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ForkLog 19 06.11.2023

Bitfinex reveals details of security incident

The cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex faced a 'minor security incident' after a support staff member's device was compromised.

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ForkLog 10 01.11.2023

Report: October losses from hacks and scams fall to $51 million

Crypto-industry losses from 23 security incidents in October totalled $51.61 million, an 85.6% drop from the prior month, Beosin experts noted.

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ForkLog 17 31.10.2023

MetaMask adds security alerts to Web3 wallet extension

The MetaMask team, in partnership with Blockaid, has introduced security alerts in the Web3-wallet browser extension.

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ForkLog 12 31.10.2023

Report: Phishing attacks rose by 1265% after the launch of ChatGPT.

Since the launch of the ChatGPT chatbot, the number of phishing emails has jumped by 1265%. The calculations were made by SlashNext analysts, as reported by Decrypt.

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ForkLog 14 23.10.2023

Blockaid, MetaMask security partner, raises $33 million

The Blockaid startup closed its Series A funding round of $33 million with participation from Ribbit Capital and Varian. A partner of MetaMask and OpenSea will continue to scale the technology, focusing on preventing malicious transactions.

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ForkLog 14 16.10.2023

TrueUSD customers warned of potential data breach

The TrueUSD stablecoin issuer reported a security breach at its former banking-services provider TrueCoin, which threatened the disclosure of some customers' personal information.

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ForkLog 21 16.10.2023

Hackers use BNB Chain blockchain for attacks

Cybercriminals are using smart contracts on the BNB Chain network to hide and spread malware, according to Guardio Labs.

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ForkLog 10 02.10.2023

CertiK: September sets 2023 high for hack-related losses

In September, the amount stolen by criminals ($329.8 million) was the highest in 2023. Such estimates were provided by CertiK analysts.

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ForkLog 14 28.09.2023

Report: Losses from hacks and scams in Q3 total $889 million

From July through September, the crypto industry lost about $889.3 million to hacks, frauds and rug pulls. Beosin analysts provided the figures.

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ForkLog 9 20.09.2023

Base team unveils Pessimism, a security-monitoring system

Base's L2 network developers released the Pessimism monitoring system to publicly enhance the security of OP Stack- and EVM-compatible protocols through rapid threat detection and response.

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ForkLog 12 19.09.2023

Ethereum developers unveil new security standard for smart contracts

Developers proposed the ERC-7512 standard aimed at increasing the security of Ethereum smart contracts through intra-network verification of their audits.

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ForkLog 9 12.09.2023

OKLink and CertiK to Develop Freeze-Asset Request Standard

OKLink and CertiK will develop a technical standard for asset-freeze requests. The initiative aims to simplify incident reporting and speed up the freezing of stolen tokens.

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