AWS Outage Disrupts Coinbase and Numerous Services
A major AWS outage led to the temporary shutdown of dozens of online platforms, affecting Snapchat, Reddit, Hulu, gaming services, and cryptocurrency exchanges.Latest news on vulnerabilities found in blockchain protocols, decentralized applications, and cryptocurrency platforms.
AWS Outage Disrupts Coinbase and Numerous Services
A major AWS outage led to the temporary shutdown of dozens of online platforms, affecting Snapchat, Reddit, Hulu, gaming services, and cryptocurrency exchanges.
Hackers Exploit Smart Wallets to Steal WLFI Tokens
Hackers are exploiting a vulnerability in an Ethereum update to steal World Liberty Financial (WLFI) tokens, according to SlowMist founder Yu Xian.
Base Team to Revamp Infrastructure Following Network Outage
On August 5, block production in the Base L2 network came to a halt. The outage lasted 33 minutes. The project team published a report detailing the incident. The cause was an error in the automatic Conductor system, which ensures network stability. Due to high activity, the primary sequencer began to lag. The system attempted […]
Flaw in Gemini Interface Allowed Execution of Malicious Code
Cybersecurity service Tracebit identified a critical vulnerability in Google Gemini CLI. This flaw permits the stealthy execution of malicious commands when a user views suspicious code through the neural network. Google Gemini CLI is a command line interface tool that enables developers to interact with Google’s Gemini AI model directly from the terminal. It allows […]
Hyperliquid Faces Disruption Amid Traffic Surge
On July 29, the popular DEX for perpetual futures trading, Hyperliquid, experienced a brief disruption. According to the status page, a sudden surge in traffic led to issues with the API. Source: Hyperliquid Status. “From 14:10 to 14:47 UTC, there was a delay in order transmission to nodes due to API server overload caused by […]
OpenAI Services Experience Global Outage
On June 10, ChatGPT, Sora, and OpenAI’s API experienced a global outage. The services have been facing issues worldwide for several hours. Source: OpenAI. “Some users are experiencing an increased number of errors and delays with the listed services. We continue to investigate the issue,” the team stated. The only consistently functioning OpenAI service remains […]
ALEX Lab to Compensate Losses Following $8.3 Million Hack
The DeFi protocol ALEX Lab, built on the Bitcoin Layer 2 solution Stacks, will fully compensate users for losses incurred from a hacking attack amounting to $8.3 million. On June 6, 2025, ALEX Protocol was exploited via a flaw in the self-listing verification logic (an on-chain limitation on Stacks). As a result, the attacker drained […]
TON Resumes Operations After Brief Outage
On June 1st, the blockchain The Open Network (TON) experienced a brief outage. The network resumed operations approximately 40 minutes after the issue was detected. The incident halted block production. Project representatives reported that the cause was an error in the masterchain dispatch queue. Block production has been restored ✅ A quick fix was released, […]
Account abstraction angst: how the Pectra upgrade made life easier for hackers
Disclaimer: to fully grasp the technical aspects, we recommend reading materials on account abstraction and the Pectra upgrade. Beyond a boost to Ethereum’s price, the May Pectra upgrade brought expanded functionality and improvements to the ecosystem. Among other things, it enhanced account abstraction (AA): a new type of transaction appeared, allowing ordinary addresses to function […]
Solana Addresses Potential Vulnerability
The Solana Foundation and Jito teams directly contacted validators to address a discovered vulnerability. The bug was identified by Anza specialists. info on ithttps://t.co/XlfHriQWNl — Haiku (@H8KUcom) May 4, 2025 The issue concerned the ZK ElGamal proof program and theoretically affected confidential tokens issued under the Token-2022 program. The bug involved certain algebraic components not […]
Hacker Targets XRP Owners via JavaScript Library
A malicious actor compromised the official SDK stack for the XRP Ledger by installing a backdoor to steal cryptocurrency in a JavaScript library. The vulnerability was discovered by experts at Aikido Security. We just published our technical breakdown https://t.co/aAvSN2a68S — Aikido Security (@AikidoSecurity) April 22, 2025 On April 21, security researcher Charlie Eriksen noticed that […]
Critical Vulnerability Found in Bitcoin Wallet Chips
A popular microcontroller used in billions of IoT devices and crypto wallets contains serious flaws that threaten bitcoin theft. This was reported by experts from Crypto Deep Tech. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-27840 in the NIST database, affects the ESP32 chip, used for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The bug allows attackers to permanently infect microcontrollers […]We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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