Exploits

DPRK Hackers Avoid DeFi Lending Even as On-Chain Laundering Scales: Chainalysis
North Korean hackers are increasingly moving stolen crypto through bridges or mixers.

Legacy Yearn Vault Exploited in Second Attack on the Protocol This Month
An iEarn vault from an earlier version of the veteran DeFi protocol was exploited for roughly $300,000, just weeks after Yearn lost $9 million.

Yearn Finance Suffers $9 Million Exploit
The yETH exploit is the third hack of a Yearn Finance product since 2021.

DWF Labs ‘Likely’ Exploited for $44M in 2022 Hack Linked to North Korea: Report
The alleged breach was reported this week by a blockchain investigator, but remains unconfirmed by DWF Labs.

Ethereum Validator Exit Queue Spikes 150% as Kiln Unstakes All Its ETH
Following the staked SOL exploit on SwissBorg involving Kiln’s API, the staking provider said it’s exiting all of its ETH validators “out of an abundance of caution”

Massive Software Supply-Chain Hack Targeting Crypto Ends with Pennies Stolen
One web developer’s compromised npm account triggered a large-scale supply chain attack, but the hacker only got a few cents in crypto, analysts say.

Ethereum L2 Kinto Shuts Down after July Exploit as ‘Fundraising Options Disappeared’
Just two months after the exploit, Kinto’s K token dropped sharply on the news, wiping out the remaining value it had recovered.

Crypto Hacks Surge in August, $173M Lost in Exploits: CertiK
Phishing attacks drove most losses, continuing a steady rise in monthly crypto incidents.

TRM Labs Rolls Out ‘Kill Chain’ to Automatically Flag Dirty Crypto
Crypto exchanges and law enforcement agencies can now receive shared alerts in a bid to catch stolen crypto before it moves.






