Trading
Hackers steal $23.7 million in crypto from Ostium in off-chain attack
The Ostium trading platform announced that an attacker stole $23.75 million from its liquidity provider vault last week, after compromising off-chain infrastructure used to feed prices into the protocol. According to an update from the platform yesterday, the attacker submitted illegitimate price reports disguised as valid ones, then rapidly opened and closed large positions to generate […]
JaredFromSubway MEV bot hacked in $15 million crypto theft
The JaredFromSubway Ethereum MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bot suffered a $15 million loss after an attacker manipulated the opportunity-detection logic by creating fake cryptocurrency trading opportunities. The drain was detected on Saturday by blockchain security firm Blockaid, and today, JaredFromSubway confirmed that the attacker used fake pools and tokens to trick the bot into approving […]
Amazon and Audible flooded with ‘forex trading’ and warez listings
Amazon, Amazon Music, and Audible, an Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service, have been flooded with bogus listings that push dubious “forex trading” sites, Telegram channels, and suspicious links claiming to offer pirated software. Amazon listings promote illicit sites Yesterday, GeekFeed reported how threat actors were abusing Spotify playlists and podcasts to promote pirated software and game cheats. The […]