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• 13:38, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Buyucoin.jpg
• 13:38, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Firoindodax.jpg
• 13:38, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Firoindodax.jpg
• 13:38, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Binance Firo (ZCoin) 51% Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/binancefirozcoin51attack.php}} thumb|BinanceBinance is the largest exchange in the world, and Firo is a privacy-based Proof-of-Work blockchain. The Firo blockchain was weeks away from launching a chainlock feature when they were 51% attacked. The attacker attempted to double-spend coins through Binance. As a result of the attack, the Firo team released an update which loc...")
• 13:37, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Firobinance.jpg
• 13:37, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Firobinance.jpg
• 13:37, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Saddle Finance Arbitrage Exploit (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/saddlefinance.php}} thumb|Saddle FinanceSaddle Finance is an automated market maker for pegged crypto-assets. (Think stablecoins but for other assets like BTC.) Their initial launch saw users lose over $275k due to arbitrage exploits. While the Saddle Finance team did mention looking into payouts from their treasury multi-sig, they also stated that they thought their sm...")
• 13:37, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Saddlefinance.jpg
• 13:37, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Saddlefinance.jpg
• 13:37, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Hong Kong Cash Theft Sequel (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/hongkongcashtheftsequel.php}} A lady in Hong Kong was robbed of $448,700 in cash after selling her Tether to men she had transacted with before. Once the deal was done, the four men used a knife to threaten her and made off with the cash and purchased Tether. The robbers have apparently not yet been caught. This exchange or platform is based in Hong Kong, or the incident targeted people primarily...")
• 13:36, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Trezor Fake Android App (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trezorfakeandroidapp.php}} thumb|TrezorA fake Trezor wallet was reported on the Google Play store, which could be downloaded by Android users. Trezor did not have an Android app at the time. The application was downloaded over 1,000 times. There was no report found of any specific losses reported by users, but the app definitely was attempting to steal seed phrases, so it is mo...")
• 13:31, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page FreeLiquid USDFL Stablecoin Peg Lost (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/freeliquidusdflstablecoinpeglost.php}} thumb|FreeLiquidFreeLiquid is a decentralized stablecoin protocol set up by a group of enthusiasts. The original code was a fork of the MakerDAO protocol. The stablecoins are backed by collateral in the form of liquidity pool tokens. Owners of liquidity pools can borrow USDFL accounting for up to 90% the value of their original collate...")
• 13:31, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Freeliquid.jpg
• 13:31, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Freeliquid.jpg
• 13:30, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Users Extortion Attempts (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerusersextortionattempts.php}} thumb|LedgerMultiple Ledger users have reported receiving extortion threats, often containing their personal information from the June 2020 data breach. Scammers will threaten various forms of physical violence or theft against them. It's unknown what funds were lost, and there is very limited recourse for affected users to recover their funds...")
• 13:30, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Stand Cash Stablecoin Not Stable (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/standcashstablecoinnotstable.php}} thumb|Stand CashStand Cash was an algorithmic stablecoin launched in December 2020, which was designed to keep a reserve backing of ethereum that would be increased whenever the price was above $1 USD, and used to stabilize the coin if the balance was below $1. However, the smart contract was designed to award 9% of all the minted Stand Cas...")
• 13:30, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Standcash.jpg
• 13:30, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Standcash.jpg
• 13:29, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page ZKSwap Overpriced Swap (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/zkswapoverpricedswap.php}} thumb|ZKSwapWhen ZKSwap was initially launched, the price was higher than it should have been due to a lack of liquidity. For users who overpaid, they can request a refund of the difference. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About ZKSwap == "ZKSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) built on ZK-Rollup technology,...")
• 13:29, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Zkswap.jpg
• 13:29, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Zkswap.jpg
• 13:29, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Hong Kong Cash Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/hongkongcashtheft.php}} A man in Hong Kong was robbed of his cash after selling his 15 bitcoin. Once the sale was done, and the cash handed over, the thieves took back the cash by threatening him with knives. It is not believed that any funds were recovered from the thieves. This exchange or platform is based in Hong Kong, or the incident targeted people primarily in Hong Kong. == About None ==...")
• 13:29, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page YCredit Finance Minting Vulnerability (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ycreditfinancemintingvulnerability.php}} thumb|YCredit FinanceYCredit Finance was launched as a test smart contract, where word quickly spread, even though it was not announced in any official channels. The smart contract had an exploit which allowed the effective minting of additional tokens, causing a massive price drop. The contract was ultimately redeployed in the...")
• 13:29, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Ycreditfinance.jpg
• 13:29, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Ycreditfinance.jpg
• 13:28, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page One Cash Finance Not Stable (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/onecashfinancenotstable.php}} One Cash was created as a decentralized fork of the basis protocol with some minor tweaks. The token appears to have gained a massive value, followed by quickly dropping to a value below $1. The experiment does not appear to have been successful. The anonymous developer has deleted their Medium and Twitter accounts. This is a global/international case not involving a...")
• 13:27, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Cover Protocol Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coverprotocolhack.php}} thumb|Cover ProtocolCover protocol is a market for insurance, allowing you to protect your assets on other platforms against loss. Except that the protocol itself got hacked, and there was nobody to insure it. Luckily, the firm which had conducted the breach owned up to it and gave the money back. This is a global/international case not involvin...")
• 13:27, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Coverprotocol.jpg
• 13:27, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Coverprotocol.jpg
• 13:27, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Empty Set Dollar Stablecoin Collapse (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/emptysetdollarstablecoincollapse.php}} thumb|Empty SetEmpty set dollar was a complex algorithmic stablecoin that maintained a price around $1 until December 26th, 2020, growing to a market capitalization of $200m according to CoinMarketCap. After that point, the price appears to have crashed and is presently fractions of a penny. The protocol would automatically burn user bal...")
• 13:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Emptyset.jpg
• 13:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Emptyset.jpg
• 13:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Altilly Assets Hacked (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/altillyassetshacked.php}} thumb|AltillyThe Altilly exchange left all user funds in a hot wallet managed through their platform. They also kept copies of key information in "hot" backups. While their hosting provider had 2FA on logins, there was a second login without 2FA which the hosting provider had erroneously left open to access the account, which the hacker was able to b...")
• 13:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Altilly.jpg
• 13:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Altilly.jpg
• 13:22, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Uniswap Doubling Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/uniswapdoublingscam.php}} thumb|UniswapAfter Uniswap launched a free airdrop giveaway, scammers decided to create a fake giveaway which allegedly doubled the funds of users who sent them UNI tokens. They did this by hijacking a legitimate YouTube channel with 400,000 subscribers and renaming it as Uniswap. It's unclear how many victims fell for the scam. It appears that the or...")
• 13:21, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Livecoin Shut Down By Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/livecoinshutdownbyhack.php}} thumb|LivecoinAccording to the company's site, they used cold storage. The site does not mention any use of multi-signature wallets, and it would appear to be very clear that their cold storage was not effective at preventing the theft of a significant amount of client funds. There are a range of things which happened in the downfall, including t...")
• 13:21, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Livecoin.jpg
• 13:21, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Livecoin.jpg
• 13:21, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Uniswap Fake Tokens With Liquidity (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/uniswapfaketokenswithliquidity.php}} thumb|UniswapUniswap allows anyone to list a token. Therefore, there have been a massive number of scams with tokens named similarly to popular tokens. Scammers can set up a fake token, inject liquidity, and then dump quickly when anyone else buys. In this case, the token was not impersonating any legitimate project. This is a global/inter...")
• 13:21, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Uniswap Fake Nimbus Token (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/uniswapfakenimbustoken.php}} thumb|Uniswap Uniswap allows anyone to list a token. Therefore, there have been a massive number of scams with tokens named similarly to popular tokens. The Nimbus did not have a token. There was still a reasonable chance someone may have looked for one, and ended up purchasing from a scammer. This is a global/international case not involving a sp...")
• 13:21, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Exmo Assets Lost (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/exmoassetslost.php}} thumb|ExmoExmo stored a relatively large amount of customer assets in hot wallets, which according to their policy ranged between 5% and 10%. Therefore, they were fortunate that only 6% were taken, instead of 9% or 10%. They were also fortunate in that numerous other assets were not taken - only the top 6 cryptocurrencies out of many dozens of assets on their...")
• 13:21, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Exmo.jpg
• 13:21, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Exmo.jpg
• 13:20, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Warp Finance Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/warpfinancehack.php}} thumb|Warp FinanceWarp Finance offered a lending platform where you can stake your liquidity provider tokens and earn interest. Of course, you have to put your tokens into a smart contract. A hacker decided that they wanted the coins in the smart contract. The exploit was highly inefficient and required some collateral which offset the losses, howev...")
• 13:20, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Warpfinance.jpg
• 13:20, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Warpfinance.jpg
• 13:20, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Trezor Fake Iphone App James Fajcz (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/trezorfakeiphoneappjamesfajcz.php}} thumb|TrezorTrezor did now have any IPhone version of their application. A scammer created a fake IPhone Trezor application. This was downloaded and requested the sensistive information, presumably the seed phrase. Once provided, all balances on the wallet were stolen. The app has since been removed. It is unclear if any funds were recovered....")
• 13:20, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Nexus Mutual Founder Hacked (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/nexusmutualfounderhacked.php}} thumb|Nexus MutualKYC can create a closed community, but it's far from foolproof. It certainly does not remove the need for proper protections of funds. This exchange or platform is based in United Kingdom, or the incident targeted people primarily in United Kingdom. == About Nexus Mutual == "The CEO of decentralized finance (DeFi) insurer...")
• 13:20, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page DexTools/Uniswap Fake Buy/Sell History (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/dextoolsuniswapfakebuysellhistory.php}} thumb|DexToolsWith decentralized platforms, a major problem of fraud can happen with fake tokens. Given the open nature of the blockchain, anyone can list a new token with a similar name to an existing popular token, and using smart contracts it's possible to prevent or limit the sale of tokens, meaning that investors can buy, but not s...")