Exploits


Finance

Euler DeFi Protocol Exploited for Nearly $200M

The losses occurred over four transactions in dai (DAI), wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), staked ether (sETH) and USDC after the attacker conducted a flash loan attack.

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Tech

Wormhole Bridge Exploiter Supplies $46M to Crypto Lending Platform Maker, Buys Wrapped Ether

The exploiter may be earning returns on staked cryptocurrency.

Cypher Protocol suffers exploit (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

Videos

How a Year of Exploits and Hacks Shaped Regulatory Responses to Crypto

Ari Redbord, Head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM Labs, reflects on the record-setting year in crypto exploits. While millions of dollars drained from crypto protocols dominated headlines, he points to the "impactful regulatory response" following these hacks, namely the Office of Foreign Assets Control's (OFAC) sanctioning of crypto mixers.

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Finance

Defrost Finance Says Hacked Funds Have Been Returned

The hack, which some observers had characterized as a rug pull, was estimated to have netted $12 million.

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Opinion

This Was the Worst Year for Crypto Hacks. Here’s How 2023 Can Be Better

OpenZeppelin’s Stephen Lloyd Webber writes about the plague of exploits that drained billions from crypto protocols – and how Web3 can better secure itself.

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Opinion

Ce fut la pire année pour les piratages Crypto . Voici comment 2023 peut être meilleur

Stephen Lloyd Webber d'OpenZeppelin écrit sur le fléau des exploits qui ont drainé des milliards de dollars des protocoles Crypto – et sur la manière dont Web3 peut mieux se sécuriser.

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Opinion

Este fue el peor año para los Cripto hacks. Así es como 2023 puede ser mejor

Stephen Lloyd Webber de OpenZeppelin escribe sobre la plaga de exploits que drenaron miles de millones de protocolos Cripto y cómo Web3 puede protegerse mejor.

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Opinion

Este foi o pior ano para hackers Cripto . Veja como 2023 pode ser melhor

Stephen Lloyd Webber, do OpenZeppelin, escreve sobre a praga de explorações que drenou bilhões de protocolos Cripto – e como a Web3 pode se proteger melhor.

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Opinion

Questo è stato l'anno peggiore per gli hack Cripto . Ecco come il 2023 può essere migliore

Stephen Lloyd Webber di OpenZeppelin scrive della piaga degli exploit che hanno prosciugato miliardi dai protocolli Cripto e di come Web3 può proteggersi meglio.

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Tech

How Attackers Made $15M From Staking Platform Helio After Ankr Exploit

A delay in updating price data on BNB-related derivative tokens allowed some exploiters to piggyback off a previous attack.

(Adam Levine/CoinDesk)