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The LastPass hack claimed 25 victims on Oct. 25th, draining $4.4 million from several crypto wallets. The LastPass hack from earlier this year continues to incur significant losses for its users. On Oct. 25, around $4.4 million was drained from over 25 victims due to a vulnerability exploit in the LastPass
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Decentralized peer-to-peer network Mixin Network has lost approximately $200 million in a hack involving the compromise of the database of a third-party cloud service provider.On Sept. 25, Mixin Network confirmed that a hack on Sept. 23 drained approximately $200 million worth of crypto assets from its mainnet. An immediate suspension
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Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised, which, according to social media reports, resulted in victims losing over $691,000 through malicious links.In a Sept. 10 post on X, Dmitry Buterin, the father of Vitalik Buterin, announced that his son's account has been compromised:“Disregard this post, apparently Vitalik
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied A recent phishing attack involving a fake LayerZero airdrop targeting Twitter users has drained multiple crypto wallets. In a recent tweet, the security firm Certik advised users to be careful about any airdrops. They further said that
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Sturdy Finance has lost 442 Ether (ETH), worth almost $800,000 when writing, to a security exploit. The attacker exploited a vulnerability that eventually manipulated a faulty price oracle, allowing them to drain funds from the protocol. On June 12, blockchain security firm PeckShield alerted Sturdy Finance and
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An as-of-yet unidentified wallet-draining exploit has taken more than $10.5 million in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and coins since December 2022 from experienced community members who were “reasonably secure.”MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan brought the issue to light and said that at least 5,000 Ether (ETH) had been stolen, but also noted
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According to researchers at Trustwave Spiderlabs, a strain of malware known as Rilide is believed to be helping cybercriminals steal funds from cryptocurrency exchanges. Although the steps being taken to tackle this malware are likely to make life more difficult for cybercriminals, two researchers — Pawel Knapczyk and Wojciech Cieslak
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As artificial intelligence (AI) recently became a trending topic due to the capabilities displayed by ChatGPT v4, a project claiming to be an “AI-based” decentralized application has taken almost $1 million from its users in a suspected scam. Blockchain security platform CertiK has recently confirmed that Harvest Keeper has stolen around
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An NFT influencer claims to have lost “a life-changing amount” of their net worth in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and crypto after accidentally downloading malicious software found in a Google Ad search result. The pseudo-anonymous influencer known on Twitter as “NFT God” posted a series of tweets on Jan. 14 describing
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Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets fell heavily into Nov. 8 as contagion from the FTX debacle spilled over.BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewAnalysts dismiss FTX insolvency fearsData from Cryptox Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD falling to $19,351 on Bitstamp — its lowest levels since Oct. 25.The pair, along
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