Welcome to 2021, the year without DeFi incidents, blockchain reorgs, and exchanges hacks. Just kidding. The year has already started with the first batch of DeFi hacks and exploits in yCredit and DeFi Saver projects. More YouTube giveaway scams and rug pulls followed closely after. On the malware front, this edition features reports of new a crypto stealer and change in tactics for the crypto jacking campaigns. The BlockSec frontier appears much the same as the previous year. On the brighter side, we have a new blockchain security conference, Unchained, on the horizon and a recordings of a number of smart contract security talks from the Hello Security Audit track.
Hacks
On January 1st, 2021 yCredit Finance minting vulnerability was successfully exploited.
Vulnerabilities
January 5th, 2020 DeFi Saver urgently moved users’ funds to a new contract after a vulnerability was responsibly disclosed by the Dedaub team.
Scams
YouTube channel hijacked to promote a crypto giveaway scam to steal $70K.
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