Major Exploit Sees $6 Million In XRP Lost
Philippines-based crypto exchange Coins.ph is rumored to be the latest victim of an exploit that has potentially led to the loss of 12.2 million XRP ($6 million) for the firm. However, a part of these funds seem to have already been recovered. Related Reading: A Precious Rally: Bitcoin And Gold Revisit August Peaks Evidence Of […]
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A hacker has made off with $2.8 million after draining $11 million from Yearn Finance’s V1 DAI vault. DeFi protocol Yearn Finance has reported that its V1 yDAI vault was exploited by a hacker to the tune of $11 million on Feb. 5. However, the hacker failed to reap the lion’s share of the heist, with Curve liquidity providers making more from the attack than its mastermind.While the vault lost $11 million in total, Yearn developer “Banteg” tweeted that the hacker had only been able to profit to the tune of $2.8 million. The team has suspended all deposits to its V1 DAI, USDC, USDT, and TUSD....
Decentralized finance platforms on the Ethereum network have lost about $285 million to rogue actors since 2019. Decentralized finan’s rising popularity since 2019 has seen the emerging market segment become a target for hackers and opportunistic profiteers.According to a report by crypto research company Messari, DeFi protocols have lost about $284.9 million to hacks and other exploit attacks since 2019. This figure is about 0.65% of the adjusted total value locked of the Ethereum-based DeFi market, according to data from DappRadar.In February Messari calculated that over $284 million in....