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Hacker Offered Bounty After Exploiting $573,000 in Crypto From DeFi Platform

Cross-chain bridging solution provider Allbridge is promising leniency to the hacker who exploited the multichain tool days ago if stolen…

April 4, 2023

FBI Says Crypto Scams Skyrocketed 183% in 2022, Causing $2,570,000,000 in Losses

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that the number of victims who fell to crypto investment scams reached record…

March 20, 2023

Hackers Stole More Than $21,000,000 From Decentralized Finance Platforms Last Month, According to DeFi Llama

Crypto hackers stole $21.41 million worth of digital assets from decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms in February, according to DeFi Llama.…

March 4, 2023

French Police Arrest Hackers Allegedly Associated With Exploit of Avalanche-Based DeFi Protocol

The French National Police have arrested two individuals allegedly behind the $9.19 million hack on Avalanche (AVAX)-based decentralized finance (DeFi)…

February 28, 2023

Two Firms Counter Hack Over $198,000,000 Worth of Crypto From Wormhole Attacker

About $200 million in crypto assets have been counter-hacked from the entities responsible for the Wormhole bridge exploit, one of…

February 26, 2023

Over $8,000,000 Worth of Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Tether (USDT) and DAI Stolen in Crypto Wallet Hack

Hackers have made off with more than $8 million worth of Ethereum (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), Tether (USDT), and Dai…

December 27, 2022

Feds Seize Silk Road Hacker’s 50,676 BTC Worth Over $3,600,000,000 Ten Years After Massive Heist

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York has announced the largest cryptocurrency seizure in history, and…

November 7, 2022

Scam Artists Used Ethereum 2.0 Merge To Steal $1,200,000 in Crypto, According to Chainalysis

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says scam artists stole $1.2 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) during the project's merge to proof-of-stake.…

November 4, 2022

Crypto Hackers Strike DeFi Liquidity Locking Project With $14,500,000 Exploit

The liquidity locking project Team Finance says crypto hackers made off with $14.5 million in digital asset tokens. Team Finance…

October 28, 2022

DeFi Lending Platform Built on Polygon (MATIC) Hacked for $220,000 in Flash Loan Attack

Decentralized exchange (DEX) QuickSwap is ending its lending pool after sustaining losses in a flash loan attack. The Polygon (MATIC)…

October 25, 2022