A Hyperliquid person working pockets handle 0x0cdC…E955 has misplaced $21 million value of crypto to hackers, following a personal key breach. Blockchain safety specialists at PeckShield tracked the movement of stolen belongings by way of on-chain evaluation, revealing that the attackers rapidly moved to switch the compromised funds to the Ethereum community. The stolen haul…
HyperDrive DeFi protocol has suffered a $773,000 exploit affecting two accounts in its Treasury Bill market, with stolen funds break up between BNB Chain and Ethereum networks via bridge transfers. The assault compromised positions utilizing Theo Network’s thBILL as collateral, prompting speedy suspension of all cash markets and withdrawals throughout the platform. #PeckShieldAlert @hyperdrivedefi has…
Crypto.com suffered a beforehand unreported information breach by the infamous Scattered Spider hacking group that uncovered private info of customers, in response to a Bloomberg investigation. The assault was carried out by teenage hackers, together with Noah Urban, an 18-year-old from Florida who grew to become a key determine in one of many world’s most…
Nemo Protocol launched its NEOM debt token program to compensate victims of a $2.6 million exploit that devastated the Sui-based DeFi platform on September 7. The protocol will concern one NEOM token for each greenback misplaced, permitting customers to declare debt tokens whereas migrating remaining property to safe multi-audited contracts. The hack originated from a…
Nemo Protocol launched a complete post-mortem blaming a rogue developer for deploying unaudited code containing important vulnerabilities that enabled a $2.59 million exploit on September 7. The DeFi yield platform detailed how the unnamed developer secretly launched new options with out audit approval and used unauthorized good contract variations. The assault exploited two key vulnerabilities:…
Nemo Protocol, a decentralized finance (DeFi) yield platform working on the Sui blockchain, fell sufferer to a cyberattack that resulted in $2.4 million in losses simply forward of its scheduled upkeep window on Monday and Tuesday. The safety breach was initially detected by PeckShieldAlert on September 8, which reported by way of X that roughly…
A new ransomware-as-a-service group called Embargo has laundered approximately $34.2 million in crypto since emerging in April 2024, primarily targeting US healthcare facilities through sophisticated attacks that demand ransoms up to $1.3 million. TRM Labs research identifies the group as a potential rebrand of the defunct BlackCat operation, with notable victims including American Associated Pharmacies,…
Cybersecurity firm Koi Security exposed the GreedyBear attack group’s sophisticated operation, utilizing 150 weaponized Firefox extensions, nearly 500 malicious executables, and dozens of phishing websites to steal over $1 million in crypto. The coordinated campaign employed a novel “Extension Hollowing” technique to bypass marketplace security by building legitimate-seeming extension portfolios before weaponizing them with malicious…
A massive Bitcoin theft from 2020 has surfaced nearly four years later, and it’s now being called the largest crypto heist ever uncovered. Key Takeaways: Arkham has revealed an undisclosed 2020 hack of 127,426 BTC from Chinese mining pool LuBian. The attack exploited weaknesses in LuBian’s private key system, with over 90% of its BTC…
Two MIT-educated brothers accused of orchestrating the largest MEV bot exploitation in cryptocurrency history will face trial after a federal judge rejected their attempts to dismiss fraud and money laundering charges. Anton Peraire-Bueno, 24, and James Peraire-Bueno, 28, allegedly stole $25 million in cryptocurrency within 12 seconds by manipulating Ethereum’s MEV-Boost protocol in April 2023….