XRP Allegedly Attacked By SEC’s Hinman For Ethereum’s Benefit

The legal battle between Ripple and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a new twist as top lawyers accuse former SEC Director William Hinman of being paid to attack XRP in favor of Ethereum (ETH). дальше »

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Tether CTO calls USDT depeg ‘good stress test’ for company

Paulo Ardoino said the Tether “attack” was a good stress test but is now “dying off. ” Tether (USDT) moved from a low of $0. 99579 on June 15, reaching a local top of $0. 99976 later in the day – recovering its de-pegged position. дальше »

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USDT Depeg Was a Planned Attack on Tether, Says CTO Paolo Ardoino

In response to USDT's deviation from its dollar peg, Tether's CTO Paolo Ardoino has categorically labeled the incident as a planned attack, while underscoring Tether's commitment to protect its community and uphold transparency. дальше »

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Tether under attack as whales dump USDT; CTO stands firm

As of 15 June, stablecoin USDT witnessed a slight depegging from its 1:1 ratio with USD Whales dump millions of USDT causing it to account for more than 73% of the Curve 3pool Tether’s USDThe post Tether under attack as whales dump USDT; CTO stands firm appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Hashflow assures users will be made 'whole' following $600K hack

The attack led to a loss of approximately $600,000 in Arbitrum and Ethereum tokens. Peckshield suggested that the hacker who carried out the attack might be a white hat hacker. Hashflow, a cThe post Hashflow assures users will be made 'whole' following $600K hack appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Crypto prime broker FPG loses $15M+ in cyber attack, halts trading and withdrawals

Crypto prime brokerage Floating Point Group (FPG) lost over $15 million in cryptocurrencies to a June 11 cyber security incident, according to a June 14 statement. FPG announced that it had halted trading, deposits, and withdrawal activities in response to the incident and has contacted law enforcement agencies for assistance. дальше »

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Crypto Prime Broker FPG Loses Up to $20M in Cyber Attack

FPG told customers via email that it had ceased trading, deposits and withdrawals after experiencing a cyber security incident on Sunday, June 11. дальше »

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Crypto Scam: Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack Targets Coinbase Users

Seasoned trader and investor Jacob Canfield shares details of 'one of the most complex scams in crypto' he has ever seen дальше »

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North Korean hackers swipe over $100M from Atomic Wallet users

According to Elliptic, a blockchain analysis company, an estimated 5,500 crypto wallets have been affected by the attack.

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Bitcoin gets closer to '51% attack' on altcoin market

Bitcoin's market dominance index has failed to sustain above 50% since April 2021 — so will this time be any different?

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Binance Announces Removal of 14 Trading Pairs

Binance will cease support for 14 spot trading pairs to potentially reduce SEC's attack surface.

The post Binance Announces Removal of 14 Trading Pairs appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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eToro Restricts Multiple Tokens for US Customers Following SEC Attack

eToro, a global trading platform, will restrict US users from opening new positions in ALGO, MANA, DASH, and MATIC cryptocurrencies starting July 12. The decision comes in response to regulatory developments and the SEC's classification of certain crypto assets as securities. дальше »

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BitBoy Twitter Hack a Cautionary Tale for Crypto Influencers

Ben Armstrong has accused Verizon of an attack on his Twitter account that cost investors $1 million. The post BitBoy Twitter Hack a Cautionary Tale for Crypto Influencers appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Hacker Exploits Sturdy Finance, Drains $800,000 From The Lending Protocol

DeFi lending protocol, Sturdy Finance has lost nearly $800,000 in ETH to an attack. The protocol confirmed the incident in a June 12 tweet after receiving an alert from blockchain security firm, PeckShield. дальше »

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DeFi protocol Sturdy Finance falls victim to $800k security attack

Decentralized lending platform Sturdy Finance has suffered a major security breach resulting in the loss of approximately $800,000 worth of ether. дальше »

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$800K lost following Sturdy Finance security breach

Decentralized lending platform Sturdy Finance suffered a serious security breach earlier today that cost it 442 Ethereum (ETH), worth about $800,000. An unidentified hacker launched the attack, taking advantage of the system’s reentrancy vulnerability to control a flawed price oracle and steal money. дальше »

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Shiba Inu Lead Kusama Strikes Back at 'FUD Attack'

Amid dramatic market downturn, Shytoshi Kusama, leading figure of Shiba Inu project, fired back at those disseminating fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) about SHIB in recent post on his Telegram channel дальше »

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US DoJ Indicts Two Russians for Hacking Mt. Gox Crypto Exchange

The U. S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has unveiled charges against two Russian individuals accused of orchestrating a cyber attack that led to the collapse of Mt. Gox, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange. дальше »

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Scam Alert: Your Favorite Twitter Accounts Under Attack

Make sure to double check any links you see on Twitter from now on дальше »

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Polygon (MATIC) Large Transactions Explode 742% Amid Latest SEC Attack

Polygon (MATIC) recently experienced a sudden surge in large transactions. These sizable movements of funds on the network have caught the attention of market observers, prompting speculation about the motives and actions of cryptocurrency whales. дальше »

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Binance CZ says SEC lawsuit is ‘an attack on the entire industry’

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) described the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission lawsuit against his firm as an attack on the entire crypto industry. On June 5, the SEC filed a lawsuit against Binance, and related entities, alleging federal securities law violations placing American investors at risk, including the firm offering of unregistered security tokens […] The post Binance CZ says SEC lawsuit is ‘an attack on the entire industry’ appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Atomic Wallet hack losses top $35M, on-chain sleuth reports

Security teams are investigating the cause of the attack. Reports have surfaced of tokens being lost, transaction data being erased, and even entire crypto portfolios destroyed. дальше »

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Cryptojacking Volumes On The Rise — Report

According to the “2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report”, 139. 3 million cryptojacking attempts were recorded in 2022 compared to 97. 1 million in 2021, a 43% year-over-year increase. The observed attack volumes exceeded the 100-million mark for the first time. дальше »

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XRP Community Raises Alarm of Attack as This Happens: Details

Twitter hack sparks alarm in XRP community дальше »

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Phishing Attack Strikes Pepe Holder, Causing $450K Loss

Scam Sniffer has revealed that an individual possessing Pepe lost more than $450,000 due to a phishing scam, a nefarious scheme that has illicitly accumulated over $7 million from unaware victims. дальше »

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BREAKING – Crypto Hater Peter Schiff Targeted In Fake $GOLD Coin Scam On Twitter Hack

Peter Schiff, a well-known figure in the world of finance and a vocal critic of cryptocurrencies, has found himself at the center of a questionable incident on Twitter today. In a brazen attack, hackers targeted Schiff to promote what appears to be a fake $GOLD coin scam. The news of this hack came to light […] дальше »

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OpenAI CTO Twitter Account Promotes Scam Crypto Token in Apparent Phishing Attack

Mira Murati’s Twitter feed featured what appeared to be a new crypto token from the artificial intelligence firm. The since-deleted tweet touted OPENAI, “a groundbreaking token driven by artificial intelligence-based language models. дальше »

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Jimbos Protocol turns to law enforcement after hacker ignores $800K bounty

Jimbos Protocol said May 31 that the hacker responsible for a recent attack has not responded to its bounty offer and it will now turn to law enforcement. The protocol was hacked for 4000 Ethereum (ETH), or roughly $7. дальше »

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Hacker drops control over Tornado Cash as they use it to wash stolen funds

A hacker who recently took over the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash has given up control while still using the protocol to launder the digital tokens stolen in the attack. дальше »

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Arbitrum-based Jimbos Protocol hacked for $7.5M, JIMBO price drops 40%

The Jimbos Protocol team acknowledged the hack and said it had contacted law enforcement. Blockchain security platform PeckShield noted the attack followed a compromise on Jimbos liquidity conversion mechanism. дальше »

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Jimbo, a DeFi protocol, hacked for $7.5m in a slippage-related flaw

Jimbo, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, is the latest to suffer an attack resulting in the loss of 4,090 ethereum (ETH), worth $7.5 million дальше »

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Arbitrum liquidity protocol suffers massive hack as $7.5M vanishes overnight

The cryptocurrency industry witnessed another massive security attack, with Jimbos, an Arbitrum-based protocol, being the latest victim. The suspected hack breached the liquidity protocol, resulting in enormous losses of around 4,000 Ethereum (ETH), worth around $7. дальше »

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Sei Network (SEI) Airdrop Becomes First to Require Face Verification: Details

One of most anticipated airdrops of 2023 introduces brand-new Sybil attack protection tech дальше »

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Ripe for the squeeze? Bitcoin mining stocks remain under attack from short sellers

BTC price has struggled for nearly a month, but Bitcoin miners revenue is up, calling into question the logic of short sellers betting against mining stocks. дальше »

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U.S. sanction against Tornado Cash an attack on free speech, plaintiffs claim

The U. S. sanction on Tornado Cash is an infringement on free speech, according t0 plaintiffs challenging the sanction. They said the U. S. Treasury has only provided three examples of money launThe post U. дальше »

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Crypto Security Firm Unciphered Claims Ability to Physically Hack Trezor T Wallet

Unciphered, a company of cybersecurity professionals who recover lost cryptocurrency, says it found a way to physically hack into the Trezor T hardware wallet. Trezor says it acknowledged a similar-sounding attack vector a few years ago. дальше »

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Billionaire Mark Cuban says SEC crypto attacks will be futile

According to reports, billionaire Mark Cuban recently noted that the ongoing attack on crypto tokens by SEC and the U.S. government would ultimately not work.  дальше »

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Tornado Cash’s TORN Token Up 10% as Attacker Submits Proposal to Undo Attack

The proposal would revert Tornado Cash’s governance back to token holders, but not everyone in the community agrees that it's a benevolent plan. дальше »

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Tornado Cash attacker creates proposal that could restore governance

An attacker who gained control over Tornado Cash put forward a proposal on May 21 that could reverse his original exploit. Exploiter could undo his attack Tornadosaurus-Hex, a community member, wrote: “The [Tornado Cash] attacker posted a new proposal to restore the state of Governance. дальше »

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Enough Ethereum (ETH) to Perform 51% Attack on Bitcoin Is in Queue

While possibility of such attack is not even realistic, current value of Ethereum staking is impressive дальше »

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Bitcoin Network Remains Congested, But Is It Due to Possible Malicious Attack?

Since last week, the Bitcoin network has remained congested with more than 420,000 unconfirmed transactions, raising suspicions of a possible malicious attack. According to several developers and cryptocurrency community enthusiasts, the Bitcoin network is being attacked by persons who are willing to lose millions of dollars to render the network unusable. Bitcoin community expresses concern […] дальше »

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Op-ed: Why Ordinals, BRC-20 is bad for Bitcoin

The emergence of the Ordinals protocol has transformed Bitcoin from a somewhat stale single-asset chain into something much more exciting. However, this newfound excitement has sparked pushback from laser-eyed purists, who argue that BTC was not intended for non-monetary transactions – some going as far as calling the protocol a spam attack on the network. дальше »

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Scam Alert: Scammers Attack PEPE Holders With Fake Transactions

Despite dawn of meme season on crypto market, scammers are still around дальше »

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Aragon repurposes DAO after 51% attack, pulls voting rights for ANT holders

Swiss-based firm, the Aragon Association, has abandoned plans to grant voting rights to its native Aragon (ANT) token holders over various aspects of the organization's operation, including its $200 million treasury. дальше »

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Aragon Cancels Planned Community Control of $200M Treasury Amid Battle With Activist Investors

The Swiss organization alleged investors including Arca were mounting a 51% attack. дальше »

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Bitcoin’s Surging Transaction Fees Viewed As “Direct Attack” By A Cross-Section Of The Community

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Skyrocketing bitcoin fees: demand surge or DoS attack?

Crypto enthusiasts on social media have expressed concerns about soaring bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees and a growing backlog of unconfirmed transactions, prompting speculation about a potential denial-of-service (DoS) attack on the network. дальше »

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‘Bitcoin is not under attack:’ BTC maxis allay fears of a DoS offensive

Concerns circulated on Crypto Twitter of a denial of service (DoS) attack on the Bitcoin network.

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Aragon Fires Back at Activist Investors in Early Stages of DAO Governance Fight

After attempting to thwart what it called a "coordinated" attack on its town square, Aragon reiterated its “code is law” position. дальше »

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Over 75% of global institutions anticipate a successful cyber attack within a year

Around 78% of organizations worldwide expect a successful cyber attack to occur in the next 12 months, Trend Micro’s latest report revealed on May 4. This rate is especially surprising considering the report also calculated the cyber risk level to be improved to moderate from elevated for the first time, the Trend Micro report stated. дальше »

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