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Crypto losses totaled $1.53 billion in Feb, with the three biggest exploits being Bybit, Infini, and zkLend hacks. According to Certik, crypto losses totaled nearly $1.53 billion in Feb., representing a nearly 1,500% increase from the $98 million in losses…
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Decentralized science platform Pump Science has warned users of tokens deployed via its Pump.fun account after its offchain wallet private key was leaked on the project GitHub. According to a Nov. 27 announcement, the attacker managed to acquire the private…
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In Q3, threat actors stole over $750 million worth of cryptocurrency across 150+ security incidents, marking a 9.5% increase in value lost despite 27 fewer incidents compared to Q2. Phishing attacks and private key compromises were significant contributors to over…
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Vow, a decentralized discount voucher issuer, recently suffered an exploit that put its native token on the cusp of a collapse. According to a CertiK report shared with crypto.news, Vow was exploited to $1.2 million immediately after the platform tested…
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Kraken argues that CertiK was excessive — but the cybersecurity firm insists large-scale withdrawals were necessary to ascertain the scale of the problem. Last week, Kraken announced that a critical bug had enabled security researchers to artificially inflate their balance…
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Kraken chief security officer Nick Percoco has confirmed that the crypto exchange has recovered the funds recently stolen from its account after a bug vulnerability. On June 20, Percoco posted on X that the exchange had managed to recover these…
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Blockchain security firm CertiK confirmed it was behind a bug exploit that resulted in an unauthorized withdrawal of $3 million worth of tokens from Kraken. New York-headquartered blockchain security firm CertiK has admitted to being behind a bug exploit that…
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In April 2024, damage from cybersecurity incidents such as exploits and scams amounted to $25.7 million.
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Blockchain security startup CertiK said Telegram’s desktop application poses risks to use due to a media auto-download feature, but the social network challenged such claims.
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CertiK’s account with over 340k followers has apparently posted a malicious link, urging followers to use it to safeguard from a cyber incident. A crypto auditor CertiK has become the latest victim of a hacker attack, posting on its X…
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Blockchain security company CertiK has issued an urgent update to OKX wallet users on iPhone following the discovery of a major security vulnerability in the iOS application. In a post dated Dec. 19 on X, CertiK urgently advised OKX wallet…
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As per multiple reports on X, CertiK’s official website temporarily featured a Discord link, which redirected users to a fake server with malicious malware. In a recent security incident, a Discord link has been featured on the website of a…
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November sees a dramatic spike in cryptocurrency losses, totaling $173 million, with major hacks at Poloniex and a phishing incident leading the surge.
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Blockchain project Solana refutes CertiK’s report that its Saga phone has a vulnerability potentially leading to crypto loss. In a comment on Blockworks, Steven Laver, lead mobile software engineer at Solana (SOL) Labs, said the CertiK video does not disclose…
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Security platform CertiK has released a video demonstrating a critical vulnerability exploit on Solana’s flagship Saga phone.
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Previous rug pull survivor and anonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT shared an alert on Nov. 14 of a possible exit scam for Lendora Protocol, a decentralized lending platform on Scroll.
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A new rug pull scam sees users lose $743k to a fake Linea token project.
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In an Oct. 8 post on X, Certik, a security-focused ranking platform, reported an exit scam on zkFlex Finance after charts show a 100% in the project’s value.
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A wallet tied to at least $24 million in stolen cryptocurrencies deposited 600 Ether (ETH) worth an estimated $936,000 into Tornado Cash, an Ethereum-based privacy tool sanctioned by the US Treasury Department.
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CertiK found a security flaw in WorldCoin's code that could allow unauthorized access to become an Orb operator
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CertiK, a leading blockchain security firm, has issued an urgent Skynet Alert after receiving multiple reports of the defi platform Era Lend falling victim to an exploitation on zkSync. Losses are currently estimated to be around $3.4 million. Another hacking...
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CertiK’s Q2 2023 Web3 Security report highlights a decline in volume lost to malicious actors in the blockchain ecosystem, significant off-chain events, and vulnerabilities in major protocols and applications. Bad actors still targeting web3 projects The recently released Q2 2023...
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Crypto security firm CertiK has warned that a known wallet drainer has moved funds into sanctioned crypto tumbler Tornado Cash. In a May 27 alert, CertiK stated that two externally owned addresses (EOAs), 0x546 and 0x108, deposited 20 ether (ETH)...
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Blockchain security firm CertiK announced on May 4 that it has successfully blocked $160,000 in stolen funds from Merlin, a decentralized exchange based on zkSync that was recently hit by a rogue insider "rugpull." The fraudulent activity resulted in losses of $1.8 million for users last week.
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CertiK has revealed plans to launch the aid fund for the victims of the roughly $2 million MerlinDEX rug pull. The blockchain security firm has also proposed a 20% white hat bounty for the rogue hackers to return the stolen...
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CertiK has attributed the over $1.82 million loss suffered by zkSync-based decentralized exchange, MerlinDEX, to a private key management issue rather than an exploit by bad actors. CertiK conducted an audit on MerlinDEX’s smart contracts before the incident. MerlinDEX, a...
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CertiK, a popular blockchain security network, tweeted that there were about 27 security incidents in the crypto space in the past seven days.
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Kokomo Finance, as of recent reports, has been accused of a $4m exit scam that occurred on the platform. The firm's social networks seem to have been taken down upon searching.
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CertiK Alert has warned users of Euler Finance to be wary of phishing sites exploiting the latest security incident that cost the lender $197 million. CertiK Skynet, a major web3 security role player and real-time analyst of crypto hacks, scams,...
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CertiK analysis reveal that cryptocurrency hackers used the black-market IDs to evade detection. The analysis also reveals lack of proper staff training and equipment leads to these hacks as well as hackers being part of projects which they later hack.
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Certik–a software audit firm that helps in the security of smart contracts, has announced the release of its new interoperable and open-source blockchain, the Certik Chain, to accelerate blockchain adoption, innovation, and development, through an on-chain security scoring system as...
