Network validators were able to identify unusual activity in the platform’s AMM metapools and prevent the fraudulent transaction.
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“PlugWalkJoe” indicted for $784k cryptocurrency theft scheme
Joseph O’Connor indicted on a raft of wire fraud, computer hacking, money laundering and identify theft counts.
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Cointelegraph Consulting: Recounting 2021’s biggest DeFi hacking incidents
A total of 169 blockchain hacking incidents have taken place in 2021, with nearly $7 billion in funds lost.
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BREAKING: Cream Finance appears to have suffered major loss in flash loan hack
Malicious actors continue to target decentralized finance projects for their exploits. On Wednesday, a major DeFi lending platform suffered a flash loan attack.
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CoinMarketCap hack reportedly leaks 3.1 million user email addresses
3.1 million email addresses linked to CoinMarketCap accounts were reportedly being traded on hacking forums, according to Have I Been Pwned.
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Arbitrage bot’s spam attack on the Polygon network generated $6,800 per day
An arbitrage bot managed to turn 14 ETH to 218.5 ETH simply by spamming the Polygon network for 120 days.
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