CertiK to launch compensation plan for $2M Merlin DEX exploit
The Web3 security firm urges the rogue developer to return 80% of the stolen funds and offers 20% as a white hat bounty.
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Halborn - Elite Blockchain Security Solutions
David Schwed is COO at Halborn, an Elite Blockchain Security Solutions provider. Halborn brings ethical hackers and blockchain spe...
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Cybersecurity Network Forta Anticipated $200M Euler Finance Hack Using AI
With machine learning, Forta Network saw the Euler attack coming—but only by a few minutes.
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Do Kwon seeks SEC charges dismissal as S.Korea rules LUNA a non-security
The South Korean district court recently dismissed security violation charges against Terra co-founder Hyun-seong Shin, deeming LU...
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Trust Wallet Issues Warning Following Exploit
According to the latest reports, it seems that the Trust Wallet has issued a warning following a recent exploit. Check out the fol...
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OFAC Sanctions Target Supporters of North Korean-Linked Lazarus Group
The people sanctioned were used by hackers to "conduct transactions on their behalf to avoid detection" said the Treasury Departme...
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Do Kwon Seeks To Dismiss SEC Charges as South Korea Rules LUNA Is Not a Security
The Terraform Labs founder also called Terra’s failed stablecoin a currency and said he wasn't given sufficient warning about alle...
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Terra Classic Isn’t a Security, Says South Korean Court
Terras native cryptocurrency, LUNC, was deemed not a security by the Seoul Southern District Court in a court case involving forme...
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OFAC sanctions OTC traders who converted crypto for North Korea’s Lazarus group
U.S. law enforcement has identified three individuals who handled stolen crypto and fiat for the benefit of North Korea.
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South Korean Court Rules Terra Crypto Asset LUNC Is Not a Security
Amidst the allegations against Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, a recent report by the Korean Sunday News has revealed t...
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Kucoin Exchange Twitter Account Hacked, Pledges to Reimburse Affected Users – Here's the Latest
The official Twitter account of the KuCoin exchange experienced a malicious breach for about 45 minutes in the early hours of Apri...
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Trust, UX and security in DeFi: Redefining the yield ecosystem with Cake DeFi CEO
To bring about much-needed evolution in DeFi, entrepreneurs will need to rethink business strategies to fit investors’ evolving ex...
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KuCoin to reimburse victims of the short-lived Twitter account hack
The crypto exchange announced that it will fully reimburse all the verified asset losses from the fake giveaway promotion.
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LUNA is not a security, South Korean court rules in Terra co-founder’s case
The court says that It is difficult to see the Luna token as a financial investment product regulated by the Capital Markets Act.
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Hack negotiations: Why platforms with ineffective bounty programs pay a higher price
Former bounty hunter Steven Walbroehl says companies sometimes downplay bug discoveries and refuse to pay bounties, claiming that...
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Syrian Official Says US Imposes Sanctions to Steal Nations’ Assets and Exert Control
The Syrian foreign minister says the U.S. imposes sanctions on Syria and Russia to steal their assets and keep them under its hege...
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Anti-Russia Sanctions Will Trigger Global Economic Crisis, Russian Official Warns
Russia has warned that existing and new anti-Russia sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other Western countries will lead to a globa...
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Trust Wallet Fixed Vulnerability But Warns $88,000 of User Funds Are Still at Risk
The Binance-backed crypto wallet project said hacks are still possible for users with older accounts.
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