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DeltaPrime DeFi been hit by a severe security breach impacting its operations on the Arbitrum and Avalanche blockchains. This latest exploit has led to a financial loss of approximately $4.8 million. In response, DeltaPrime has paused affected pools and is conducting a detailed investigation into the incident. 🚨ALERT🚨@DeltaPrimeDefi has suffered […]
The journey of WazirX, India’s top crypto exchange, took a dramatic turn on July 18, 2024, as hackers breached its multi-signature wallet, stealing around $235 million—nearly 45% of the platform’s reserves. Cyvers Alerts initially detected the intrusion, where the attackers exploited WazirX’s wallet, which required four out of six signatures […]
EigenLayer, a prominent platform in the crypto community, faced a major security breach when their official Twitter account was compromised. Hackers used the account to post malicious tweets containing phishing links, resulting in significant financial losses for victims who fell prey to the scam. Reports indicate that victims lost approximately […]
Tapioca DAO has fallen victim to a severe social engineering attack, leading to the compromise of the TAP token vesting contract. The attacker gained control of the contract’s ownership, enabling them to claim and sell 30 million vested TAP tokens. This incident significantly impacted the TAP/ETH liquidity pool (LP) owned […]
A recent vulnerability in the Bedrock DeFi smart contract led to the loss of approximately $1.7 million, adding to the growing list of crypto exploits in 2024. The issue stemmed from a flaw in the contract’s mint function, which mistakenly cast staked Ethereum (ETH) into the same quantity of uniBTC, […]
Recently, the Telegram-based trading bot Banana Gun experienced a security breach that resulted in the theft of user funds. Approximately 563 ETH were involved in the incident, though only a small fraction of users—fewer than 10—were affected. The Banana Gun team promptly took the bot offline and is actively investigating […]
On June 4, Lykke UK and Lykke Corp AG (Lykke) experienced a significant cyber attack that compromised their infrastructure. In response, the affected systems were promptly shut down to mitigate further damage. An extensive review of the security breach was conducted, and all identified vulnerabilities have been addressed. Lykke UK […]
Indodax, one of Indonesia’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has reportedly been targeted by a cyberattack, with over 150 suspicious transactions flagged. According to Cyvers Alerts, the total loss from the attack is estimated at $18.2 million. Hackers were found exchanging tokens for Ethereum (ETH), raising concerns within the crypto community. According […]
The Penpie hacker remains active, continuing to funnel stolen Ethereum through Tornado Cash despite being offered a white hat bounty. To date, the hacker has transferred 4,000 ETH, worth approximately $9.66 million, to Tornado Cash from address 0xd44. They still retain 7,263 ETH, valued at $17.9 million, in their known […]
The Floki team has responded to the recent hack on WazirX, one of India’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges. The exploit resulted in a loss of over $230 million, including $4.7 million worth of FLOKI tokens. In their statement, the Floki team highlighted three key points regarding the incident: 1. Exploiter’s FLOKI […]
A report from Cyver Alert revealed a phishing attack that occurred over a year ago, resulting in the loss of nearly $32 million in staked Ethereum (stETH). The victim had fallen prey to a malicious contract, leading to the significant theft. On July 6th, the attacker unexpectedly reached out with […]
A recent report from Beosin has shed light on the state of Web3 security, revealing significant losses in the first half of 2024. According to the “2024 H1 Global Web3 Security Report, AML Analysis & Crypto Regulatory Landscape,” the total losses in Web3 reached a staggering $1.54 billion. 🎉Beosin is […]
UwU Lend (@UwU_Lend) has been hit by another attack, losing 1,064 ETH (approximately $3.7 million) just a few hours ago. This follows a series of three attacks two days ago, during which the platform lost a total of 4,907 ETH (around $17.1 million). In total, UwU Lend has suffered losses […]
In a dramatic turn of events, the memecoin market witnessed a significant setback as Normie (NORMIE) fell victim to a severe exploit that wiped out nearly 99% of its value in just one day. Following the attack, NORMIE’s market capitalization plummeted to a mere $2,700 at press time, causing panic […]
Gala Games recently suffered a significant security breach, resulting in approximately $200 million worth of $GALA tokens being minted by attackers. The malicious actors were able to create 5 billion $GALA directly through minting. So far, the attackers have swapped nearly 600 million $GALA for 5,913 $ETH. Gala Games was […]
A shocking incident has emerged in the cryptocurrency community, with a trader reportedly falling victim to a phishing attack resulting in a staggering loss of $71 million. The unfortunate sequence of events unfolded when the trader, in a routine transaction, created a new address labeled “0xd9A1b0B1e1aE382DbDc898Ea68012FfcB2853a91” and transferred 0.05 $ETH […]
Mozaic Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, recently fell victim to a hack on the Arbitrum network, resulting in the loss of $2.4 million. The breach occurred due to a vulnerability in a private key, allowing the attacker to exploit a specific contract function called “bridgeViaLifi,” accessible only by a […]
The scourge of cryptocurrency phishing scams continues to wreak havoc, with nearly 57,000 individuals falling victim to these fraudulent schemes in February alone. 🚨 [1/6] ScamSniffer's February Phishing ReportIn February, about 57,000 victims lost approximately $47 million to crypto phishing scams.Compared to January, the number of victims who lost over […]