Circle Invested in 2 Hacked Crypto Companies, Adding to Its Headaches Amid Stablecoin Scrutiny
The venture-capital arm of the USDC stablecoin issuer backed Nomad and Slope, which were both exploited this week. Original Source
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Nomad Hacked, $45M Stolen So Far: Report
Cross-chain messaging protocol Nomad is being actively hacked and at least $45 million has been stolen, The Defiant reported Monday night, sighting several Twitter posts. Nomad posted on its Twitter account that it is aware of the situation and is investigating. Source
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British Army’s Social Media Accounts Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Giveaways, Crypto Scams – Featured Bitcoin News
The British Army’s official Youtube and Twitter accounts were compromised Sunday and hackers used them to promote crypto, including bitcoin and ether giveaway scams featuring Tesla CEO Elon Musk. British Army’s Social Media Accounts Used to Promote Bitcoin, Crypto, NFT Scams The British Army confirmed Sunday that its official Youtube and Twitter
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Multisigs mean funds in bridges are ‘one small slipup’ from being hacked
The recent exploit on Harmony’s Horizon Bridge revealed the inherent flaws with multisig admin keys that leave projects and their users “one small slipup” from deep trouble.Two crypto project leads expressed their concern that the expansion of the multi-chain ecosystem could be hampered by the use of multisig contracts due
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Harmony’s Horizon Bridge hacked for $100M
The Horizon Bridge to the Harmony One layer-1 blockchain has been exploited for $100 million in altcoins which are being swapped for Ether (ETH).The hack may vindicate previously raised community concerns about the robustness of the two of four multisig that reportedly secures the bridge.Starting at about 7:08 am until
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Targeted phishing scam nets $438K in crypto and NFTs from hacked Beeple account
Digital artist and popular non-fungible token (NFT) creator Mike Winkelmann, more commonly known as Beeple, had his Twitter account hacked on Sunday, May 22 as part of a phishing scam.Harry Denley, a Security Analyst at MetaMask, alerted users that Beeple’s tweets at the time containing a link to a raffle
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NFTs Stolen After Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram, Discord Hacked
A fraudulent "mint" link was sent out to followers. Some appear to have taken the bait. Original Source
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Multiple Indian Official Twitter Accounts Hacked, NFT Content Posted
Accounts of a high profile state chief minister, political parties and government institutions were compromised. Source
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Axie Infinity blockchain Ronin hacked for over $600M
Ethereum sidechain Ronin, where play-to-earn blockchain game Axie Infinity runs, has been hacked for over US$600 million in crypto, making it one of the biggest hacks in crypto history. See related article: Axie Infinity becomes first NFT series to break $4B in sales Fast facts Ronin said the hacker compromised four of their
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Wonderland reveal and Wormhole hacked, Jan. 28–Feb. 4
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance newsletter.It’s been a tumultuous week of doxxing, hacks, bailouts and new highs in the decentralized finance space. Read on to recap the most impactful stories of the last seven days. This article represents a conspectus of the full email newsletter. For the
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