If you Google “NFT scams,” the results will likely lead you down a rabbit hole filled with, in some cases, actual cartoon rabbits.Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have exploded into a multibillion-dollar sector of the crypto industry in the last 12 months alone. Top collector’s items, such as rare pieces from the Cool Cats and Bored Ape Yacht Club collections, trade for upwards of … [Read more...] about NFT Scams: How to Avoid Falling Victim
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'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord
CityDAO, the experiment into decentralized land ownership, has fallen victim to a $95,000 hack by fraudsters on gaming instant messaging site Discord.An attacker hacked one of the project's admin accounts on Discord, according to the group's Twitter account."EMERGENCY NOTICE. A CityDAO Discord admin account has been hacked. THERE IS NO LAND DROP. DO NOT CONNECT YOUR WALLET," … [Read more...] about 'Blockchain City' CityDAO Falls Victim to $95K Hack via Discord
Was Celsius the ‘biggest victim’ in the recent BadgerDAO exploit?
Bitcoin DeFi tool BadgerDAO suffered a major attack earlier this week, and according to the current speculation, one of the most affected addresses that lost nearly 900 Bitcoin could be owned by Celsius.The popular lending platform that enables users to earn interest on deposited crypto hasn’t confirmed the claims, but on-chain data gives credence to the rumors that are … [Read more...] about Was Celsius the ‘biggest victim’ in the recent BadgerDAO exploit?
Malware victim robbed of 16 Bitcoin to sue parents of young hackers
In 2018, a U.S man named Andrew Schober fell foul to a malware hack, resulting in the loss of 16.4 Bitcoin, around $800,000 at today’s price.After spending $10,000 to hire forensic specialists, Schober thinks he’s tracked down the culprits. But it turns out the alleged perpetrators are thousands of miles away, in England. The real kicker is that the suspected pair were minors … [Read more...] about Malware victim robbed of 16 Bitcoin to sue parents of young hackers
Rari Capital falls victim to $11 million exploit
After a $11 million attack earlier today, Rari Capital is the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to fall victim to a high-priced exploit The platform, which builds optimized yield vaults and boutique lending pools, confirmed the attack in a Tweet and said that a full postmortem is forthcoming:There has been an exploit in the Rari Capital ETH Pool related to our … [Read more...] about Rari Capital falls victim to $11 million exploit