Ethereum
Ethereum private key stealer on PyPI downloaded over 1,000 times
A malicious Python Package Index (PyPI) package named “set-utils” has been stealing Ethereum private keys through intercepted wallet creation functions and exfiltrating them via the Polygon blockchain. The package disguises itself as a utility for Python, mimicking the popular “python-utils,” which has over 712 million downloads, and “utils,” which counts over 23.5 million installs. Researchers […]
Hacker steals record $1.46 billion from Bybit ETH cold wallet
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit revealed today that an unknown attacker stole over $1.46 billion worth of cryptocurrency from one of its ETH cold wallets. “The incident occurred when our ETH multisig cold wallet executed a transfer to our warm wallet. Unfortunately, this transaction was manipulated through a sophisticated attack that masked the signing interface, displaying the […]
zkLend loses $9.5M in crypto heist, asks hacker to return 90%
Decentralized money lender zkLend suffered a breach where threat actors exploited a smart contract flaw to steal 3,600 Ethereum, worth $9.5 million at the time. zkLend is a decentralized money-market protocol built on Starknet, a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. It enables users to deposit, borrow, and lend various assets. The attack took place […]
Malicious npm packages target Ethereum developers’ private keys
Twenty malicious packages impersonating the Hardhat development environment used by Ethereum developers are targeting private keys and other sensitive data. Collectively, the malicious packages have recorded more than one thousand downloads, researchers say. Narrow targeting campaign Hardhat is a widely used Ethereum development environment maintained by the Nomic Foundation. It is used for developing, testing, […]