2024-3-6 16:30 |
CertiK has confirmed that OrdiZK, a self-described "ETH, BTC, and SOL" bridge, has conducted an exit scam, stealing roughly $1.4 million. origin »
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Malicious actors stole more than $750 million in various crypto-related hacks and scams during the third quarter, pushing total losses for the year to over $1. 9 billion, according to CertiK’s quarterly Hack3d security report.
2024-10-2 23:15 | |
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Security firm CertiK has uncovered a scam operation across three Telegram channels promoting fake crypto tokens, causing financial losses of around $3. 2 million. The scammers, potentially based in the UK, initially offer legitimate trading advice before promoting fraudulent tokens.
2024-2-8 17:25 | |
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The crypto space witnessed a tumultuous November, marking a spike in illicit activities culminating in substantial financial losses. Blockchain security firm CertiK has reported that November 2023 has emerged as the most “damaging” month of the year regarding crypto-related crimes.
2023-12-2 04:30 | |
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According to blockchain analysis firm CertiK, over $32. 2 million was lost to crypto scams and security incidents in October, with vulnerabilities, exit scams, and flash loan manipulations among the leading causes.
2023-11-1 11:47 | |
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CertiK says Standard Cross Finance hired actors to pose as executives, then dumped tokens on investors, draining $1.6 million from the project’s liquidity pool.
2023-10-21 17:00 | |
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Just last year, the company raised nearly $150 million of fresh capital. Now, as crypto winter drags on, it is cutting jobs, citing "evolving market dynamics."
2023-10-13 17:17 | |
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The deployer account for LSC drained over $1 million in tokens from the project, then swapped them to BUSD using PancakeSwap.
2023-10-10 21:30 | |
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Twelve major incidents security incidents occurred this week, leading to crypto losses of roughly $6.4 million. According to web3 security firm CertiK, these losses were due to crypto hacks and phishing attacks through Discord and X (formerly known as Twitter).…
2023-9-23 23:54 | |
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The hacker responsible for the $41 million hack of the crypto casino Stake on September 4 made another move on September 11. Following this, they transferred an additional $328,000 worth of Polygon (MATIC) and BNB (BNB) tokens, as the blockchain security company CertiK reported.
2023-9-13 20:00 | |
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Cybersecurity firm CertiK reported that as of August, over $997 million was lost to flash loan attacks, exit scams and exploits in 2023.
2023-9-2 12:16 | |
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Two crypto projects, RocketSwap and SwirlLend, on Coinbase-backed layer2 network Base have lost more than $1 million to malicious players in the last 24 hours. SwirlLend rugpulls SwirlLend rug pulled over $460,000 on two blockchain networks, including Base, earlier today, according to CertiK.
2023-8-16 15:15 | |
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CertiK, a leading blockchain security firm, has issued an urgent Skynet Alert after receiving multiple reports of the defi platform Era Lend falling victim to an exploitation on zkSync. Losses are currently estimated to be around $3.4 million. Another hacking…
2023-7-26 04:02 | |
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EraLend, a lending protocol on Ethereums scaling blockchain, zkSync, faced a substantial exploit that resulted in a loss of $3.4 million, according to an analysis by CertiK, a leading firm...
2023-7-26 18:53 | |
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EraLend, the largest lending protocol on Ethereum scaling blockchain zkSync, has been hit by a $3.4 million reentrancy attack, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.
2023-7-25 16:34 | |
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Web3 protocols losses to hacks and exploits during the second quarter plunged 58% to $313. 5 million from $745 million stolen around the same period last year, according to a CertiK report shared with CryptoSlate.
2023-7-5 18:35 | |
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Arbitrum-based Chibi Finance rug pulled its users for roughly $1 million on June 27 via a malicious contract, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. The project’s native token — CHIBI — has crashed almost 99% in value as of press time.
2023-6-28 19:50 | |
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The exploiter behind a past attack on Cream Finance has transferred nearly half a million in funds, security firm CertiK said on June 26. Exploiter moved $496,000 of ETH CertiK reported that the exploiter sent approximately 268 ETH ($496,000) to a separate Ethereum address.
2023-6-27 00:45 | |
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Crypto-related exploits, hacks, and scams in May resulted in nearly $60 million in losses, according to blockchain security firm Certik. On May 31, CertiK confirmed that malicious players in the industry stole $59.
2023-6-1 12:30 | |
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Blockchain security firm CertiK said it successfully froze $160,000 from the $1. 8 million stolen by Merlin DEX rogue developers. In a May 4 Twitter thread, CertiK re-emphasized that Merlin was rugpulled by insiders.
2023-5-5 22:59 | |
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April was a rough month for the crypto world, as CertiK's report on crypto exploits, scams, and hacks revealed losses of over $103 million from various investors and projects.
2023-5-1 15:22 | |
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Polygon-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, 0vix, appears to have been exploited for $2 million via flashloan. Blockchain security firm CertiK reported the incident — which Arkham Intelligence further corroborated.
2023-4-28 14:52 | |
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CertiK has revealed plans to reimburse the victims of the roughly $2 million MerlinDEX rug pull. The blockchain security firm has also proposed a 20% white hat bounty for the rogue hackers to return the stolen funds. There seems to…
2023-4-27 14:13 | |
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Merlin is an Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) which uses zero-knowledge sync (zkSync). The DEX has lost more than $1. 8 million in a liquidity pool hack. The hack took place barely hours after smart contract security firm CertiK audited the DEX’s code.
2023-4-27 22:49 | |
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Smart contract auditor CertiK has offered Merlin DEX rogue developers a white hat bounty of 20%. According to an April 26 statement, the blockchain security firm was exploring a community compensation plan to cover the roughly $2 million stolen.
2023-4-26 21:34 | |
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CertiK has attributed the over $1.82 million loss suffered by zkSync-based decentralized exchange, MerlinDEX, to a private key management issue rather than an exploit by bad actors. CertiK conducted an audit on MerlinDEX’s smart contracts before the incident. MerlinDEX, a…
2023-4-26 11:14 | |
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Ordinals Finance, a platform on Ethereum that allowed users to trade Bitcoin Ordinals' inscriptions, has deleted their Twitter and Telegram handles and rugged users off $1 million, as per CertiK, a blockchain security firm.
2023-4-25 02:04 | |
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Ordinals Finance has carried out an exit scam resulting in the theft of $1 million, blockchain security firm CertiK said April 24. The project’s deployer address has emptied Ordinals Finance’s smart contracts, swapped the project’s token (OFI) for Ethereum (ETH), and consolidated funds in one account.
2023-4-25 23:25 | |
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The deployer of Kokomo Finance, a non-custodial lending protocol on Optimism and Arbitrum, which are popular layer-2 platforms on Ethereum, has rugged users of $4 million. Kokomo Finance Exit Scams, Stealing $4 Million CertiK, a blockchain security firm, tweeted on March 26 that Kokomo Finance exited the protocol and stole $4 million in user funds. […]
2023-3-27 12:10 | |
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CertiK Alert has warned users of Euler Finance to be wary of phishing sites exploiting the latest security incident that cost the lender $197 million. CertiK Skynet, a major web3 security role player and real-time analyst of crypto hacks, scams,…
2023-3-14 15:43 | |
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The DeFi application Platypus Finance has suffered a $9 million attack, according to a series of tweets from the blockchain security firm CertiK on February 16. The post Platypus Finance hacked for $9M on Avalanche appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2023-2-17 12:00 | |
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The flash loan attack caused Platypus Finance’s native stablecoin to fall to 48 cents from $1. The potential loss is $8.5 million, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.
2023-2-17 00:34 | |
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A report by web3 security firm CertiK has revealed that crypto users lost a combined $28 million to an assortment of exploits, hacks, and scams in January.
2023-2-1 20:27 | |
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According to a recent update from blockchain security watch Certik, hackers gained access to a GMX whale account and stole about $3.4 million in GMX tokens.
2023-1-4 17:27 | |
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Audited stablecoin project Defrost Finance will return $12 million stolen through a Dec. 23, 2022, exploit. The post CertiK Audits Under Scrutiny as Client Recovers $12 Million in Stolen Funds appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2022-12-27 00:30 | |
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SoftBank Vision Fund and Tiger Global led a new $60 million funding round for the blockchain security firm.
2022-4-22 15:18 | |
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Web3 and blockchain security firm CertiK has closed an “oversubscribed” $88 million Series B3 financing round led by Insight Partners, Tiger Global, and Advent International, according to an announcement shared with CryptoSlate today.
2022-4-8 05:30 | |
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CertiK, the leading global blockchain security firm headquartered in New York, today announced the completion of an $80 million Series B2 financing round. This investment...
2022-1-20 14:38 | |
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CertiK today announced the completion of an $80 million Series B2 financing round. The post Crypto whitehat security firm CertiK bags $1 billion valuation after Sequoia raise appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-12-2 05:00 | |
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Scams in the crypto world are becoming common as blockchain is rapidly gaining global adoption. While there are many types of scams which can include phishing (a scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such…
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Jake Auchincloss demand U.S. regulators investigate President Trump’s TRUMP and MELANIA meme coins. In a letter addressed to multiple federal agencies, including the US Office of Government Ethics, the SEC, the Treasury and the CFTC,…
The X account of Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been locked following accusations of promoting and rug-pulling multiple Solana-based memecoins. Speculation spread on Monday after the account appeared to promote a token called “CUBA,” leading some to believe the…
Luigi Inu, a memecoin inspired by Luigi Mangione, has hit a new all-time high by market capitalization, reaching $45 million. This market movement is in conjunction with the Pennsylvania police taking Mangione in custody for the murder.
Add Haliey Welch, the viral “Hawk Tuah” star, to the growing list of influencer misadventures in the crypto space. The meme personality is facing serious backlash after her newly launched cryptocurrency, Hawk, took a nosedive from a $490 million market…
Many people work hard for their favorite airdrops in return for a healthy chunk of tokens. Some manage to find the perfect bottom entries on tokens that pump very hard, but guess what? All of this hard work goes away…
Taylor Mathis, a well-known sports betting influencer and DraftKings ambassador, is facing allegations of manipulating the crypto market. The sports betting influencer is accused of inflating her own token before a rug pull.