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Finance

2022 Crypto Attacks Were Least in December, With $62M Lost in Heists, Certik Says

However, the blockchain audit firm noted some $3.7 billion was lost to scams and hacks in 2022, making it the worst year to date for nefarious activities in the market’s history.

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Finance

Defrost Finance Denies Rug Pull Allegations Amid $12M Exploit

The group says it’s retrieved all the funds after offering a bounty to the hacker.

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Tech

Anonymous Twitter User Leaks 3Commas API Database

The leak comes after 3Commas repeatedly told users that they had been “phished” after widespread hacks.

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Policy

Justice Department Launches Criminal Probe Into $400M FTX Hack: Bloomberg

Experts have suggested the digital fingerprints left by the alleged hacker points to an inside job.

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Finance

Defrost Finance Hacked in Attack Some Say May Have Been a Rug Pull

The total value of funds locked on the protocol had dropped to less $93,000 on Sunday from about $13 million, Defi Llama data shows.

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Opinion

This Was the Worst Year for Crypto Hacks. Here’s How 2023 Can Be Better

OpenZeppelin’s Stephen Lloyd Webber writes about the plague of exploits that drained billions from crypto protocols – and how Web3 can better secure itself.

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Finance

Attacker Targets Wealthy Crypto Funds Using Telegram Chats

Exchange owners cautioned against downloads of malicious as attackers zeroed in on gullible users with a very relevant and specific narrative.

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Tech

How Attackers Made $15M From Staking Platform Helio After Ankr Exploit

A delay in updating price data on BNB-related derivative tokens allowed some exploiters to piggyback off a previous attack.

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Markets

DeFi Protocol Ankr to Reimburse Users Affected by $5M Exploit

The attacker was able to mint 6 quadrillion aBNBc tokens, which was eventually turned into roughly 5 million USDC.

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Finance

London Court Orders Six Crypto Exchanges to Share Client Details to Assist in $10.7M Fraud Case

The unnamed crypto exchange traced $1.7 million of the stolen funds after being hacked for $10.7 million in 2020.

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