Bug bounties

Tech

Coinbase

Coinbase Foils Extortion Attempt, Reinforces Bug Bounty Program

A self-proclaimed "hacker" demanded $450,000 after falsely claiming to be in possession of sensitive Coinbase customer data.

By Frederick Munawa

Sponsored

Nov 30, 2022 at 5:14 p.m. UTC

Nov 30, 2022

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Finance

Venture capital

Framework Ventures Leads $24M Round for Web3 Security Platform Immunefi

Immunefi focuses on bug bounties for crypto projects.

By Michael Bellusci

Sponsored

Sep 22, 2022 at 12:52 p.m. UTC

Sep 22, 2022

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Technology

Metamask

MetaMask, Phantom and Other Browser Wallets Patch Security Vulnerability

There is no evidence the vulnerability was ever exploited by attackers, meaning no user funds are believed to have been impacted.

By Sam Kessler

Sponsored

Jun 15, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. UTC

Jun 15, 2022

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Consensus Magazine

The node

Calling a Hack an Exploit Minimizes Human Error

After the Wormhole event, it's worth asking about crypto's reliance on and trust in code.

By Daniel Kuhn

Sponsored

Feb 3, 2022 at 8:22 p.m. UTC

Feb 3, 2022

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Technology

Polygon

Polygon Discloses Patched Exploit That Put 9B MATIC at Risk

“There is a natural tension between security and transparency,” Polygon’s team said in a Wednesday blog post.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Dec 29, 2021 at 9:58 p.m. UTC

Dec 29, 2021

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Tech

Fundraising

Bitcoin-Based DeFi Protocol Sovryn Raises $10M, Offers $1.2M Bug Bounty

The London-based DeFi project raised the equivalent of $10 million in bitcoin through the presale of its governance token.

By Jamie Crawley

Sponsored

Mar 3, 2021 at 12:49 p.m. UTC

Mar 3, 2021

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Tech

Hackers

DeFi Project ArmorFi Awards $1.5M Bounty for Bug Alert That Potentially Saved Its Reserves

ArmorFi's CTO has also offered to get a tattoo chosen by the ethical hacker who found the bug.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Sponsored

Feb 5, 2021 at 11:43 a.m. UTC

Feb 5, 2021

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Tech

Hacking

Elrond Will Pay You $60,000 to Break Its Blockchain

Elrond is conducting a “trial by fire” exercise on its blockchain protocol, offering big bounties to white-hat hackers who can disrupt the network.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Jun 10, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. UTC

Jun 10, 2020

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Markets

News

Amberdata Discovers 'RPC Call' Bug in Parity Ethereum Client

A new code release of the Parity ethereum client was released on Thursday to patch a security vulnerability found by blockchain startup Amberdata.

By Christine Kim

Sponsored

Aug 29, 2019 at 10:30 p.m. UTC

Aug 29, 2019

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Markets

Hacking

Coinbase Just Paid a $30K Bounty for the Discovery of Critical Bug

San Francisco-based crypto exchange desk Coinbase has just forked out a $30,000 bounty to the finder of a critical bug in its systems.

By Daniel Palmer

Sponsored

Feb 14, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Feb 14, 2019

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