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May 27, 2020

1 verified update
The LMEX Stock Exchange's community issued a notice on the adjustment of exchange operations, stating that the platform was hacked and stolen and lost 150,000 USDT, which caused the platform to have a low debt. The deposit and withdrawal have been closed.ExpandCollapse

The LMEX Stock Exchange's community issued a notice on the adjustment of exchange operations, stating that the platform was hacked and stolen and lost 150,000 USDT, which caused the platform to have a low debt. The deposit and withdrawal have been closed.

Amount of loss
150,000 USDT
Attack method
Unknown
ExchangeSecurity

May 18, 2020

1 verified update
After about 48 hours of testing on both the Ethereum and Bitcoin mainnets, the Keep team decided to trigger the 10-day emergency deposit moratorium allowed by the TBTCSystem contract, the team found that deposits were being blocked when certain types of Bitcoin addresses were used for redemption. The decision to trigger the moratorium came after a major issue with the redemption flow of the contract that put open deposit signer deposits at risk of liquidation. The team summarizes as follows: 1. First, the Keep team failed to conduct more tests after the new commit was proposed. As a result, the team missed the opportunity to catch this issue during development. 2. During the dApp-based manual QA process, the Keep team did not verify whether a successful exchange in the UI resulted in a closed deposit on-chain. As a result, the team missed the opportunity to find issues during the manual QA process. 3. The Keep team did not adequately consider input validation at the entry point of redemption. This is one of the relatively few pieces of data in the system that is completely user-controlled, and should therefore be a top consideration for input validation. 4. The Keep team did not spend enough time generating Bitcoin test vectors for unit tests.ExpandCollapse

After about 48 hours of testing on both the Ethereum and Bitcoin mainnets, the Keep team decided to trigger the 10-day emergency deposit moratorium allowed by the TBTCSystem contract, the team found that deposits were being blocked when certain types of Bitcoin addresses were used for redemption. The decision to trigger the moratorium came after a major issue with the redemption flow of the contract that put open deposit signer deposits at risk of liquidation. The team summarizes as follows: 1. First, the Keep team failed to conduct more tests after the new commit was proposed. As a result, the team missed the opportunity to catch this issue during development. 2. During the dApp-based manual QA process, the Keep team did not verify whether a successful exchange in the UI resulted in a closed deposit on-chain. As a result, the team missed the opportunity to find issues during the manual QA process. 3. The Keep team did not adequately consider input validation at the entry point of redemption. This is one of the relatively few pieces of data in the system that is completely user-controlled, and should therefore be a top consideration for input validation. 4. The Keep team did not spend enough time generating Bitcoin test vectors for unit tests.

Attack method
Insufficient testing
ETH EcosystemSecurity

May 7, 2020

1 verified update
Loopring has appeared a serious front-end error, the private key material is set within a range of 32-bit integer, you can find all user private key pairs by brute force method, due to the user's EdDSA key pair is actually limited to a space of 32-bit integer, the hacker can find out the EdDSA key pair of all users by brute force method. Affected by this, Loopring Exchange shut down for half a day for maintenance and upgrade.ExpandCollapse

Loopring has appeared a serious front-end error, the private key material is set within a range of 32-bit integer, you can find all user private key pairs by brute force method, due to the user's EdDSA key pair is actually limited to a space of 32-bit integer, the hacker can find out the EdDSA key pair of all users by brute force method. Affected by this, Loopring Exchange shut down for half a day for maintenance and upgrade.

Attack method
System design defect
ExchangeSecurity

May 6, 2020

1 verified update
According to the official news from Youbi Exchange, Youbi has encountered heavy network-traffic DDoS attacks for three consecutive days since the platform coin subscription was launched on May 06, which caused the server to be inaccessible in a short time.ExpandCollapse

According to the official news from Youbi Exchange, Youbi has encountered heavy network-traffic DDoS attacks for three consecutive days since the platform coin subscription was launched on May 06, which caused the server to be inaccessible in a short time.

Attack method
DDoS Attack
ExchangeSecurity

May 1, 2020

1 verified update
-The official announcement of BitSG Exchange stated that its websites bitsg and app suffered from uninterrupted DDOS continues attacks, resulting in the inability to log in normally during certain periods.ExpandCollapse

-The official announcement of BitSG Exchange stated that its websites bitsg and app suffered from uninterrupted DDOS continues attacks, resulting in the inability to log in normally during certain periods.

Attack method
DDoS Attack
ExchangeSecurity

Apr 30, 2020

1 verified update

Apr 25, 2020

1 verified update
Hegic: There are 152.2 ETH (about 28,537 USD) permanently locked in the contract pool of unexercised put / call options. Out of the 19 contracts, 16 are put options (DAI is locked) and 3 are call options (ETH is locked). Hegic said it will process a 100% refund for all involved users.ExpandCollapse

Hegic: There are 152.2 ETH (about 28,537 USD) permanently locked in the contract pool of unexercised put / call options. Out of the 19 contracts, 16 are put options (DAI is locked) and 3 are call options (ETH is locked). Hegic said it will process a 100% refund for all involved users.

Amount of loss
$28,537
Attack method
Unknown
ETH EcosystemSecurity

Apr 19, 2020

1 verified update

Apr 18, 2020

1 verified update
The attacker used a reentrancy attack to steal funds (containing approximately 1,278 ETH) from Uniswap's ETH-imBTC Uniswap liquidity pool.ExpandCollapse

The attacker used a reentrancy attack to steal funds (containing approximately 1,278 ETH) from Uniswap's ETH-imBTC Uniswap liquidity pool.

Amount of loss
1,278 ETH
Attack method
ERC777 Reentrancy Attack
ETH EcosystemSecurity

Apr 8, 2020

1 verified update
Hacker Exploits Flaw in Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange Bisq to Steal $250K.ExpandCollapse

Hacker Exploits Flaw in Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange Bisq to Steal $250K.

Amount of loss
$ 250,000
Attack method
Defects in the transaction agreement
ExchangeSecurity

Apr 3, 2020

1 verified update
Cocos-BCX has verified with the exchange, conducted internal investigations and concluded that asset loss and malicious selling that occurred are due to the malicious theft of the mapping wallet information. After verifying and confirming with the exchange, the total amount of stolen tokens this time was 1,087,522,819.2 COCOS, and the exchange confirmed that this total amount has been sold.ExpandCollapse

Cocos-BCX has verified with the exchange, conducted internal investigations and concluded that asset loss and malicious selling that occurred are due to the malicious theft of the mapping wallet information. After verifying and confirming with the exchange, the total amount of stolen tokens this time was 1,087,522,819.2 COCOS, and the exchange confirmed that this total amount has been sold.

Amount of loss
1,087,522,819.2 COCOS
Attack method
Wallet Stolen
WalletSecurity

Mar 25, 2020

1 verified update
Attacker creates malicious Ledger Chrome extensions and tricks users into downloading malicious Ledger Chrome extensions through Google search ad serving and other methods to steal users' cryptocurrency. So far, it is known that at least 1.4 million XRP are stolen.ExpandCollapse

Attacker creates malicious Ledger Chrome extensions and tricks users into downloading malicious Ledger Chrome extensions through Google search ad serving and other methods to steal users' cryptocurrency. So far, it is known that at least 1.4 million XRP are stolen.

Amount of loss
1,400,000 XRP
Attack method
Phishing attack
WalletSecurity

Mar 12, 2020

1 verified update
Due to the congestion of Ethereum, the gas soared, and the liquidated ETH was sold at a price of 0 US dollars using the MakerDao auction loophole.ExpandCollapse

Due to the congestion of Ethereum, the gas soared, and the liquidated ETH was sold at a price of 0 US dollars using the MakerDao auction loophole.

Amount of loss
$ 7,900,000
Attack method
Liquidation Mechanism Flaw
ETH EcosystemSecurity

Mar 5, 2020

1 verified update
The crypto fund Trident Crypto Fund was hacked and the data of 266,000 users was leaked. The database containing email addresses, mobile numbers, encrypted passwords and IP addresses was uploaded to various file-sharing sites on February 20.ExpandCollapse

The crypto fund Trident Crypto Fund was hacked and the data of 266,000 users was leaked. The database containing email addresses, mobile numbers, encrypted passwords and IP addresses was uploaded to various file-sharing sites on February 20.

Attack method
Information Leakage
OtherSecurity

Feb 22, 2020

1 verified update
Josh Jones, founder of Bitcoin Builder and Mt.Gox's second largest creditor, has had $45 million worth of digital currency stolen.ExpandCollapse

Josh Jones, founder of Bitcoin Builder and Mt.Gox's second largest creditor, has had $45 million worth of digital currency stolen.

Amount of loss
$45,000,000
Attack method
SIM card is hacked
OtherSecurity

Feb 18, 2020

1 verified update
bZx was attacked again with an estimated loss of $645,000 of ETHExpandCollapse

bZx was attacked again with an estimated loss of $645,000 of ETH

Amount of loss
$645,000
Attack method
Oracle Attack
ETH EcosystemSecurity

Feb 17, 2020

2 verified updates
The FCoin exchange claimed that due to funding difficulties, the fund reserves could not be redeemed for user withdrawals, and the estimated amount of funds that could not be redeemed was between 7,000-13,000 BTC.ExpandCollapse

The FCoin exchange claimed that due to funding difficulties, the fund reserves could not be redeemed for user withdrawals, and the estimated amount of funds that could not be redeemed was between 7,000-13,000 BTC.

Attack method
Scam
ExchangeSecurity
VBITEX platform was hacked, resulting in malicious manipulation of platform data and theft of virtual assets.ExpandCollapse

VBITEX platform was hacked, resulting in malicious manipulation of platform data and theft of virtual assets.

Attack method
Unknown
OtherSecurity

Feb 15, 2020

1 verified update
DeFi lending protocol bZx exploited, may lose up to $350,000.ExpandCollapse

DeFi lending protocol bZx exploited, may lose up to $350,000.

Amount of loss
$350,000
Attack method
Oracle Attack
OtherSecurity

Feb 12, 2020

1 verified update
IOTA has shut down its entire network this week after hackers exploited a vulnerability in the official IOTA wallet app to steal user funds.Estimated loss of 850000 MIOTA (valued at us $2.3 million).ExpandCollapse

IOTA has shut down its entire network this week after hackers exploited a vulnerability in the official IOTA wallet app to steal user funds.Estimated loss of 850000 MIOTA (valued at us $2.3 million).

Amount of loss
8,550,000 MIOTA
Attack method
Application Vulnerability
WalletSecurity