Last month was quite spooky for the crypto industry as it saw the highest number of DeFi hacks this year. While October was expected to be “Uptober,” it quickly turned to “Hacktober” as cyber crimina...
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PeakShield Published Surpassing Data About Hacks in Crypto October as “Hacktober”
October of 2022 is the month in which the most number of crypto loots occurred. According to recent reliable data, October of 2022 has overtopped all previous records of hacks in the crypto sector a...
$3B stolen in 2022 as of ‘Hacktober,’ doubling 2021
The month of October has broken all records for crypto exploits and the amount of digital loot pilfered — living up to its new moniker of “Hacktober” — according to the latest figures. On Oct. 31, blo...
Musk’s Twitter Takeover, Hacktober, More
As Elon Musk finally completes his Twitter takeover, the crypto community is hopeful that this will address the bot problem on the social media platform leading to better security frameworks. On the o...
Hacktober Strikes Again: Polygon’s QuickSwap Loses $220k
Polygon’s popular decentralized exchange QuickSwap has been hit by a flash loan attack, resulting losses amounting to $220,000. Flash Loan Attack Siphons Off Funds On Monday, hackers targeted the pop...
Hacktober, Tesla’s BTC, And More
Hacktober continues wreaking havoc on DeFi and other protocols in the crypto space. This week BitKeep Wallet, Olympus DAO, and Mango Markets were targeted by hackers who siphoned away millions of doll...
Ethereum Alarm Clock Targeted In Hacktober
The Ethereum Alarm Clock service has fallen victim to the latest Hacktober exploit resulting in losses worth $260,000. PeckShield Reports Alarm Clock Attack Around $260,000 worth of ETH was siphoned ...
Uptober Turns to Hacktober as Crypto Exploits Skyrocket
With data pointing to a potentially bullish month for Bitcoin, speculators are calling it “Uptober.” After September’s “Rektember,” investors typically look forward to October, which has historically ...