Vitalik Buterin’s X account hacked, draining over $691K from victims’ wallets

    Following the breach of Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s X (formerly Twitter) account, victims allegedly suffered losses exceeding $691,000 due to a malicious link that falsely promoted a free NFT. Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum has allegedly had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised. According to prominent blockchain investigator ZachXBT, the incident has led to victims collectively…

    DeFi protocols Exactly, Harbor hacked in separate attacks

    A fresh round of attacks targeted the DeFi ecosystem on Aug. 18. The Exactly protocol was exploited for nearly $7.3 million, while the Harbor’s team is still estimating the amount stolen. Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols Exactly and Harbor were exploited on Aug. 18 in two separate — and apparently unrelated — attacks, according to blockchain…

    BNB hacker loses over $53M after getting liquidated in market crash

    A crypto wallet linked to the BNB Smart Chain exploit had three of its positions liquidated after BNB’s price dropped below $220. The sudden market pullback in the crypto space liquidated many traders and, according to data shown on the blockchain, the attackers responsible for the infamous BNB Smart Chain exploit, which led to the…

    Zunami Protocol confirms stablecoin pools attacked, $2.1M loss estimated

    Blockchain security firm PeckShield estimates the protocol suffered more than $2.1 million from the price manipulation attack. Decentralized finance protocol Zunami Protocol has advised users not to buy any of its Zunami Ether (zETH) or Zunami USD (UZD) stablecoins, after encountering an attack on its “zStables” pools on Curve Finance. On Aug. 13,  Zunami confirmed…

    Victim of 90 ETH exploit set to claw funds back after hacker was blacklisted

    The hacker’s wallet, with over $100,000 worth of USDT, was blacklisted and frozen, while the victim had been drained of almost $170,000 worth of NFTs and other assets. With the help of police and cyber authorities, a victim of a hack worth 90 Ether has gotten the attacker’s Tether address blacklisted. As a result, they may be…

    Curve Finance vows to reimburse users after $62M hack

    Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Curve Finance has officially stated its intention to reimburse users impacted by the recent hack resulting in $62 million of losses. According to an X (formerly Twitter) post from its official account, ongoing investigations are yielding progress, with approximately 79% of the funds successfully recovered. The platform also said it would assess each…