Crypto.com's Cronos Halts Entire Blockchain After $75M Tectonic Exploit
Some $6 million reached Ethereum before validators froze the chain, stranding the rest on a network that still is not producing bl...
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Cronos Halts Its Blockchain After $75 Million Exploit at Lending Protocol Tectonic
Cronos, the blockchain Crypto.com launched in 2021, stopped producing blocks on Sunday after an attacker exploited Tectonic, the n...
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Tectonic exploit drains $6M from Crypto.com-linked Cronos blockchain before validators pull the emergency brake
The exploit highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, emphasizing the need for stronger safeguards against price manipulation...
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Cronos Network pauses following Tectonic lending protocol exploit
The Cronos network halt highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, emphasizing the need for robust security measures to prevent...
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Crypto.com-linked Cronos network halts after Tectonic exploit estimated at $75 million
Li says the attacker manipulated the price of Tectonic's illiquid TONIC token before borrowing against the inflated collateral, a...
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Trezor’s head of security warns of rising phishing and AI threats targeting crypto users
The rise in phishing and AI threats underscores the urgent need for enhanced security measures and user education in the crypto sp...
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MEV Explained: Ethereum’s Top Sandwich Bot Made $295M, Then Lost $7.5M
A single Ethereum contract has pulled in more than 117,000 ETH, roughly $295 million at current prices, sandwiching other traders...
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A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%
The exploit caused the neobank's AVICI token to drop 49% from a 24-hour high, hitting a record low before paring some of the losse...
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Layer 1 blockchain Fogo halts mainnet after attacker receives 400 million FOGO tokens, 10% of circulating supply
The affected tokens make up about 4% of FOGO's genesis supply and were worth about $3 million at the time of the incident.
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Avici to refund $500K after Solana card contract vulnerability
The Avici incident underscores the critical need for robust security in DeFi, impacting trust in crypto card products and Solana's...
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Attacker Drains More Than $1 Million From Avici Users In Live Solana Neobank Attack
An attacker is draining customer funds from Avici, the Solana neobank that issues Visa cards backed by users' crypto, and had take...
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Ripple moves to shrink XRP Ledger attack surface as AI audit tests lending push
Ripple is moving to shrink the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) attack surface as it prepares to expand native lending. The company has recomme...
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Bitcoin now has a quantum computing escape route, but 7 million BTC may still be exposed
Bitcoin has confirmed a quantum-resistant transaction on mainnet using its existing consensus rules, showing that some holders cou...
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It just got 25 times easier to move self-custody Bitcoin directly onto Wall Street, and $5 billion already has
BlackRock cut the minimum for converting privately held Bitcoin into IBIT shares from $25 million to $1 million, while Bitwise low...
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No Fork Required: Bitcoin’s First Quantum-Safe Transaction Just Happened
Bitcoin Magazine No Fork Required: Bitcoin’s First Quantum-Safe Transaction Just Happened Should fund managers dealing in Bitcoin...
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No, Ledger Wasn’t Hacked: Vulnerable Ethereum App Was Patched Before Exploit, Company Says
OneKey demonstrated how an outdated Ethereum app could sign a transaction different from the one shown on a Ledger device, but the...
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CoinGecko report: 60% of hacked crypto platforms had security audits
Security audits alone are insufficient; platforms must address broader vulnerabilities to prevent significant financial losses and...
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Crypto users lost at least $5.69 million because their wallet seeds were too predictable
A flaw in software used by at least five crypto wallets made some recovery phrases predictable enough for attackers to reconstruct...
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