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ForkLog 36 04.09.2024

Hacker Compromises DAI Deployment Address Across Most L2 Networks

The wallet responsible for deploying the DAI smart contract has been compromised in all L2 networks except Arbitrum and Optimism. This was highlighted by cybersecurity researcher Christopher Mooney. ? DAI Security PSA for wallet providers, block explorers, and users. The L2 DAI deployer (0x075da589886BA445d7c7e81c472059dE7AE65250) for the DAI vanity address (0xDA10009cBd5D07dd0CeCc66161FC93D7c9000da1) has been compromised. (1/7) — […]

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ForkLog 30 29.08.2024

TON Network Resolves Second Blockchain Disruption in 24 Hours

The TON network experienced block production issues for several hours due to a repeated disruption. Block production on TON experiencing further disruption Block production issues began at 19:19 UTC. The disruption appears to be due to heavy load attributed to DOGS token minting. TON Core is working on a solution. We will continue to update […]

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ForkLog 34 28.08.2024

TON Blockchain Resumes Operations After Outage

Developers of TON have restarted the network following a block generation failure, which lasted approximately six hours. TON is now producing blocks normally! We are back online. https://t.co/iXM6kF464T pic.twitter.com/FQ6eOt9fok — TON ? (@ton_blockchain) August 28, 2024 The issue arose due to abnormal load, the team explained. “Several validators cannot clear the database of old transactions, […]

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ForkLog 22 12.08.2024

Canto Blockchain Experiences Two-Day Outage

The EVM-compatible blockchain Canto, with a focus on DeFi, ceased operations on Saturday, August 10, due to a “consensus issue,” according to the project’s developers. Canto chain is currently experiencing an issue with consensus that has caused the chain to halt. An upgrade to address this issue will be carried out on Monday, August 12 […]

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ForkLog 10 09.08.2024

Solana Network Resolves Critical Vulnerability

Developers, validators, and client teams of Solana have addressed a critical network vulnerability through a coordinated update. Anatomy of a patch In the past few hours a critical security vulnerability and patch were disclosed on Solana, this public disclosure occured after a supermajority of stake had already been patched to protect the network. Let’s look […]

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ForkLog 20 22.07.2024

Increased Vulnerability of ZK Protocols Highlighted by Experts

Audits of DeFi projects based on zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology revealed critical errors twice as often as in general cases, according to The Block, citing a report by Veridise. Experts from the company analyzed 1605 vulnerabilities identified during 100 audits. They found an average of 16 issues per audit, with ZK projects slightly higher at […]

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ForkLog 21 19.07.2024

Global Windows Outage Sparks Surge in Meme Coins

Users have launched dozens of new tokens dedicated to CrowdStrike and Microsoft’s “blue screen of death” (BSoD) amidst a global outage of the tech giant’s systems and services. Microsoft Windows users right now. #crowdstrike #bsod pic.twitter.com/l153GL0xwU — Tommy (@tferris) July 19, 2024 Issues with Windows hosts were caused by a defective update of CrowdStrike’s Falcon […]

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ForkLog 29 08.07.2024

OpenAI Addresses Unencrypted ChatGPT Conversations on macOS

User conversations with ChatGPT were stored unencrypted on macOS, discovered data and electronics developer Pedro José Pereira Vieito. Автор публикации @pvieito Посмотреть в Threads macOS features a privacy protection measure known as Sandbox, which regulates application access to software and data at the kernel level. Applications must first obtain user permission before accessing personal information. […]

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ForkLog 23 08.07.2024

Solana Allocates $1 Million for Bug Bounty in Firedancer Client

The Solana blockchain team will distribute $1 million among users who find bugs in the first version of the Firedancer client for validators. Announced by an anonymous developer under the pseudonym Cantelope Peel and supported by Immunefi, the program begins on July 10 and will last six weeks. To receive a reward, participants must complete […]

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ForkLog 18 06.06.2024

Cosmos Hub Resumes Operations After Four-Hour Outage

On June 5, around 22:00 (Kyiv/MSK), the update of Cosmos Hub to version 17 resulted in a disruption within the ecosystem, causing a four-hour halt in block production. Gap between two consecutive Cosmos Hub blocks. Data: ATOMScan. The network team promptly responded to the issues and began working on a solution. The Cosmos Hub is […]

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ForkLog 40 15.05.2024

Sonne Finance DeFi Project Exploited for $20 Million

The decentralized lending protocol Sonne Finance has fallen victim to an exploit, resulting in damages amounting to approximately $20 million. Post-mortem on the exploit of Sonne Finance markets on Optimismhttps://t.co/gBXDsl8ucA — Sonne Finance (@SonneFinance) May 15, 2024 According to the statement, the perpetrator employed a “known donation attack” on forks of Compound v2, one of […]

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ForkLog 5 14.05.2024

Coinbase Experiences System Outage; Funds Remain Secure

On May 13 at 21:19 PST (May 14 at 07:19 Kyiv/MSK), the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase encountered a system-wide outage. Shortly before, users reported issues with sending cryptocurrencies and withdrawing fiat. On its X platform, Coinbase announced that it is investigating the issue and working on a solution. Coinbase is experiencing a system wide outage. We […]

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