hacks
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Despite the hardships and the seedier side of crypto that my first project was subjected to, I’m choosing to stay in this industry and try to make an impact
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Cause of $300 million-plus “unauthorized leak” still unknown as company gets set for big fundraise
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When it comes to long-term custody, exchanges just aren’t worth it — and frankly, it’s absurd to ignore the risks they pose as custodians
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Pump.fun is “aware” that bonding curve contracts on Pump.fun were exploited, and has since paused trading
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Shakeeb Ahmed was tied to two hacks, and the DOJ first filed an indictment against him in July of last year
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Michael Saylor announced Monday morning that MicroStrategy bought 3k more bitcoin after the X account was compromised over the weekend
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If DeFi can just figure out how to improve both security and compliance, nothing would stop traditional finance from entering the game
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Web3 companies are decentralizing the software audit process with bug bounties and cold hard cash
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Binance froze $4.2 million worth of XRP stolen from Chris Larsen earlier this week
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While North Korea didn’t steal as much money last year, the number of attacks climbed
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The US government has been seizing and selling bitcoin for the past 10 years, when it should have just held
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I have noticed a clear progression and build up to the dire situation we are currently facing with crypto cybersecurity
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The attack happened after a former employee was phished, giving the attacker access to Ledger’s package manager
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Without security audit standards, apps built on blockchain will continue to fall prey to hacks and exploits
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An exploiter tried to drain funds from Indexed Finance DAO but was caught after refusing to share the funds with a blackmailer
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Shield3’s Isaac Patka has been working alongside Paradigms Samczsun to bolster cybersecurity threat responses after hacks
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Curve founder Michael Egorov has recently made over-the-counter transactions with people such as Justin Sun
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