BlackBerry reveals top crypto-focused malware amid rising cyber threats
When it comes to Blackberry’s list of the most prevalent malware families, SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker) and Vidar top the charts.
When it comes to Blackberry’s list of the most prevalent malware families, SmokeLoader, RaccoonStealer (also known as RecordBreaker) and Vidar top the charts.
The scheme consists of mirroring addresses and sending dust transactions to users to trick them into sending funds to the scammer's wallet.
The Curve Finance exploit has created a liquidity crisis in the DeFi ecosystem, with several lending protocols rushing to minimize their exposure.
A vulnerability in the Vyper programming language widely used by DeFi protocols like Curve Finance led to exploit of multiple Curve liquidity pools on Sunday.
A number of pools using Vyper have been exploited due to a malfunctioning reentrancy lock that potentially exposes all pools with wrapped Ether (WETH).
Several stable pools on Curve Finance using Vyper were exploited on July 30.
The total value locked in DeFi protocols remained below $50 billion after another week of exploits.
The funds have been reportedly taken on the Ethereum blockchain. The number of Bitcoins stolen remains uncertain.
The number of social engineering attacks in the cryptocurrency industry has been rising, with major execs getting hacked recently.
According to initial analysis by Peckshield, the root cause for Conic Finance’s hack was the new CurveLPOracleV2 contract.