Known-plaintext attacks, explained
A known-plaintext attack exploits known pairs of plaintext and corresponding ciphertext to deduce encryption keys or methods.
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DeFi protocols Exactly, Harbor hacked in separate attacks
A fresh round of attacks targeted the DeFi ecosystem on Aug. 18. The Exactly protocol was exploited for nearly $7.3 million, while the Harbor's team is still estimating the amount stolen.
Coinbase domain name reportedly used by scammers in high-profile attacks
Twitter users have been sharing security incidents surrounding the crypto exchange, including claims that scammers are using Coinbase's domain name on attacks.
Subway-themed trading bot makes millions using ‘sandwich’ attacks
The anonymous MEV bot operator’s best day was April 18, where he profited about $950,000.
Crypto phishing attacks up by 40% in one year: Kaspersky
Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky detected 5,040,520 crypto phishing attacks in the year as compared to 3,596,437 in 2021.
Etherscan hides zero-value token transfers to deter address poisoning attacks
Address poisoning is a phishing scam that can affect users who have received unwanted tokens and don't check their addresses carefully when sending crypto.
DeFi-type projects received the highest number of attacks in 2022: Report
A new Web3 security report from Beosin revealed that of the 167 major security exploits DeFi projects saw the most, at 113 attacks.
Bridge attacks will still pose major challenge for DeFi in 2023: Security experts
Hackers have stolen over $2.5 billion through vulnerabilities on cross-chain bridges in the past two years.
Aave temporarily freezes lending markets to fend off further attacks
The temporarily frozen lending markets include twelve Ethereum-based tokens and five stablecoins.
GitHub faces widespread malware attacks affecting projects, including crypto
The developer who found the vulnerability requested developers to sign their revisions with the GPG key to ensure all their revisions on the project can be verified.