Yearn Finance reported that a legacy yETH product was hit by an exploit that allowed an attacker to mint a massive amount of fake tokens and swap them for real assets. According to on-chain alerts and protocol statements, the attacker created a near-infinite supply of yETH in a single transaction, then used those tokens to…
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Exit Scam? DeFi Protocol CrediX’s Team Vanishes Following $4.5 Million Exploit
The team behind the DeFi protocol CrediX is suspected of an exit scam following a recent $4.5 million security breach. The team has reportedly “vanished” from the project’s official channels despite promising refunds, leaving customers empty-handed. DeFi Protocol Suffers $4.5 Million Exploit On Friday, security firm CertiK reported that the DeFi lender CrediX’s team had…
Happy Ending: Crypto Hacker Returns Funds From $42 Million GMX Exploit
In a positive development for the crypto community, the individual responsible for the GMX exploit accepted the platform’s bounty and returned over $40 million worth of assets stolen from the project. Crypto Hacker Takes $42 Million From GMX On Friday, the recent GMX V1 exploit ended on a happy note after the individual responsible for…
Memecoin Scam Alert: Pump.Fun X Account Hacked, Promotes Fake PUMP Token
The Solana-based memecoin Launchpad Pump.fun’s X account has been hacked and used to promote fake cryptocurrencies, including an “official” PUMP governance token. On-chain investigators suspect the hack is linked to other X account compromises. Pump.Fun Hackers Launch PUMP Memecoin On Wednesday, Pump.fun’s official X account was compromised, with hackers promoting different tokens during the incident.…
$30 Million Hack Alert? Crypto Exchange Phemex Suspends Withdrawals After Suspicious Transactions
Crypto exchange Phemex appears to have been the victim of a multi-million exploit on Thursday, according to online reports. Millions worth of USDT, USDC, Ethereum (ETH), and other crypto assets were stolen from the exchange’s hot wallets, resulting in a temporary half of withdrawals. Phemex Suffers First Crypto Exchange Hack Of 2025 On Thursday morning,…