Tag : HACKS

DeFi platform hacks itself to safeguard users’ funds

PumpMoonshot23 February 2021

by PumpMoonshot23 February 20210106

The developers of Primitive, Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) permissionless options protocol, “whitehacked” their own platform after a severe exploit was discovered today. “EMERGENCY ALERT @PrimitiveFi...

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Crypto crime dropped 57% in 2020 but DeFi hacks surged: CipherTrace

PumpMoonshot29 January 2021

by PumpMoonshot29 January 2021062

Crimes targeting the virtual currency sector decreased by more than half in 2020 according to blockchain security firm CipherTrace. The firm’s 2020 cryptocurrency crime and...

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Blockchain Hacks Reached A Total Of $3.8 Billion Last Year

PumpMoonshot13 January 2021

by PumpMoonshot13 January 2021074

As Bitcoin reaches new all-time highs, bringing floods of new investors into the cryptocurrency space, the number and value of hacks on the blockchain are...

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Is Bulletproof From Hacks, Ripple Exec Says

PumpMoonshot15 December 2020

by PumpMoonshot15 December 20200117

Bitcoin continues to trade above $19k today after the crypto market’s recent revival. Bitcoin cannot be hacked It’s been just reported that Ripple chief technology...

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Part Of The 2016 Bitfinex Hack’s Stolen BTC Gets Moved, Worth $5M In Total

PumpMoonshot1 December 2020

by PumpMoonshot1 December 2020057

The Bitfinex crypto exchange had seen a catastrophic hack some four years ago, seeing a staggering 119,756 Bitcoin (BTC) be stolen from it back in 2016. Throughout these past...

Bitcoin

Crypto Crimes Drop In 2020, But DeFi Hacks Are On The Rise

PumpMoonshot17 November 2020

by PumpMoonshot17 November 2020058

It’s been revealed that there’s a new interesting report coming from the intelligence firm CipherTrace that’s showing the fact that crypto-related crime is dropping this year. On...

Ethereum

No, Ethereum dApps have not suffered the most crypto hacks (it’s EOS)

PumpMoonshot5 November 2020

by PumpMoonshot5 November 20200323

Malicious actors have targeted crypto protocols and exchanges ever since Bitcoin started to gain in both popularity and value back in 2011. However, while on-chain...

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Report: Blockchain-related hacks have declined in 2020

PumpMoonshot2 November 2020

by PumpMoonshot2 November 2020063

The amount of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related hacks has been decreasing over the course of 2020, a new report claims. According to data analyzed by VPN...

Bitcoin

Trump, tax and hacks: Five things shaping Bitcoin price action this week

PumpMoonshot28 September 2020

by PumpMoonshot28 September 2020068

Bitcoin (BTC) starts the week pushing for $11,000 as ranging behavior continues, but futures gap danger remains. Cointelegraph takes a look at five factors that...

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Trump, tax and hacks: 5 things shaping Bitcoin price action this week

PumpMoonshot28 September 2020

by PumpMoonshot28 September 2020079

Bitcoin (BTC) starts the week pushing for $11,000 as ranging behavior continues, but futures gap danger remains. Cointelegraph takes a look at five factors that...

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