Deus Finance loses $3M worth of DAI and Ether to hackers
Deus Finance, a multi-token decentralized finance (DeFi) marketplace, has been the latest victim of an exploit that has resulted in over $3 million in losses in the Dai (DAI) and Ether (ETH) cryptocurrency markets. PeckShield, a DeFi analytic firm , came to Twitter to explain the situation and how the funds were used. The attackers […]
The US DOJ seizes $28M in crypto connected to the NetWalker Ransomware
Over $28 million in crypto has been seized in connection with the extradition of Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins, a former Canadian government employee, to the United States on accusations related to the Netwalker ransomware. Vachon-Desjardins has been charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and wire fraud, intentional damage to a protected computer, and transmitting a demand […]
OpenSea’s Short Deadline Opens Window of Opportunity for Hackers
Investigations showed that NFTs were stolen from users via phishing emails before being moved to OpenSea’s new smart contract. The attackers acquire access to the NFTs after a user allows the migration via the phishing email. OpenSea , an online non-fungible token marketplace, has begun investigating exploit reports, claiming in a recent tweet that it has most likely […]
Multichain protocolrecovers about 50% of its stolen funds from hackers
Multichain protocol which was previously hacked due to vulnerabilities in January reported that it has recovered $2.6M of the total stolen funds. This amount makes up about 50% of the total funds stolen by hackers. Multichain, a cross-chain router protocol, announced the recovery of approximately half of the total stolen money, worth nearly $2.6 million […]
Hackers steal $321M from Wormhole token bridge platform
Wormhole a token bridge between Ethereum and Solana has witnessed the latest DeFi hack resulting in the loss of 120,000 wETH tokens ($321 million) from the platform. This is the biggest hack in 2022 and second after PolyNetwork’s $610M in 2021 Wormhole is a token bridge that allows users to send and receive crypto without […]