BlockThreat - Week 11, 2021
TSD | CREAM | PancakeSwap | Nifty | Iron Finance | SIL Finance
This week we saw traditional appsec threats creep into the crypto world after a couple of DeFi projects lost control over their DNS infrastructure and NFTs getting stolen as a result of good ole’ account takeovers. On the blockchain layer we had a small scare where a block explorer reported a double spend on FileCoin only to conclude that it was just an exchange not using node API correctly. Last but not least check out news of the upcoming QuadrigaCX documentary in the Media section.
News
Ethereum Foundation announced a bounty for the upcoming ETH2 beacon chain. It includes a wide range of beacon chain targets and attack vectors.
A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16 exposes a a major flaw in mobile phone operators allowing anyone to reroute SMS from arbitrary phone numbers.
Nvidia Beta Driver accidentally removes cryptocurrency mining limiter from GeForce RTX 3060 video cards.
Crime
Teenage hacker sentenced to 3 years in prison for masterminding the July 2020 Twitter hack which resulted in th…
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