Losses from crypto-related scams, hacks, and exploits dropped significantly in March, falling to $28.8 million, a sharp contrast to February’s staggering $1.5 billion loss primarily driven by the Bybit hack, according to blockchain security firm CertiK. CertiK reported on April 1 via X that smart contract code vulnerabilities were the ...
North Korean-affiliated hacking group Lazarus has continued its illicit activities, moving stolen crypto through mixers and launching new malware attacks on developers. On March 13, blockchain security firm CertiK flagged a 400 ETH deposit valued at approximately $750,000 into the Tornado Cash mixing service. According to CertiK, the funds originated ...
Blockchain security firm CertiK has identified a security breach on the Arbitrum network, where an attacker exploited a vulnerability in signature verification to drain approximately $140,000. The incident reported by CertiK Alert on X at 04:06 UTC on March 10 suggests that the attacker leveraged an arbitrary smart contract call ...
Phishing attacks and private key breaches have led to the theft of over $750 million worth of cryptocurrencies during the third quarter of 2024, according to a new report by blockchain analytics firm CertiK. Despite a decrease in the number of security incidents to just over 150, the total amount ...
Kraken and Certik are in a heated dispute over a critical platform vulnerability that might involve potential financial losses and has brought about differing accusations, including threats and theft, from both parties. In a post published on X today, June 20, 2024, Certik has denied Kraken's allegations, framing their involvement ...
CertiK, a blockchain security company, has been awarded a $500,000 prize by the Sui network for identifying a significant threat that could have disrupted the layer-1 blockchain system of the entire network. Just before the launch of Sui's mainnet on May 3, 2023, CertiK detected the vulnerability, named "HamsterWheel," and ...
