Hackers steals $400K in NFTs from Premint users via malicious link

Popular NFT platform Premint suffered a hack on July 17, leading to total losses of around $400,000 for users who clicked on a malicious link. The post Hackers steals $400K in NFTs from Premint users via malicious link appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Crema Finance suffers hack as Solana [SOL] seeks validation

Crema Finance joins the list of protocols housed on the Solana blockchain to be hit with a hack. In the early hours of 3 July, the liquidity protocol took to Twitter to inform users of the suspension The post Crema Finance suffers hack as Solana [SOL] seeks validation appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Polygon, Fantom Users Targeted in Ankr Gateway Hack

The hack produced a popup window that encouraged Polygon and Fantom users to enter their wallet seed phrase. Hackers Compromise Gateways to Polygon, Fantom Two Ankr RPC gateways for accessing...

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Harmony Hack: How Lossless Saved 78M Stolen Tokens

The majority of crypto users have already heard about the recent Harmony hack through the Horizon Bridge that resulted in a loss of $100M. But did you know that 78M $AAG tokens were retrieved from the hacker and returned back by Lossless? Here’s everything you need to know about this successful security case – the … Continued The post Harmony Hack: How Lossless Saved 78M Stolen Tokens appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Axie Infinity to start reimbursing Ronin bridge hack victims from June 28

Months after the exploit that led to the theft of over $600 million, Axie Infinity developers Sky Mavis will finally reimburse users and restart the Ronin bridge exploited in the attack, Bloomberg reported.

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The A to Z of the $100m hack of Harmony's Horizon Bridge

The multi-chain or cross-chain technology seems to be the new playing ground for hackers given the sheer rise. Users want to transact with other blockchains by leveraging bridges to different ecosystThe post The A to Z of the $100m hack of Harmony's Horizon Bridge appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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More sad news for Axie Infinity — Discord bot compromised in the latest attack

In recent months, Axie Infinity (AXS), a prominent play-to-earn blockchain game, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Axie Infinity used Twitter to inform its users about a fresh attempt to hack its Mee6 discord bot.

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Trezor Warning: Users Targeted After Mailchimp Hack

Trezor says its users are being targeted in phishing attacks after its user data stored on Mailchimp servers was recently hacked.

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The Ronin Hack Aftermatch: Axie Infinity’s $1M Bug Bounty

The popular blockchain game Axie Infinity has been left shaking after the $650 million Ronin bridge hack. The studio behind the game, Sky Mavis, has been taking multiple measures to try to secure the network and win back the confidence of users.

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Here’s how OpenSea NFT hacks hurt owners, buyers and even entire collections

Anyone can become the victim of a malicious NFT hack, so what more could OpenSea do to protect its users?

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CoinStats raises $3.2M to enable DeFi use cases

CoinStats, a popular free crypto portfolio manager, raised $3. 2 million from leading investors to enable DeFi use cases for its 1. 2 million active users, Invezz learned from a press release. Hack VC led the round with participation from Mike Dudas’ 6th Man Ventures and a few other funds.

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Axie Infinity devs raise $150M to compensate users for Ronin Network hack

Sky Mavis, the company behind blockchain-based game Axie Infinity, has successfully closed a new $150 million funding round led by crypto exchange Binance, according to a press release shared with CryptoSlate today.

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Axie Infinity has been losing gamers before the Ronin Network hack

Contrary to the belief that gamers are leaving the popular play-to-earn game Axie Infinity because of the recent hack, available information shows that the platform had lost nearly half of its users even before the heist, Bloomberg News reported.

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Hackers Target Li Finance And Get Away With $600,000 In A Recent DeFi Hack

Li Finance smart contract contains a bug that the hacker exploited to access and steal the user’s money. We learned that this amount came from 29 users’ wallets, and since it happened yesterday, the protocol has reimbursed some of the money.

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HubSpot Hack Results In Data Breach Of Major Companies Like Circle And BlockFi

HubSpot is a popular CRM tool that many companies use to store their users’ details, such as phone numbers, names, email addresses, etc. These companies use the information they collect to facilitate their marketing attempts.

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Hubspot Hack Leads to Data Breaches at BlockFi, Swan Bitcoin

Both companies assure users their crypto is safe as Hubspot had limited access to internal data.

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HubSpot Hack Leads to Data Breaches at BlockFi, Swan Bitcoin, NYDIG and Circle

Both companies assure users their crypto is safe as Hubspot had limited access to internal data.

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Binance Adds $1 Billion To Its SAFU Funds to Back Users In Case Of Hack

Considering the risk of possible exploit in the network, the giant exchange Binance introduces Security Asset Funds for Users (SAFU) valued at $1 billion. The emergency insurance fund is comprised of BTC, BUSD, and BNB that secures exchange users’ interests and aims to back victim users in a possible theft. The SAFU funds are gathered, […]

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Nvidia Hack: How Lapsus$ Demands May Strangely Benefit Crypto Miners

Last Friday, reports of a cyberattack on Nvidia broke out. America's leading chip manufacturer confirmed a blackout on its business operations for close to 48 hours and attempted to quell panic by assuring frantic users that the attack has no effect on its service to customers.

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What Went Wrong In The Crypto.com (CRO) Hack? Experts Weigh In

The Crypto. com hack is less than a week old and still very fresh in the minds of investors in the space. In what was a brief attack, the hackers were able to access a portion of users’ accounts on the platform and steal their funds.

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DeFi Hack Series Continues: Another Protocol Lost $40 Million

Though decentralized platforms bring numerous advantages to blockchain users, the security of funds on platforms remains questionable

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EOS DeFi Platform Hacked, $5 Million in Users' Funds Stolen

Another DeFi platform becomes hack victim with $5 million stolen

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BitMart CEO confirms repayment of lost funds; to resume services from 7 December

The ongoing bloodshed in the crypto market has created a lot of panic amongst the users. To make things worse, the BitMart exchange suffered a $200 million hack which further aggravating anxiety amongThe post BitMart CEO confirms repayment of lost funds; to resume services from 7 December appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Robinhood Reveals Security Breach that Left 7 Million Customers Data Exposed

Online brokerage app Robinhood has revealed a security breach after hackers obtained the personal information of millions of its customers. About 7 million Customers Affected by the Hack Robinhood disclosed in a statement on November 8 that the email addresses of about 5 million of its users have been exposed, while another group estimated to […] The post Robinhood Reveals Security Breach that Left 7 Million Customers Data Exposed first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Robinhood Hack Sees Millions Of Users’ Data Exposed

Robinhood recently announced that its systems had been breached, leaving the data of millions of users exposed. The trading app is one of the most popular for trading stocks and with the advent of meme coins, has become one of the first contact points for new investors looking to get into crypto investing. This has […]

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Bilaxy Exchange Reports Hot Wallet Hacked, Amount Lost Still Unknown

Leading cryptocurrency trading platform Bilaxy, has reported a hack on its hot wallet, advising users not to deposit any funds until further notice. The post Bilaxy Exchange Reports Hot Wallet Hacked, Amount Lost Still Unknown appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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South African asset manager denies stealing billions from users, claims $5M was lost in hack

AfriCrypt’s founders deny running off with billions in customers funds, asserting they went into hiding after receiving death threats from “dangerous people.”

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Rari Capital allocates $26M from developer fund to compensate hack victims

Up to $26 million worth of Rari’s governance token may be distributed among users impacted by a hack that drained $10 million from the protocol this past weekend.

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Gate.io Announces $2 Million Compensation Program for PAID Network Hack Victims

Leading digital asset exchange Gate.io unveiled a compensation program roughly worth $2 million to compensate all users who lost their funds during the recent hack on the PAID Network. Gate.io Compensates PAID Network Hack Victims In what comes as a respite for PAID Network token hodlers – at least for the ones who held theRead More

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Why this week is crucial for THETA

In the late hours on Friday, users had issues with their THETA wallet balance, however, the network didn't suffer an impact and the UI glitch was fixed. Post the scare of a hack, the price was up nearThe post Why this week is crucial for THETA appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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“Probably The Largest KYC Data Leak In History” Demonstrates The Importance Of Bitcoin Privacy

The alleged hack has left millions of users’ personal data — including passwords and addresses — available for 1.5 BTC on the dark web.

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Hack Nets ~2600 ETH from Roll: Details Coming

Twitter users are posting about suspicious activity. At the moment, it seems that a hack stemming from use of the Roll social token platform ‘drained’ about 2600 ETH from social token pools. What we Know WARONRUGS, which pointed to the security problems on the PAID Network that later led to a Mar.

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Rug Pulled on Users as DeFi Project Meerkat Finance Disappears Along with $31 Million

Just a day after the launch of the project on Binance Smart Chain, the DeFi project reported a hack, suspected to be a rug pulling, resulting in the loss of 13.96 BUSD and 73,653 BNB. The post Rug Pulled on Users as DeFi Project Meerkat Finance Disappears Along with Million first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Yearn Finance Uses Treasury to Mints 9.7M DAI to Repay yDAI Vault Hack Victims

The Yearn Finance team has restored the yDAI vault and will repay users who lost over $11 million in a hack earlier in the week. According to the official Twitter account, the team created a Maker vault and deposited over YFI tokens from its Treasury that was just voted to increase supply by 6,666 to mint yDAI.

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Blockfolio Posts Racist Messages to Users in Major Hack

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Warp Finance Comes Back with a Vengeance Following Hack

While hacks and other cyberattacks can often be devastating in today’s digital era, decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Warp Finance bounced back from a recent flash loan attack in record time.  Warp Finance’s Warp Protocol allows liquidity provisioning (LP) tokens to collateralize stablecoin loans, a totally novel function that provides its users with significant value. However,Read More

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Here’s how the crypto community is trying to mitigate Yearn.finance exploit

In the wake of Yearn.finance’s recent hack, members of the crypto community seem to be brainstorming ways to mitigate the effects of the exploit on users. With a total value locked at $491.5 millionThe post Here’s how the crypto community is trying to mitigate Yearn.finance exploit appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Crypto trading platform 2gether compensates users from July 2020 multi-million EUR hack

2gether, a European crypto-trading platform founded in 2016, announced today the compensation of its users in the cryptocurrency stolen from their accounts following a cyberattack in July 2020. The company is also in the process of implementing security protocols on its platform to prevent another incident.

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Spanish Crypto Exchange 2gether Won’t Reimburse All Stolen Funds From the 2020 Hack

Spanish cryptocurrency exchange 2gether has announced that it won’t compensate users for the full amount of bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) stolen in August 2020. The exchange said that almost 5,000 of its customers won’t receive their cryptos under the compensation plan.

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Livecoin Exchange Announces Closure After December Hack

Following an alleged December breach, the trading platform now says it will close and repay users any remaining funds.

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Exmo hack: hacker withdraws Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, ETC, USDT, and ZEC from hot wallets

UK-based crypto exchange Exmo has suffered a hack that compromised 5% of its total assets. In a security incident update, the Exmo team notified its users of detecting a “suspicious withdrawal activThe post Exmo hack: hacker withdraws Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, ETC, USDT, and ZEC from hot wallets appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Nicehash Crypto Mining Pool ‘Fully’ Reimburses All Users Affected by 2017 Hack

A Slovenian cryptocurrency mining pool and trading platform announced that they’ve managed to fully compensate their users affected by a hacking attack that took place in December 2017, which took over 4,600 bitcoins.

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4,640 bitcoins are again in our users' accounts, says NiceHash CEO on hack reimbursement

NiceHash announced completion of its repayment program after almost three years. The firm repaid 4,640 Bitcoins to its users who were targeted in the 2017 hack. The firm had expected to complete reimbThe post 4,640 bitcoins are again in our users' accounts, says NiceHash CEO on hack reimbursement appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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NiceHash Completes 4,640 Bitcoin Reimbursement to 2017 Hack Victims

The firm has been gradually diverting profits to its users for almost three years. It started the refund process in Feb. 2018. NiceHash Rounds off 2020 by Completing Ongoing User Refund The NiceHash cloud mining company had a double cause for celebration on Wednesday.

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Mining Market NiceHash Refunds Users 4,640 Bitcoin Lost in 2017 Hack

The company has "regularly waived profits" for three years, the firm's CEO wrote Thursday.

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DeFi Founder Targeted in $8m Hack Says He Has His Hacker’s IP

The decentralized finance (DeFi) space was rocked last morning by news that Nexus Mutual founder Hugh Karp was hit with a personal attack. His project, a decentralized mutual product to allow users to hedge against risks in the DeFi space, was not directly affected.

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Cryptopia claims portal open for refund registration

Cryptopia liquidators Grant Thornton have officially opened the Cryptopia claims portal raising the hopes of users who lost access to their assets following the 2019 exchange hack

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Cryptopia liquidators open official claims portal

Cryptopia liquidators Grant Thornton have officially opened a claims portal raising the hopes of users who lost access to their assets following the 2019 exchange hack

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GoDaddy’s DNS Hack Is at the Center of Several Crypto Domains Being Compromised: Report

Earlier this month, BEG reported that Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange, Liquid. com, experienced a data breach hack, affecting the users’ Know your Customer (KYC) information. The attack follows GoDaddy’s, the world’s largest domain registrar, an incursion that saw hackers trick the firm’s employees into transferring ownership and control over targeted domains.

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