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Raft Suffers $3.3M Exploit (Getty Images)
Technology
Defi
Raft Suffers $3.3M Exploit That Drove Down Stablecoin 50%, but Hacker Likely Lost Money on Attack
Raft's R stablecoin lost its dollar peg, dropping as much as 50% in the immediate aftermath of the exploit.
Raft Suffers $3.3M Exploit (Getty Images)
By Krisztian Sandor
Nov 10, 2023 at 9:27 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2023
DeFiExploitHackStablecoin
A hacker (Azamat E/Unsplash)
Markets
Frax finance
Frax Finance Says its Domain Name Hijacking Has Been Resolved
Frax's founder Sam Kazemian says the Frax websites are safe to use, and the domain registrar is investigating what happened.
A hacker (Azamat E/Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
Nov 1, 2023 at 4:23 a.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2023
frax financeSam KazemianHackDomain Name SystemDomain names
Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)
Markets
Lookonchain
Unibot Exploiter Swaps Stolen Crypto for Ether Via Tornado Cash
Unibot confirmed on X that it had suffered a token approval exploit in its new order router.
Telegram app on smartphone (Shutterstock)
By Sam Reynolds
Oct 31, 2023 at 6:54 a.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2023
LookonchainExploitHack
LastPass hackers stole $4.4 million in one day. (Kris/Pixabay)
Finance
Hack
LastPass Hack Victims Lose $4.4M in a Single Day
More than $35 million has been stolen in total, according to recent reports.
LastPass hackers stole $4.4 million in one day. (Kris/Pixabay)
By Oliver Knight
Oct 30, 2023 at 3:04 p.m. UTC
Oct 30, 2023
HackbreachExploit
Fantom wallets drained (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
Finance
Ftm
Fantom Foundation Wallets Drained; $657K Stolen
The stolen funds have been transferred to a wallet that holds around $7 million worth of ether.
Fantom wallets drained (Towfiqu Barbhuiya/Unsplash)
By Oliver Knight
Oct 17, 2023 at 4:12 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2023
FTMFantomHack
(Unsplash)
Technology
Defi
Russian Attackers May Have Been Behind Hack of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX, Elliptic Says
Research firm Elliptic said some of the stolen funds appear to be linked to Russian cybercriminal groups, citing on-chain analysis.
(Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 12, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2023
DeFiHackSam Bankman-FriedRussiaCrime
(CoinDesk, modified)
Policy
Defi
Alameda Lost Nearly $200M to Phishing Attacks, Ex-Engineer Says
Lax security practices seemed to be a feature of the former crypto trading titan.
(CoinDesk, modified)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 12, 2023 at 6:39 a.m. UTC
Oct 12, 2023
DeFiSam Bankman-FriedHackAlameda
A hacker (Azamat E/Unsplash)
Markets
Avalanche
Stars Arena Recovered 90% of the Funds Lost to Hack After Bounty Paid
The social app on Avalanche was drained for $3 Million last week.
A hacker (Azamat E/Unsplash)
By Sam Reynolds
Oct 11, 2023 at 4:53 p.m. UTC
Oct 11, 2023
AvalancheAvalanche blockchainHackExploit
(Jesse Hamilton, Modified by CoinDesk)
Technology
Ftx
Bankman-Fried's FTX Could Have Lost Over $1B Due to Lax Security Practices: Report
Attackers were able to steal nearly $400 million worth of various tokens after FTX was hacked in November 2022. But it could have been worse.
(Jesse Hamilton, Modified by CoinDesk)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 10, 2023 at 7:26 a.m. UTC
Oct 10, 2023
FTXHackSam Bankman-Fried
South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)
Markets
Upbit
Upbit Deflected 879 Hacking Attempts per Day in First Half of the Year
The exchange is immensely popular in the country and is known for attracting speculative rallies.
South Korea flag (Daniel Bernard/ Unsplash)
By Shaurya Malwa
Oct 9, 2023 at 11:42 a.m. UTC
Oct 9, 2023
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