Hacks
DeFi Lender bZx Reclaims $8M Stolen in Sunday's Attack
DeFi lending project bZx has been able to recover about $8 million in cryptocurrency from an attacker who stole the funds after exploiting a code bug over the weekend.
DeFi Lender bZx Loses $8M in Third Attack This Year
An attacker found a way to mint unbacked iTokens that they could then redeem against other cryptos held in lending pools for DeFi lender bZx.
European Crypto Exchange Falls Victim to $1.6M Hack
Slovakia's Eterbase said early on Tuesday that hackers had managed to steal a total of $1.6 million in various cryptocurrencies.
Someone Just Lost $16M in Bitcoin by Using a Malicious Install of the Electrum Wallet
An Electrum wallet user claims to have lost a fortune in bitcoin after installing an older version of the software from a malicious source.
US Files Suit Against Crypto Accounts Tied to North Korea
Prosecutors say the 280 accounts hold crypto stolen from two exchange hacks last year.
ShapeShift Accuses Former Employee of Stealing $900K in Bitcoin
The exchange wants damages from Azamat Mukhiddinov, its now-fired senior engineer.
Binance and Oasis Labs Launch Alliance to Combat Crypto Fraud and Hacks
The aim is a comprehensive database of information gleaned from previous hacks and fraud used to proactively fight future ones. The platform supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, TRX and EOS blockchains.
Cryptopia Creditor Issues Legal Notice to Liquidator Over Alleged Failures, Fees
Blockchain firm GNY has sent a legal notice to Grant Thornton New Zealand over alleged high fees and failures to properly address its claim.
Twitter Hack: Chainalysis and CipherTrace Confirm FBI Investigation
The FBI is investigating Wednesday’s Twitter hack, Chainalysis and CipherTrace confirm.
Binance CEO Criticizes Twitter Security After Coordinated Attack on Prominent Accounts
Talking to CoinDesk at the World Blockchain Summit Asia on Thursday, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao called Twitter's security "weak" after a wave of account breaches Wednesday.
