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10:17am, 23rd August, 2023

Multichain victims search for answers in $1.5B exploit as new evidence emerges

Chinese police may have busted Multichain in a money laundering investigation, but many questions remain, including its CEO’s alleged fake ID.

Victim of 90 ETH exploit set to claw funds back after hacker was blacklisted

12:47am, 12th August, 2023

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Victim of 90 ETH exploit set to claw funds back after hacker was blacklisted

The hacker’s wallet with more than $100K worth of USDT was blacklisted and frozen, while the Victim had been drained for almost $170K worth of NFTs and other assets.

Ethical hacker retrieves $5.4M for Curve Finance amid exploit

6:03am, 31st July, 2023

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Ethical hacker retrieves $5.4M for Curve Finance amid exploit

Twitter accounts impersonating Curve Finance have also started to promote a fake refund scheme, further targeting victims of the hack.

Connext, Alchemix launch cross-chain token standard to reduce bridge exploit losses

5:21pm, 24th July, 2023

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Connext, Alchemix launch cross-chain token standard to reduce bridge exploit losses

The two protocols will implement a standard for issuers to control the “canonical” minting of tokens, helping to reduce losses from unofficial bridges.

Crypto scams are down 77% — but this exploit is making a huge comeback

10:53am, 12th July, 2023

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Crypto scams are down 77% — but this exploit is making a huge comeback

Attackers of this kind are supposedly "big game hunting” large-scale organizations with deep pockets to extract ”the most money possible” out of these firms.

New York prosecutor charges hacker over $9M exploit of Solana-based exchange

1:06am, 12th July, 2023

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New York prosecutor charges hacker over $9M exploit of Solana-based exchange

A skilled computer security engineer has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering related to an attack on a decentralized exchange.

Multichain MPC bridge sees $100M+ outflows, sparking fears of exploit

6:43pm, 6th July, 2023

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Multichain MPC bridge sees $100M+ outflows, sparking fears of exploit

Some Multichain contracts on Ethereum suffered withdrawals of more than half of their deposits, causing on-chain sleuths to fear an exploit is underway.

Poly Network urges users to withdraw after exploit affects 57 crypto assets

11:22pm, 2nd July, 2023

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Poly Network urges users to withdraw after exploit affects 57 crypto assets

The Poly Network has been exploited again, this time due to compromised private keys according to blockchain security firm Dedaub.

Sturdy stablecoin market reopens three days after $800K exploit

3:45am, 16th June, 2023

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Sturdy stablecoin market reopens three days after $800K exploit

The DeFi protocol also offered the $100,000 bounty to anyone who could help bring an arrest or recover the funds.

Telegram addresses camera exploit, points to Apple macOS security permissions

4:28am, 17th May, 2023

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Telegram addresses camera exploit, points to Apple macOS security permissions

Messaging app Telegram denies users were at risk after a security exploit was discovered that could allow attackers to gain control of a device’s camera on macOS systems.