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Jul 23, 2024

4 verified updates
DeFi protocol Spectra suffered an attack, resulting in a loss of approximately $550,000. Spectra has disabled the application and terminated the router contract to contain the situation, while the core protocol contract remains unaffected. Security personnel Chaofan Shou indicated that the attack stemmed from an arbitrary call in the router contract, allowing the attacker to drain all tokens approved by the contract. On July 24th, Spectra released a security incident analysis report, stating that the attacker hijacked user transactions on Spectra, affecting a total of 4 wallets and causing a loss of approximately 168 ETH. The core protocol contract of Spectra remains unaffected, with the funds within the contract secure. The application was restored on the morning of July 24th.ExpandCollapse

DeFi protocol Spectra suffered an attack, resulting in a loss of approximately $550,000. Spectra has disabled the application and terminated the router contract to contain the situation, while the core protocol contract remains unaffected. Security personnel Chaofan Shou indicated that the attack stemmed from an arbitrary call in the router contract, allowing the attacker to drain all tokens approved by the contract. On July 24th, Spectra released a security incident analysis report, stating that the attacker hijacked user transactions on Spectra, affecting a total of 4 wallets and causing a loss of approximately 168 ETH. The core protocol contract of Spectra remains unaffected, with the funds within the contract secure. The application was restored on the morning of July 24th.

Amount of loss
$ 550,000
Attack method
Contract Vulnerability
ETH EcosystemSecurity

Jul 22, 2024

2 verified updates
On July 22, 2024, Kelp's DApp began displaying malicious wallet activity transactions aimed at draining funds. Kelp's engineering team evaluated the situation and identified the root cause to be faulty nameservers routing users to different application code that was attempting to trick the users into phishing. The attackers gained access to Kelp’s domain registrar account impersonating Kelp team and successfully convinced GoDaddy’s customer support that they were the legitimate owners of the account bypassing the 2-FA that was in place.ExpandCollapse

On July 22, 2024, Kelp's DApp began displaying malicious wallet activity transactions aimed at draining funds. Kelp's engineering team evaluated the situation and identified the root cause to be faulty nameservers routing users to different application code that was attempting to trick the users into phishing. The attackers gained access to Kelp’s domain registrar account impersonating Kelp team and successfully convinced GoDaddy’s customer support that they were the legitimate owners of the account bypassing the 2-FA that was in place.

Attack method
DNS Attack
WalletSecurity
The liquidity restaking protocol Renzo tweeted that the Renzo Discord server has been compromised by malicious attackers. Please do not click on any links posted in the server.ExpandCollapse

The liquidity restaking protocol Renzo tweeted that the Renzo Discord server has been compromised by malicious attackers. Please do not click on any links posted in the server.

Attack method
Account Compromise
OtherSecurity

Jul 21, 2024

2 verified updates
ETHTrustFund conducted a rugpull and stole approximately $2 million worth of cryptocurrencies on Base.ExpandCollapse

ETHTrustFund conducted a rugpull and stole approximately $2 million worth of cryptocurrencies on Base.

Amount of loss
$ 2,000,000
Attack method
Rug Pull
OtherSecurity
UPS on BNBChain was attacked again, losing about $521K. On April 8th, UPS was previously attacked on BNBChain, losing about $30K.ExpandCollapse

UPS on BNBChain was attacked again, losing about $521K. On April 8th, UPS was previously attacked on BNBChain, losing about $30K.

Amount of loss
$ 521,000
Attack method
Unknown
OtherSecurity

Jul 20, 2024

1 verified update
The arbitrum.com website appears to have been hacked and is being redirected to the official website of the Meme project MOG. Please stay vigilant and ensure the safety of your assets.ExpandCollapse

The arbitrum.com website appears to have been hacked and is being redirected to the official website of the Meme project MOG. Please stay vigilant and ensure the safety of your assets.

Attack method
DNS Attack
Arbitrum EcosystemSecurity

Jul 19, 2024

1 verified update
A misconfiguration in the Rho Markets lending protocol allowed an MEV bot operator to take $7.6 million from the project's users across multiple chains. The MEV bot operator sent an on-chain message indicating their willingness to return all the funds. Subsequently, the MEV bot operator returned the funds as planned.ExpandCollapse

A misconfiguration in the Rho Markets lending protocol allowed an MEV bot operator to take $7.6 million from the project's users across multiple chains. The MEV bot operator sent an on-chain message indicating their willingness to return all the funds. Subsequently, the MEV bot operator returned the funds as planned.

Amount of loss
$ 7,600,000
Attack method
Oracle Misconfiguration
OtherSecurity

Jul 18, 2024

1 verified update
The cryptocurrency exchange WazirX posted preliminary investigation results of the cyber attack on Twitter, stating that one of its multisig wallets was compromised, resulting in a loss of over $230 million.ExpandCollapse

The cryptocurrency exchange WazirX posted preliminary investigation results of the cyber attack on Twitter, stating that one of its multisig wallets was compromised, resulting in a loss of over $230 million.

Amount of loss
$ 230,000,000
Attack method
Wallet Stolen
WalletSecurity

Jul 16, 2024

2 verified updates
According to the monitoring by the SlowMist security team, the cross-chain bridge aggregation protocol LI.FI has experienced suspicious transactions, resulting in user losses of over $10 million. Please revoke approvals to the related contracts.ExpandCollapse

According to the monitoring by the SlowMist security team, the cross-chain bridge aggregation protocol LI.FI has experienced suspicious transactions, resulting in user losses of over $10 million. Please revoke approvals to the related contracts.

Amount of loss
$ 11,600,000
Attack method
Contract Vulnerability
BridgeSecurity
On BNB Chain, the MALOU (NEVER) token experienced over 99% slippage. The address 0xd7c358b8337d3116f5765060f48C1C71B9908B84 used a backdoor to sell NEVER tokens, obtaining 428 BNB (approximately $240,000), which were then transferred into Tornado.ExpandCollapse

On BNB Chain, the MALOU (NEVER) token experienced over 99% slippage. The address 0xd7c358b8337d3116f5765060f48C1C71B9908B84 used a backdoor to sell NEVER tokens, obtaining 428 BNB (approximately $240,000), which were then transferred into Tornado.

Amount of loss
$ 240,000
Attack method
Rug Pull
BSC EcosystemSecurity

Jul 15, 2024

1 verified update
According to Fuzzland co-founder Chaofan Shou, the cross-chain lending protocol Minterest was attacked. The attacker used a flash loan attack, resulting in a loss of approximately $1.4 million for the protocol.ExpandCollapse

According to Fuzzland co-founder Chaofan Shou, the cross-chain lending protocol Minterest was attacked. The attacker used a flash loan attack, resulting in a loss of approximately $1.4 million for the protocol.

Amount of loss
$ 1,400,000
Attack method
Flash Loan Attack
BridgeSecurity

Jul 14, 2024

1 verified update
According to on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, the Ethena Discord server has been hacked. Do not click on any links for the time being.ExpandCollapse

According to on-chain sleuth ZachXBT, the Ethena Discord server has been hacked. Do not click on any links for the time being.

Attack method
Account Compromise
OtherSecurity

Jul 12, 2024

2 verified updates
Dough Finance was attacked due to a contract vulnerability. Some unauthorized funds were extracted by hackers, resulting in a loss of approximately $2.1 million. Around 76 ETH (approximately $260,000) has been returned by white hat hackers.ExpandCollapse

Dough Finance was attacked due to a contract vulnerability. Some unauthorized funds were extracted by hackers, resulting in a loss of approximately $2.1 million. Around 76 ETH (approximately $260,000) has been returned by white hat hackers.

Amount of loss
$ 2,100,000
Attack method
Contract Vulnerability
ETH EcosystemSecurity
Web3 domain provider Unstoppable Domains stated on Twitter that Unstoppabledomains.com was attacked. Until further notice, please do not open any emails from @unstoppabledomains.com or use the website.ExpandCollapse

Web3 domain provider Unstoppable Domains stated on Twitter that Unstoppabledomains.com was attacked. Until further notice, please do not open any emails from @unstoppabledomains.com or use the website.

Attack method
Unknown
OtherSecurity

Jul 11, 2024

3 verified updates
Compound DAO security advisor Michael Lewellen tweeted that the Compound Finance official website (http://compound.finance) has been compromised and is currently hosting a phishing site. Do not interact with the site until further notice.ExpandCollapse

Compound DAO security advisor Michael Lewellen tweeted that the Compound Finance official website (http://compound.finance) has been compromised and is currently hosting a phishing site. Do not interact with the site until further notice.

Attack method
DNS Attack
OtherSecurity
The OpSec staking contract was maliciously upgraded, allowing the attacker to withdraw and sell OPSEC tokens worth approximately 59 ETH (around $182,000).ExpandCollapse

The OpSec staking contract was maliciously upgraded, allowing the attacker to withdraw and sell OPSEC tokens worth approximately 59 ETH (around $182,000).

Amount of loss
$ 182,000
Attack method
Security Vulnerability
ETH EcosystemSecurity
The Smart Bank Token (SBT) contract on BNBChain was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $56,000.ExpandCollapse

The Smart Bank Token (SBT) contract on BNBChain was attacked, resulting in a loss of approximately $56,000.

Amount of loss
$ 56,000
Attack method
Unknown
OtherSecurity

Jul 10, 2024

1 verified update
According to a message posted by Wasabi Wallet on Twitter, users have reported that a coordinator named WasabiCoordinator is gradually stealing user funds through a complex attack. Wasabi Wallet advises all users connected to this coordinator to immediately stop CoinJoin operations and announces that a new version will be released soon to prevent such attacks. Subsequently, Wasabi Wallet tweeted that there were three types of attacks in this incident: attacks on free coordinators, supply chain (GitHub) compromise, user-targeted attacks.ExpandCollapse

According to a message posted by Wasabi Wallet on Twitter, users have reported that a coordinator named WasabiCoordinator is gradually stealing user funds through a complex attack. Wasabi Wallet advises all users connected to this coordinator to immediately stop CoinJoin operations and announces that a new version will be released soon to prevent such attacks. Subsequently, Wasabi Wallet tweeted that there were three types of attacks in this incident: attacks on free coordinators, supply chain (GitHub) compromise, user-targeted attacks.

Attack method
Security Vulnerability
WalletSecurity

Jul 8, 2024

2 verified updates
On July 8, rapper Doja Cat's Twitter account was hacked to promote a memecoin. Doja Cat quickly posted on her Instagram account, stating that her Twitter account had been compromised.ExpandCollapse

On July 8, rapper Doja Cat's Twitter account was hacked to promote a memecoin. Doja Cat quickly posted on her Instagram account, stating that her Twitter account had been compromised.

Attack method
Account Compromise
OtherSecurity
According to monitoring by the SlowMist security team, Linking The World (LW) was attacked on BNBChain due to a contract vulnerability, losing approximately $80,000.ExpandCollapse

According to monitoring by the SlowMist security team, Linking The World (LW) was attacked on BNBChain due to a contract vulnerability, losing approximately $80,000.

Amount of loss
$ 80,000
Attack method
Contract Vulnerability
OtherSecurity