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• 13:15, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Compoundfinance.jpg
• 13:15, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Compoundfinance.jpg
• 13:14, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Uniswap Fake Deriswap Liquidity Pair (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/uniswapfakederiswapliquiditypair.php}} thumb|UniswapUniswap allows anyone to list a token. Therefore, there have been a massive number of scams with tokens named similarly to popular projects. In this case, Deriswap was a real project, but didn't have any token associated. The announcement caused a lot of activity searching for the token, and the opportunistic scammer listed...")
• 13:14, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Celsius GoDaddy DNS Hijacking (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/celsiusgodaddydnshijacking.php}} thumb|Celsius NetworkCelsius Network suffered a DNS hijacking attack, where someone managed to successfully impersonate them to GoDaddy, and redirected the website to a malicious server. Due to the way that Celsius is set up, their site is not actually used to authorize any withdrawals, and the attacker did not use the opportunity to phi...")
• 13:14, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Celsiusnetwork.jpg
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• 13:14, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Pickle In A Pickle (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/pickleinapickle.php}} thumb|Pickle FinancePickle suffered a complex attack, which can be expected when many different systems are working together and there's a very strong incentive to break in. In this case, the Pickle Finance team has not made any efforts to make right on what happened, so affected users are out the entire value of their funds. This is a global/internation...")
• 13:14, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Pickle.jpg
• 13:14, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Pickle.jpg
• 13:13, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Blockchain.com Fake Websites (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/blockchaincomfakewebsites.php}} thumb|Blockchain.comFake versions of the Blockchain.com website were set up to fool users. It is unknown how many users lost funds. The FCA issued a warning about such sites. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Blockchain.com == "The world’s most popular crypto wallet. Over 80 million wallets...")
• 13:13, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Uniswap Fake Google Play Application (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/uniswapfakegoogleplayapplication.php}} thumb|UniswapA fake Uniswap application showed up in the Google Play application. This application managed to trick at least one user into giving over their seed phrase, costing them roughly $20,000 worth of cryptocurrency. There is no evidence that any funds were recovered. This is a global/international case not involving a specific co...")
• 13:13, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bitcoin Interchange Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bitcoininterchangeexitscam.php}} Bitcoin Interchange was a Zimbabwe-based investment platform which promised investors 35% returns. They had offices in multiple Zimbabwe cities including Harare and Chitungwiza. Investors lost over $766k through investing. This exchange or platform is based in Zimbabwe, or the incident targeted people primarily in Zimbabwe. == About Bitcoin Interchange == "Phinea...")
• 13:13, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page 88MPH Project Exploited (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/88mphprojectexploited.php}} thumb|88MPH88 MPH ran a decentralized lending platform, which enabled users to earn continual interest on their crypto-assets by lending them out. The platform was exploited for $100k. It appears that the $100k was ultimately recovered through an oversight of the hacker. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About...")
• 13:12, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:88mph.jpg
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• 13:12, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Origin Protocol Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/originprotocolhack.php}} thumb|Origin ProtocolThe origin protocol smart contract failed to check that one of the inputs into a function was a valid stablecoin. As a result, the hacker was able to create additional coins in the protocol and remove funds. Origin Protocol came out with an ambitious plan to reimburse their affected users over time. This is a global/intern...")
• 13:12, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Originprotocol.jpg
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• 13:12, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Value DeFi Goes On Sale (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/valuedefigoesonsale.php}} thumb|Value DeFiValue DeFi attracted a lot of interest around the world in their project, and many participants were unaware of the level of risk involved. The hacker reimbursed two of the victims, and the protocol worked to assist the rest. However, it goes to show that the space is still developing. This is a global/international case not involv...")
• 13:12, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Liquid Data Leak (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/liquiddataleak.php}} thumb|LiquidThe Liquid exchange in Japan saw personal data on hundreds of thousands of customers leaked, after an attacked managed to modify some DNS settings to take hold of internal company email accounts. The leaked information includes customer KYC information. This exchange or platform is based in Japan, or the incident targeted people primarily in Ja...")
• 13:11, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Liquid.jpg
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• 13:11, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Akropolis Attacked (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/akropolisattacked.php}} thumb|AkropolisAnother decentralized finance attack where multiple code auditors failed to find the exploit. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Akropolis == "Akropolis is a software enabling developers to launch decentralized applications (dapps) that provide cryptocurrency-based financial services owned...")
• 13:11, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Akropolis.jpg
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• 13:11, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page SharkTron Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/sharktronexitscam.php}} thumb|SharkTronAn anonymous developer created SharkTron, a liquidity mining protocol on the Tron network. The developer ultimately made off with $10m of investors funds which were invested on the platform. While some of the funds were frozen, it does not appear that investors have been returned a significant portion. This is a global/international...")
• 13:11, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Sharktron.jpg
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• 13:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Keep3rLink Fake CertiK Audit (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/keep3rlinkfakecertikaudit.php}} thumb|Keep3rLinkThe Keep3rLink project claimed to be a fork of the popular Keep3rV1 contract. The smart contract hot wallet claimed to be audited by CertiK, and a fake audit report was put on the website. Participants never received their claimed tokens, and were instead presented with instructions to enter their private key. At least one use...")
• 13:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Keep3rlink.jpg
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• 13:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Grin Token 51% Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/grintoken51attack.php}} thumb|Grin TokenThe Grin token blockchain was 51% attacked after a mining pool managed to gain control of the majority of the hashing power. Transactions were reorganized and it's not clear if any funds were lost. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Grin Token == "Electronic transactions for all. Without ce...")
• 13:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Grintoken.jpg
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• 13:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BSV Multi-Sig Exploited (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bsvmultisigexploited.php}} thumb|Bitcoin AssociationAs a separate token, BSV developers went a different path with their multi-signature implementation, and due in part to the controversy surrounding the token, struggled to find professional reviews of their approach. Due to multiple blunders, they ended up with a setup which allowed multi-sig withdrawals without an...")
• 13:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bitcoinassociation.jpg
• 13:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bitcoinassociation.jpg
• 13:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Cheese Bank Heist (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cheesebankheist.php}} thumb|Cheese BankFlash loans are a new feature of decentralized finance which allow attackers to exploit the market conditions in various ways, typically by manipulating the prices of assets at particular oracles. Smart contracts will typically blindly follow their instructions. In this case, as with others, that's highly lucrative for the attacker, a...")
• 13:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Cheesebank.jpg
• 13:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Cheesebank.jpg
• 13:08, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Percent Finance Funds Frozen (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/percentfinancefundsfrozen.php}} thumb|Percent FinancePercent finance was originally launched by an anonymous developer. The smart contract was handed off to be managed by the community in a multi-signature fashion. Some members of this new management were not familiar with how all of the assets operated, and made a mistake which resulted in almost a full million dollar...")
• 13:08, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Percentfinance.jpg
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• 13:08, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Crowd1 Ponzi Scheme (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/crowd1ponzischeme.php}} thumb|Crowd1Crowd1 promotes itself as not being an investment, and yet the only thing available for purchase appears to be expensive membership plans. They have no product or external revenue. While the site still appears to be online at the moment, their business model is not sustainable and has already been flagged by multiple regulators. This is a gl...")
• 13:08, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Crowd1.jpg
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• 13:07, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Wallet Upgrade Phishing (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerwalletupgradephishing.php}} thumb|LedgerUsing fake data from the data breach in June 2020, scammers started mailing customers that perhaps their crypto-assets were at risk as well. The emails would provide "upgraded" software to install and intercept the seed phrase when users set up their wallet. At least one user lost millions in XRP, and there is very limited recourse...")
• 13:07, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Axion Staking Inside Job (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/axionstakinginsidejob.php}} thumb|Axion StakingOne developer modified the software, and later used an exploit they had introduced to remove funds. The exploit was not caught despite multiple auditors reviewing the code. The developer was dumb enough to exploit it immediately and had no concrete escape plan. This is a global/international case not involving a specific co...")
• 13:07, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Axionstaking.jpg
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