Exploit

Highlights: Multichain must pay $2.1 million to Fantom Foundation for 2023 hack losses. A Singapore court ruling found Multichain’s CEO controlled the assets, enabling the breach. Fantom aims to appoint a liquidator to recover assets for all affected parties. The […]

Highlights: Crypto thefts surged to $1.38 billion in the first half of 2024, doubling from 2023. The top five hacks accounted for 70% of the total amount stolen in early 2024. DMM Bitcoin suffered the largest attack, losing over 4,500 […]

Highlights: Using substantial transaction evidence, Alex Lab links a $4 million exploit to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The May exploit involved siphoning $4.3 million and $13.7 million of Stacks (STX) tokens. Despite offering a 10% bounty, the attackers did not […]

Highlights: BtcTurk’s cold wallets remain secure, ensuring the safety of user funds after the cyberattack. The breach affected hot wallets of ten cryptocurrencies, but financial losses are manageable. BtcTurk has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals while investigating the attack. Turkish […]

Highlights: An alleged security researcher exploited a Kraken bug to illegally withdraw $3 million, prompting discussions on ethical hacking. Kraken confirmed that the stolen funds were from its treasury, reassuring that no user funds were compromised during the breach. The […]

Highlights: CoinGecko’s third-party email service, GetResponse, suffered a breach, affecting 1.9 million contacts. The breach resulted from a compromised GetResponse employee account; no CoinGecko passwords were compromised. CoinGecko has notified affected users and strengthened security measures with GetResponse. CoinGecko, a […]

Highlights: Binance users lost millions to hacks using malicious Google plugin and hijacked cookies. Hackers bypassed 2FA and password verification by exploiting stolen cookies from Google plugin. Victims criticize Binance’s delayed response and lack of adequate risk controls. Several Binance […]

Highlights: Velocore’s $7 million token loss due to smart contract vulnerability was swiftly addressed with a bug bounty offer. After the hack, Velocore promptly deactivated the flawed logic, preventing further attacks on its liquidity pools. The Linea blockchain halted operations […]

Highlights: In May 2024, hackers stole a colossal $347.3 million across various cryptocurrency platforms. DMM Bitcoin faced the largest breach, losing $305 million due to unauthorized BTC transactions. Recovery efforts by Gala Games recaptured most of the $23 million lost […]