Solana Meme Coin Marketplace Pump.fun Suffers $80 Million Exploit

Pump.fun, a Solana-based marketplace and deployment tool for meme coins, has acknowledged suffering an exploit dealing with the bonding curve contracts in its platform. While the protocol is still investigating the matter, it reported that “the TVL in the protocol right now is safe,” as it has upgraded the contracts to deal with the attack … Read more

Match Systems Announces Recovery of $68 Million in Stolen Cryptex Crypto Assets

Match Systems, a cybersecurity company specializing in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) services, blockchain forensics, and investigations, recently announced the recovery of $68 million in stolen crypto assets from Cryptex, a cryptocurrency trading platform established in 2016. The specifics of the recovery operation have not been disclosed. In a recent social media post, Match Systems further stated: … Read more

Salvadoran Official Crypto Wallet Chivo Dismisses Alleged Hacking Event

Chivo wallet, the official cryptocurrency wallet of El Salvador, has dismissed an alleged hack of the source code of its software and the data of over 5 million users linked to the wallet’s KYC procedures. According to Chivo, the data of Salvadorans is protected, and the security of its data has never been breached. Chivo … Read more

Leaked Personal Info of Over 5 Million Salvadorans Apparently Linked to Chivo Wallet

A database with the personal information of over 5 million Salvadorans was recently leaked in a data breach forum. The database, which has been around since August and has recently been linked to Chivo, El Salvador’s national cryptocurrency wallet, has 144GB of data, including the full name, unique identity number, date of birth, address, and … Read more