 15 incidents of hacks and exploits in February 2023, resulting in a total loss of $142 million, according to the REKT database. What Happened: Among the affected platforms, the BNB...

A popular Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) bridge, Wormhole, lost more than $320 million after it was apparently attacked. What Happened: The developers of the network that helps users move coins and non-fungible tokens between Solana and Ethereum’s networks confirmed that the...

What Happened: An anonymous NFT investor was duped into paying close to $300,000 in Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) for a fake Banksy NFT. Ironically, the NFT investor who fell victim to the fake auction goes by the pseudonym “Pranksy.” It seems to be hosted on https://t.co/J8U3TmR3gE? So could...

What Happened: DeFi lending platform Cream Finance (CRYPTO: CREAM) has fallen victim to yet another exploit which saw hackers make off with over $18 million. C.R.E.A.M. v1 market on Ethereum has suffered an exploit, resulting in a loss of 418,311,571 in AMP and 1,308.09 in ETH, by way of reentrancy...

What Happened: The U.S. State Department has added cryptocurrency as a payment option for informants who would identify national security threats. According to a report from CNN, the State Department has set aside up to $10 million in its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program as a bounty for...

What Happened: The hacker behind the Poly Network exploit has now returned the entire sum of $610 million to the DeFi protocol. pic.twitter.com/aBRUvanLuL — Poly Network (@PolyNetwork2) August 12, 2021   Poly Network reported that it had received all the remaining user assets, barring...

What Happened: In an unlikely turn of events, the exploiter that stole over $600 million worth of funds from DeFi protocol Poly Network has now begun sending some of it back. At the time of writing, $260 million worth of tokens were sent through a series of transactions. So far...

What Happened: DeFi protocol Poly Network reported a total loss of over $611 million in an exploit earlier today, making it the biggest hack in DeFi history to date. Important Notice: We are sorry to announce that #PolyNetwork was attacked on @BinanceChain @ethereum and @0xPolygon Assets...

What Happened: Decentralized liquidity protocol THORChain (CRYPTO: RUNE) halted operations after losing $7.6 million in a recent exploit. The protocol estimated a loss of around 4000 ETH (CRYPTO: ETH), which was compromised as a result of a hack on its blockchain. At this stage, the...

What Happened: Decentralized hacker group Anonymous, known for its cyber-attacks against several governments and corporations, appears to have targeted Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, according to a recent video on Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube. The...

Investors have lost millions in crypto giveaway scams by Elon Musk impersonators. What Happened: According to a report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Elon Musk impersonators have duped investors out of over $2 million in the past six months alone. These scams are usually orchestrated by...