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A former senior security engineer, Shakeeb Ahmed, pled guilty to the hacking incident on the decentralized finance yield protocol, Nirvana Finance, along with another unnamed decentralized exchange (DEX). Ahmed will also forfeit over $12.3 million in stolen assets, with the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York (SDNY) describing the case as the “first-ever conviction for the hack of a smart contract.” Two DEX Attacks in One Month In a press...

On the 17th of November, an unknown individual who may have been working as part of a team targeted the dYdX exchange and its YFI token. Allegedly, the same actor had previously tried a similar strategy on the exchange’s SUSHI market merely 2 weeks prior. Good Trades Or Malicious Intent? These trades, which the platform’s staff have classified as an attack, were done using a series of transactions that ultimately caused open interest on the exchange to surge by over $66...

According to the latest report from Immunefi, from January to October 2023, over $1.41 billion has been lost to hacking and fraudulent activities in 292 specific incidents. In October 2023 alone, losses amounted to approximately $22.2 million, primarily attributed to hacking and fraud. The most frequently targeted blockchain networks during the period were BNB Chain and Ethereum, accounting for 83.3% of the total losses among targeted chains. Immunefi disclosed that BNB Chain...

3Commas, a popular crypto trading bot, provides smart trading solutions for investors worldwide. Unfortunately, the popularity of the tool also makes it a big glowing target for bad actors, who are sometimes successful in their attempts at getting ahold of user data – or even the bot’s API data. Fortunately, the most recent attack was far more limited in scope. Unauthorized Trades Reported Towards the end of the weekend, 3Commas began receiving reports from users who saw that...

More than $3 billion in crypto funds have been stolen this year according to a new report issued by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. Chainalysis: Crypto Theft Has Reached a New High The crypto space is constantly in a rough spot. There are many people out there that are completely against any sort of regulation, as the crypto space was initially established to give traders and users complete financial independence. No prying eyes, no third parties, just people and...

When are all these cryptocurrency hacks and interferences going to stop?Hacks Are Not Going Away Anytime SoonIt’s a question that’s probably on every enthusiast’s mind. How can crypto gain mainstream or legitimate status if malicious actors continue to dominate the space? It’s not fair, it’s not right, and thus far, it’s not stoppable.This is the bottom line that has every trader worried. Crypto hacks, for the most part, appear unbeatable to one extent or another. Despite the advancements...

Crypto scams are an everyday thing, it seems. If you dabble in crypto, you are putting yourself at risk to one extent or another. For people in Brazil, however, it’s being reported that this danger is somehow considerably larger than one might expect.Are Crypto Scams in Brazil the New Norm?Brazil is the largest country in South America, and one of the largest countries in the world. It’s also a huge cryptocurrency haven. This has both positives and its negatives. On one hand, it exposes a lot...