Huobi allowed a user-data leak for two years
The cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has remedied a data leak that, it is reported, jeopardised users’ assets since June 2021.News and updates about ethical hackers who help improve security.
Huobi allowed a user-data leak for two years
The cryptocurrency exchange Huobi has remedied a data leak that, it is reported, jeopardised users’ assets since June 2021.
Allbridge co-founder reveals real losses and the attack vector on the protocol
The Allbridge cross-chain bridge attack was caused by a flaw in the liquidity calculation formula and the public nature of information about the smart-contract codebase.
Hacker returns Tender.fi assets worth $1.59 million to the platform for a bounty
The hacker who breached the Arbitrum-based DeFi protocol Tender.fi returned the withdrawn assets in exchange for a bounty of 62.16 ETH (~$96,534).
Aurora Labs pays white-hat hackers $2m for two vulnerabilities
In June 2022, the Aurora Labs team received two bug reports detailing critical vulnerabilities. It paid the authors the maximum rewards — $1 million in Aurora (AURORA) tokens.
Wormhole Team Pays White-Hat Hacker $10 Million for Discovered Vulnerability
The Wormhole project team paid $10 million to a white-hat hacker who discovered a critical vulnerability in the cross-chain protocol. Immunefi, the platform hosting the corresponding bug bounty program, said so.
White hat hacker uncovers vulnerability in Coinbase’s retail trading platform
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase paused trading on its retail platform Advanced Trading after a white-hat hacker reported a vulnerability.
Polygon pays record $2m bounty for discovered bug
The Polygon protocol team paid a white-hat hacker $2 million for a vulnerability that could have caused an $850 million loss. According to bug-bounty platform Immunefi, the payout was the largest in DeFi history.
White-hat hacker foils $350m theft in SushiSwap DeFi project
Paradigm partner and cybersecurity expert Sam San explained how he identified and helped fix a vulnerability in the SushiSwap DeFi project. The bug threatened losses of more than 109,000 ETH (about $350 million at the time).
One of Bitcoin’s earliest code reviewers has died
Dan Kaminsky, a renowned American cybersecurity researcher, has died at the age of 42, according to white-hat hacker and DEF CON organizer Marc Rogers.
Paradigm hires renowned white-hat hacker Samczsun
The venture-capital firm Paradigm, focused on the cryptocurrency industry, has recruited a well-known white-hat hacker under the pseudonym Samczsun. Previously he helped identify various bugs and prevent tens of millions of dollars from landing in the hands of attackers operating in the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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