Attack

The company said it will provide a more detailed assessment of the breach soon.

By James Rubin

Jul 16, 2021 at 12:38 a.m. UTC

Jul 16, 2021

AttackThorchain

Markets

Attack

DeFi Hedge Fund Force DAO Attacked; FORCE Token Plunges

The price of Force DAO's native token is now down more than 80% in the last 24 hours.

By Kevin Reynolds

Apr 4, 2021 at 3:05 p.m. UTC

Apr 4, 2021

Attack

Tech

Spam

Nano’s Network Flooded With Spam, Nodes Out of Sync

Developers encouraged node operators to throttle their bandwidth in response. They had to make it worse before it could get better.

By Colin Harper

Mar 11, 2021 at 3:34 p.m. UTC

Mar 11, 2021

SpamNanoAttack

Tech

Bitcoin

Dust Attacks Make a Mess in Bitcoin Wallets, but There Could Be a Fix

When dust settles in your home, you sweep it up. But what happens when dust makes its way into your Bitcoin wallet? Cleaning it up may not be so simple.

By Colin Harper

Aug 18, 2020 at 4:03 p.m. UTC

Aug 18, 2020

BitcoinBitcoin TransactionsAttack

Tech

Lightning network

Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Vulnerable to 'Looting': New Research Explains

Computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have examined the Lightning Network's "flood and loot" attack that preys on Bitcoin network congestion.

By Alyssa Hertig

Jul 6, 2020 at 7:34 p.m. UTC

Jul 6, 2020

Lightning NetworkAttack

Tech

Podcasts

The Flash Loan Attacks Explained (for Everybody)

Today we're breaking down the flash loan attacks that rocked the DeFi community in a way even your grandpa can understand, presented in both audio and full-text format.

By Adam B. Levine John Biggs

Feb 19, 2020 at 6:50 p.m. UTC

Feb 19, 2020

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