The team behind the Bitcoin layer-2 developer has successfully frozen some exploited crypto after the attacker tried to cash out by sending funds to exchanges.
Alex bridge on BNB is drained of $4.3M after suspicious upgrade — Certik
The deployer account changed an Alex contract’s implementation address, and multiple tokens were subsequently drained from its bridge.
CertiK discovered $5M security flaw in Wormhole bridge on Aptos
A flaw in the bridge could have allowed an attacker to produce fake token transfers, but it was discovered and patched before anyone could take advantage of it.
Rain exchange suffered $14.1M in suspicious outflows 2 weeks ago — ZachXBT
Several wallets reportedly belonging to Rain sent suspicious token transfers to a new address.
WBTC address poisoner sends nearly all funds back to victim after negotiations
Blockchain data shows that nearly 23,000 ETH was transferred into the victim’s account after negotiations opened on May 10.
Eigenlayer team launches EIGEN token – but it’s non-transferable till September
The Eigenlayer team launched a claims process for its highly anticipated EIGEN token, but it won’t be transferable to others until further features are added.
Bugs in Gains Network fork let traders profit 900% on every trade: Report
An attacker could have placed a limit buy order with an arbitrarily high open price to automatically win every trade, the Zellic security platform discovered.
Address poisoning attacker sends $153K ETH to victim and agrees to negotiate
The attacker who pulled off a $68 million address poisoning scam has posted two messages agreeing to negotiate with the victim.
Gnus.AI Discord hack causes $1.27M in losses
The attacker was able to view team members’ private Discord messages, allowing them to gain access to the team’s wallet address and mint 100 million fake tokens.
Mango Markets DAO buyback plan leads to accusations of ‘self-dealing’
Mango DAO used treasury funds to compensate hack victims through a buyback program, but critics claim it was done to benefit an FTX estate buyer.
April sees $25M in exploits and scams, marking historical low ― Certik
Losses from hacks and scams reached their lowest level since 2022 when Certik first started recording the data, as flash loan attacks and private key hacks decreased.
Eigenlayer releases EIGEN white paper, bans airdrop for US users
The EIGEN token will be used to form consensus around data that is off-chain but easily verifiable, such as whether someone won a bet or adequately stored data.
Avalanche integrates with Stripe for fiat-to-crypto onboarding
Avalanche C-Chain users can now buy AVAX directly within Web3 apps, using a widget supplied by Stripe.
Blockaid says it caused crypto drainer to shut down, defends against claims of 'false positives'
The team defended itself against claims of excessive false positives, suggesting it was so effective that it caused a crypto drainer to give up in frustration.