Weekly Blockchain Security Watch
December 9 to December 15
From December 9, 2024 to December 15, 2024, all security incidents that had occurred are all Security Hacks.
SECURITY HACKS:
1. Cardano Foundation’s X Account Compromised
On December 9, Cardano Foundation’s X Account (@Cardano_CF) was compromised.
Cardano is a permissionless blockchain.
No crypto assets were exploited at the time of writing.
2. Wallet Address Suffers Exploit
On December 9, an Ethereum wallet address (0x4711B67b499DA8BaA13c004c72F60eb3b7C8e792) was exploited.
The attackers are:
0x077Db731AdAFa3200F18543d5Ed62768Ad66846A
and 0xA43eC6E7a1691c43bBE80161463770b1CFc7203B on ETH.
Crypto assets worth around US $2.4 million were exploited in this incident.
3. Clober Suffers Exploit
On December 10, a multi-chain deployed dApp Clober@CloberDEX was exploited.
The attacker is 0x012Fc6377F1c5CCF6e29967Bce52e3629AaA6025 on BASE.
Crypto assets worth around US $501,000 were exploited in this incident.
CONCLUSION-
3 notable security incidents occurred in the past week. Two were attacks on smart contracts or wallets and one was an attack on a social media account.
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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