How Blockchain Security Differs From Traditional Cybersecurity – 2 – Smart...
This article is the second in a four-part series discussing the differences between traditional IT security / cybersecurity and blockchain security. Check out the...
Potential $600M FTX Hack
In the midst of the FTX meltdown, the once 2nd largest exchange appears to also be facing one of the largest crypto hacks of...
Proof of Reserve vs. Proof of Liability vs. Proof of Solvency
Recent events like the FTX meltdown have sparked interest and conversations about how the incident could have been prevented. In the case of FTX,...
How Blockchain Security Differs From Traditional Cybersecurity – 1 – Node...
Blockchain is a rapidly-evolving technology with a great deal of interest and investment. Decentralized Finance (DeFi), in particular, has a great deal of money...
The 12 Biggest Hacking Incidents in the History of Crypto
The most comprehensive ranked list of the biggest crypto hacks in history (Up until November 1, 2022. I suspect a larger one is just...
How the Big Binance Bridge Hack Will Change the way People...
$566M worth of BNB was stolen from Binance’s cross-chain bridge BSC Token Hub, but how they responded to the hack will be the most...
BNB Chain Halted After Suspected Hack, $536M Compromised
BNB Chain has been halted after one of the biggest BNB holders started displaying erratic on-chain behavior, suggesting a hack.
At around 17:30 UTC the...
How a $1B Flash Loan Led to the $182M Beanstalk Farms...
Understanding how flash loans and governance work in DeFi to demystify the Beanstalk Farms Hack
The only way to understand how the Beanstalk Farms decentralized...
Transit Swap Hacker Returned 70% of the Money
A hacker that stole $23 million from the decentralized exchange (DEX) Transit Swap today returned $16M, or about 70% of the stolen Ethereum and...
The Top 4 Supply Chain Security Risks of Blockchain Smart Contracts
Code reuse is considered best practice in software engineering. Reusing high-quality, secure code can speed development processes and often results in higher-quality code than...
How the Nomad Bridge Hack can Help Us Explore the Potential...
One attacker and hundreds of copycats looted the Nomad bridge for over $190 million; few did the right thing.
Decentralization is a hot-button topic in...
Introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Proving knowledge of a secret is the basis of password-based authentication systems. The assumption is that only you know your password. If this is...
How Crypto’s Biggest Hacker was Found but Never Identified
The $611M Poly Network exploit is the largest crypto hack to date in terms of mark-to-market value and all the stolen funds were returned,...
The $160M Wintermute Hack: Inside Job or Profanity Bug?
Getting to the bottom of the exploit that led to one of the biggest hacks in the history of decentralized finance.
In order to understand...
$3.3M Hack of Profanity’s Vanity Ethereum Addresses
Ethereum custom addresses created via the Profanity tool have been hacked. Almost $3.3 million stolen from several custom ETH addresses. Attackers took advantage of...
