Why DeFi should expect more hacks this year: Blockchain security execs

    One reason is that “hackers have gotten smarter, gained more experience, and learned how to look for bugs,” according to the founder of a crypto auditing firm. Decentralized finance (DeFi) investors should buckle themselves up for another big year of exploits and attacks as new projects enter the market and hackers become more sophisticated. Executives…

    Nomad restarts bridge after $190 million hack

    Cross-chain bridge Nomad plans to relaunch and partially reimburse those that lost funds in its $190 million hack in August. Meantime, the developer team has asked users to go through KYC verification to let bridge back their assets. “Since the Nomad Token Bridge hack, the team has been working hard on recovering funds and making…

    UAE’s crypto miners fell victim to ‘cryptojacking’

    Despite the liquidity crisis in the crypto sector, criminal activity targeting the crypto industry does not seem to be slowing down, Gulf News reported. The UAE cryptominers must beware of ‘cryptojackers,’ as 11% of all corporate users affected by ‘cryptojackers’ in the META region this year were from the UAE. According to cybersecurity and anti-virus…

    Solana liquidity hub Serum to be forked amid security concerns after FTX hack

    Solana developers are forking Serum, the FTX-developed liquidity hub widely used on Solana, after it may have been compromised in the FTX hack. Meantime, some Serum-related Solana apps have begun limiting their exposure, citing security concerns. On Nov. 11, an unknown attacker made unauthorized withdrawals of more than $400 million from FTX. The situation has…

    DOJ seized over $3 billion worth of Bitcoin linked to Silk Road

    The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday that more than $3.36 billion worth of Bitcoin affiliated with the DarkNet marketplace Silk Road was seized by law enforcement last November. This seems to be the DOJ’s second-largest Bitcoin confiscation to date. The announcement from the US Attorney’s Office comes after James Zhong, the man who…

    BNB Smart Chain hit by $570 million hack

    BNB Chain, a blockchain linked to the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, has been hit by a $570 million exploit, a Binance spokesperson said on Oct. 7. BNB Chain resumed its suspended blockchain after several hours. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, Binance CEO, said in a tweet that tokens were stolen from a blockchain “bridge” used in…