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DeFi Exchange Mango's $114M Exploit Was 'Market Manipulation,' Not a Hack, Ex-FBI Special Agent Says

Chris Tarbell, co-founder of crypto investigative firm Naxo, discusses why the theft was more about manipulating the platform's native token than hacking the system.

By Fran Velasquez

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Oct 20, 2022 at 6:22 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2022

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$600M Poly Heist Shows DeFi Needs Hackers to Become Unhackable

If computers will continue to do more important things, we'll require those programs to be secure. Learning what not to do is one way there.

By Daniel Kuhn

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Aug 12, 2021 at 5:07 p.m. UTC

Aug 12, 2021

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Hackers Mined Crypto on GitHub's Servers: Report

The activity was first noticed in November, according to the report.

By Anna Baydakova

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Apr 5, 2021 at 11:52 a.m. UTC

Apr 5, 2021

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Cover Protocol Attack Perpetrated by 'White Hat,' Funds Returned, Hacker Claims

The exploiter has cashed out over $4 million including about 1,400 ether, one million DAI and 90 WBTC.

By Kevin ReynoldsDavid Pan

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Dec 28, 2020 at 2:24 p.m. UTC

Dec 28, 2020

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BitGrail Operator May Have Hacked Own Exchange to Steal €120M, Police Allege

Italian police said the Florence-based man is either behind the breaches or took no action after the first attack came to light.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

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Dec 21, 2020 at 4:04 p.m. UTC

Dec 21, 2020

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US Alleges Top Russian Cyber Hackers Tried to Cover Digital Tracks With Bitcoin

The cyberhackers used bitcoin to cover their ties to critical hacking campaign "infrastructure" such as servers and domain names, according to an indictment unsealed Monday by U.S. prosecutors.

By Danny Nelson

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Oct 19, 2020 at 6:08 p.m. UTC

Oct 19, 2020

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KuCoin Maintains Wallet Freeze as Hackers Begin Laundering Stolen Crypto

The exchange's weekend thieves appear to be searching for buyers of their $281 million in stolen crypto.

By Danny Nelson

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Sep 29, 2020 at 3:52 p.m. UTC

Sep 29, 2020

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Ocean Protocol Forks to Retrieve Tokens Stolen From KuCoin Exchange

On Sunday, Ocean Protocol conducted a hard fork from its old token address to prevent the KuCoin exchange hacker from continued unloading of stolen OCEAN tokens on decentralized exchange Uniswap.

By William Foxley

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Sep 28, 2020 at 5:08 p.m. UTC

Sep 28, 2020

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US Charges 3 With Vast 'Crypto Jacking' Computer Fraud Scheme

The officers of Chinese "white hat" firm Chengdu 404 allegedly hit computer networks around the world.

By Danny Nelson

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Sep 16, 2020 at 4:12 p.m. UTC

Sep 16, 2020

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North Korean Hacker Group Targeted Crypto Firm Using LinkedIn Ad: Cybersecurity Report

According to a report by F-secure, a Finland-based cybersecurity company, hackers from the infamous Lazarus group targeted a crypto firm in an attack last year.

By Jaspreet Kalra

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Aug 25, 2020 at 3:50 p.m. UTC

Aug 25, 2020

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