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DeFi

Who Insures the Insurer? Cover Protocol Attack Exposes DeFi’s Promise and Peril

DeFi insurer Cover Protocol, designed to reduce smart-contract failure risks, was exploited by a bug in its smart contract on Monday morning.

Markets  ·  28 December 2020
DeFi

Cover Protocol May Launch New Token Following Attack

Cover Protocol announced it’s exploring launching a new COVER token after its current one was abused in a minting attack by a “white hat” hacker on Monday morning.

Tech  ·  28 December 2020
Russia

Crypto Exchange Livecoin Begs Users to Stop Trading After Losing Control of Servers

Livecoin asked clients to stop making deposits and trading after suffering a "carefully planned attack."

News  ·  24 December 2020
Bitcoin

New to Bitcoin? Stay Safe and Avoid These Common Scams

Welcome to the world of bitcoin, where you are your first and last line of defense against scammers and fraudsters.

Tech  ·  16 December 2020
Hack

Hacked Crypto Exchange KuCoin Resumes Deposit, Withdrawal Services for All Tokens

The digital asset exchange that was hacked to the tune of $281 million in September said it's restored the deposit and withdrawal services of all tokens.

Markets  ·  22 November 2020
Hack

Dark Web Hackers Claim to Hold Keys to 10K Robinhood Accounts: Report

The number of Robinhood-related emails for sale outnumber those for other brokerages by about 5-to-1, the report says.

News  ·  1 November 2020
Hack

Over $26M Worth of Bitcoin Associated With 2016 Bitfinex Hack Is on the Move

The seven transactions involved in the movement of these funds on Wednesday were flagged by Twitter-based blockchain tracker bot Whale Alert.

News  ·  7 October 2020
CoinFlash

KuCoin CEO Says Suspects in $281M Hack Identified; Authorities on the Case

The CEO of the hacked South Korean crypto exchange says suspects in the hack have been identified.

News  ·  3 October 2020
DeFi

DeFi Degens Hit Hard by Eminence Exploit Will Be Partially Compensated

DeFi traders piled into a token that was still in testing. After an exploit sent Eminence to zero, affected users are receiving restitution.

Tech  ·  1 October 2020
Exchanges

Over $150M Drained in KuCoin Crypto Exchange Hack

KuCoin, a Singaporean crypto exchange, confirmed it was hacked and over $150 million worth of assets have been drained from its hot wallets.

Markets  ·  26 September 2020
CoinFlash

Uber’s Former Security Chief Charged With Trying to Conceal Hack Using Bitcoin

Joseph Sullivan allegedly insisted the hackers sign NDAs in exchange for $100,000 in bitcoin hush money.

News  ·  21 August 2020
CoinFlash

Crypto Firm Hacked for $1.4M Admits It Will Struggle to Reimburse Users

Madrid-based payment app and card issuer 2gether said it can only reimburse investors with its native tokens following Friday’s hack.

News  ·  3 August 2020
CoinFlash

Twitter Says ‘Phone Spear Phishing’ Let Hackers Gain Employee Credentials

Twitter has provided an update on what happened the day the social media giant lost control over its platform.

News  ·  31 July 2020
CoinFlash

Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Loses 1M Email Addresses in Data Theft

An unknown hacker gained access to the wallet maker's marketing database, stealing a million email addresses as well as personal information for 9,000 customers.

News  ·  29 July 2020
CoinFlash

Veritaseum Accuses T-Mobile of Gross Negligence Over $8.6M SIM-Swap Hack

Veritaseum alleges T-Mobile authorized no less than five SIM swaps, one of which brought the loss of $8.6 million in crypto.

News  ·  23 July 2020