Weekly Blockchain Security Watch
June 3 to June 9
From June 3, 2024 to June 9, 2024, all security incidents that had occurred can be categorized into Security Hacks and Rug-pulls.
SECURITY HACKS:
1. STM Token Suffers Exploit
On June 7, a BNB Chain deployed token STM suffered an exploit.
The token is deployed at 0xBd0DF7D2383B1aC64afeAfdd298E640EfD9864e0 on Ethereum.
The attacker is 0x40a82dfdbf01630ea87a0372cf95fa8636fcad89 on Ethereum.
Crypto assets worth around US $13,000 were exploited in this incident.
RUG-PULLS:
1. GME Token Rug-pull
On June 4, an Ethereum deployed token GME was confirmed to be a rug-pull.
A scammer (0xf9A5aCD8d017EFBf2B4E4467AA58bb4a064699e9 on the BNB Chain) dumped 3,590,591,515,334 fake $GME on Ethereum for 87 $ETH.
Crypto assets worth around US $328,000 were exploited in this incident.
2. GemholicECO Rug-pull
On June 8, a zkSync dApp @GemholicECO was confirmed to be a rug-pull.
921 $ETH was locked in the presale one year ago and was just taken away.
The scammer is 0x3c67aE2a58c43E220c15159733022225b773eeDC
Crypto assets worth around US $3.4 million were exploited in this incident.
CONCLUSION-
3 notable security incidents have occurred in the past week. 1 was an attack on smart contracts and 2 were rug-pulls.
A Reminder for Project Teams: Always test thoroughly. Do smart contract audits before deploying smart contracts on-chain. Be alert to any anomalies happening in the various social media accounts you manage.
A Reminder for Crypto Users: Be cautious about suspicious links, emails, websites, and projects launched by teams without established reputations.
It is important for everyone in the crypto community to gain understanding and practice sufficient levels of cybersecurity.
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