MetaMask issues scam alert following Namecheap hacker emails
Cryptocurrency wallet service MetaMask has issued a warning to its users following Namecheap’s detection of the misuse of one of its third-party services for sending some unauthorized emails to MetaMask users. On the evening of February 12, the web hosting firm Namecheap discovered that one of their third-party services had been abused to send some […]
Wormhole hacker transfers additional $46M in stolen funds
A new $46 million in stolen funds has just been transferred out of the Wormhole hacker’s wallet, according to on-chain statistics, which indicates that the stolen cryptocurrency from one of the biggest industry exploits is in motion once more. Wormhole’s token bridge was exploited in February 2022, leading to the third-largest cryptocurrency breach of the […]
Vietnamese court imprisons hacker for hacking crypto exchange
Vietnam’s authorities apprehended and jailed a hacker who stole money and data from a local cryptocurrency exchange. The individual, who was detained and accused of extorting the proprietor of the trading site, has been ordered to refund the money he stole. A native of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam , was sentenced to ten years […]
Defrost Finance hacker reportedly returns funds
Trading platform Defrost Finance which recently had a network vulnerability has said that the hacker of the V1 platform has reportedly returned the funds. An announcement by Defrost claiming “the hacker engaged in the V1 attack [but not the v2 hack] has refunded the funds” was made just before the action was taken. According to […]
Ankr Protocol Hack: Trader allegedly sees over 5000x gains
Following the exploitation of Ankr protocol, a trader has allegedly profited from the price variations with over 5000x gains that helped to transform $2,879 into $15.5 million. Security company Beosin suggested that the multi-million dollar hack would have resulted from flaws in the smart contract code and stolen private keys as a result of a […]