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Poly Network Exploit 2.0 Shocks the Crypto World

3 Jul 2023 1 minute read 4 comments Yugocean $0.56

    The cross-chain protocol Poly network has been hacked once again, and fake mining has put the crypto world's security measures to the test.   HACKING MINING SCAM      The attackers mined $42 billion worth of tokens by abusing a smart contract f...

Password Reset Exposes Everyone's Account

30 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist $0.21

Ever wonder what kinds of things happen when good-intentioned people try to manage cybersecurity? Well, in this case, a High School in Illinois responded to a system error by resetting every student’s password and then communicating it to all the pa...

Cryptanalysis of the DAO exploit & Multi-Stage Attack

27 Jun 2023 27 minute read 0 comments CryptoDeep $0.07

CRYPTO DEEP TECH     In this article, we will look at a bug in the DAO code. The hacker exploited a bug in the code of the DAO and stole more or less $50 million worth of ether. I will focus here only on the main technical issue of the exploit: T...

Aptos Blockchain Power: Syntropy's Hack Holland Journey

19 Jun 2023 3 minute read 2 comments Cryptoray $0.18

    Greetings, Web3 enthusiasts! We have an exciting tale to share with you from our recent escapade at the Aptos Hack Holland in Amsterdam. Brace yourselves for a riveting journey into the world of real-time insights, our workshop about Telegram bo...

Barracuda Email Security Gateway Customers at Risk and Must Act Immediately!

10 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.31

Hackers are exploiting an un-patchable vulnerability (CVE-2023–2868) in Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances. Barracuda has announced that customers should discontinue using the email security product or upgrade. Hackers are using multiple ty...

My Take on the Tornado Cash Hack: A Wake-Up Call for DeFi Governance

22 May 2023 2 minute read 2 comments Bfab $0.38

Today, I would to discuss an incident that has sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance (DeFi) space. As many of you may have already heard, Tornado Cash, a prominent crypto mixer, recently fell victim to a hacker who gained control over its...

How I Could Have Lost My Funds - $2 million Hack On Polygon 0vix DeFi Protocol

29 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Bfab $0.58

As someone who has recently delved into the world of DeFi lending, I never thought I would be writing an article about how I could have lost my funds. However, the recent hack of the 0vix lending platform for 2 million dollars through a flash loan ex...

How Nation-State Cyber Attacks are Evolving

27 Apr 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.20

Aggressive countries are leveraging cyber to conduct offensive operations against targets across the globe. The threat of nation-state attacks is growing and I had the opportunity to discuss the challenges with Jeremey Strozer, a strategic risk and...

Is the MSI Hack an IT Supply Chain Attack?

25 Apr 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.19

When I heard of the MSI compromise, I had similar fears of an IT supply chain attack. However, after walking the logic and high-level details I felt that the current attack was unlikely a sophisticated play to compromise downstream consumers of MSI...

72 million USD Hack on Bitfinex

18 Mar 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Bilal Huseynov $0.03

It was August 2, 2016, and Bitfinex, one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges at the time, was under attack. In a matter of hours, the attackers were able to steal approximately 120,000 Bitcoins from Bitfinex's hot wallet, resulting in a loss of around $...