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SlowMist Reports Surge in Diverse Crypto Security Incidents for the Week of September 17-23, 2023
SlowMist, a cybersecurity firm specializing in blockchain, released its weekly security report for the week of September 17-23, 2023. The report highlights a total of seven security incidents with an estimated loss of around $380,600. The week saw a significant rise in phishing attacks and rug pull tactics, as well as the emergence of diverse attack methods like DNS hijacking and contract vulnerabilities.
Russian Blockchain E-Voter Identities Can be Exposed Through Vulnerability
On the final day of Russia’s vote on the proposed constitutional amendments—a vulnerability in the blockchain-based system that allows user’s votes to be decrypted has been exposed by Russian media.
Senior Worker at Bithumb Triggered Hacking Vulnerability
A senior worker at Bithumb, a leading South Korean crypto exchange, is in a tight spot after a Korean court discovered that he is liable for web safety legislation breaches. As a result, his misdeeds made the crypto exchange vulnerable to a 2017 hack that led to the loss of cryptocurrency holdings worth $6 million USD.
Smart Contract 101: What is the Structure of a Contract?
A better understanding of the Blockchain Structure could help us learn how to create smart contracts efficiently, here is a simple overview as part of our Learn series.
Ethereum Killers: Emerging Smart Contract Platforms to Rival ETH Dominance
While Ethereum dominance in decentralized finance (DeFi) cannot be denied, rival smart contract platforms the Ethereum Killers note significant value growth as well.
Smart Contract 101: MetaMask
MetaMask is a crypto wallet & gateway to blockchain apps. It also a tool for interacting with decentralized applications (DAPP).
TOR Network Vulnerability May Have Facilitated Dark Web Bitcoin Theft
According to a cybersecurity researcher, Bitcoin thieves and hackers have controlled more exit relays on the Tor network this year than in the past five, raising serious cybersecurity concerns that experts are looking to fix.
Algorand Protocol Stateful Smart Contract Upgrade Targets Scalable DeFi Solutions and Dapps
Algorand is entering the decentralized finance (DeFI) ecosystem with its new highly scalable stateful smart contract capabilities.
2% of Ethereum Supply Is Now Staked in ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract
Amid the notable uptrend it experienced in recent weeks, 2% of Ethereum's total supply is now staked in ETH 2.0 deposit contract.
Smart Contract 101: What is Remix?
Solidity 101 Tools for Smart Contracts is a series of tutorials for beginners to learn the easiest way to build smart contracts. In this lesson we will use the online tool - Remix.
Ethereum’s Launch Ready for Take-Off as Deposit Contract Target Met, ETH Price Smashes $600
Ethereum 2.0’s launch is going to happen on December 1 at 12 pm, as the required number of staked Ether for the deposit contract was locked in late last night.
DeFi’s Smart Contract Risks: Cream Finance’s Input Error Led to CREAM Token Plunging 25%
The DeFi sector has attracted millions to billions of dollars worth of crypto to the industry, however, some protocols have shown issues.
Cardano's Goguen Rollout Could Directly Compete with Ethereum with its New Smart Contract Implementation
Cardano’s Goguen era, which marks the next period after Shelley, will be the era of implementing smart contracts and enabling decentralized applications (Dapps) on the network. The Goguen era is Cardano’s third development phase, which is expected to start in the third quarter of 2020 with the release of its testnet.