Hacker Steals Balancer’s COMP Allowance in Second Attack Within 24 Hours
Balancer hacked twice within 24 hours, though this time the sum is relatively small.
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Russia’s Blockchain Based E-Vote System Suffers Node Attack
The Bitfury-powered blockchain for the Russian constitutional amendments was reportedly attacked over the weekend.
DeFi Protocol Balancer Hacked Through Exploit It Seemingly Knew About
A spat between the Balancer and STA team following the $500,000 hack suggests that the DeFi protocol was aware of the weakness.
Security Firm Claims One Group Stole $200M in Numerous Exchange Hacks
One small group of hackers may have made off with $200 million by infiltrating numerous exchanges, security firm ClearSky claims.
Alleged Ponzi Scheme Sent the $5 Million in Ether Gas Fees
The origin of the abnormal Ether transactions that paid more than $5 million in gas fees seems to be Korean “exchange” GoodCycle.
Report: Ransom Costs for Stolen Data Rose 200% From 2018 to 2019
On average, ransoms demanded by cryptocurrency ransomware hackers increased by 200% from 2018 to 2019.
Another Free Ransomware Decryptor Released
Emsisoft launched a free tool that decrypts files affected by a variant of the Tycoon ransomware attack.
Better Business Bureau: Crypto Scams Are The Second Riskiest in North America
A US-based trust-gauging company claims that cryptocurrency scams represented a sharp increase during 2019
Crex24 Exchange Accused of Hiding Hack From Customers
An anonymous Crex24 user have identified a suspicious movement of 1.3 billion Htmlcoins from its wallet
UK High Court Orders Freeze on $1M of Bitcoin in Ransomware Case
A UK court has ordered to freeze over $1 million in Bitcoin from a Canadian insurance firm in a ransomware attack
