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• 12:21, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Shibaswap.jpg
• 12:21, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Defi100 Pretend Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/defi100pretendexitscam.php}} thumb|Defi100In this case, a hacker breached the Defi100 website and created a page which claimed an exit scam. A tweet claimed $32m was lost. The story spread quickly, even included in some mainstream news articles. By the time the project had realized and provided an update, significant damage was done to the project reputation. The site has sin...")
• 12:21, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Defi100.jpg
• 12:21, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Defi100.jpg
• 12:20, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Mushroom Finance Yield Manipulation Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/mushroomfinanceyieldmanipulationtheft.php}} thumb|Mushroom FinanceDespite two audits, Mushroom Finance still had a smart contract error which allowed a malicious actor to steal some of the yield. This did not appear to take any user funds, but rather reduced the profitability slightly. The error was corrected with minimal exploit and a bug bounty paid. This is a glob...")
• 12:20, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Mushroomfinance.jpg
• 12:20, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Mushroomfinance.jpg
• 12:18, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BlockFi Sends Free Bitcoin (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/blockfisendsfreebitcoin.php}} thumb|BlockFiAs the story goes, BlockFi accidentally paid out bitcoin instead of USD to customers in their accounts. Some sources mention that they continued to have these bonuses for months. They then, in some cases, let customers withdraw these funds. BlockFi reports this was limited to 100 accounts. In most cases, it seems like they've been...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 12:18, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Blockfi.jpg
• 12:18, 27 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Blockfi.jpg
• 14:11, 26 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Circle Society Investment Platform (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/circlesocietyinvestmentplatform.php}} thumb|Circle SocietyDavid Saffron appeared to be highly wealthy with mansions and armed security guards. He promised investors a lucrative opportunity to make 500%-600% returns on their money. In reality, it appears he was running a ponzi scheme. The CFTC filed a complaint against him and he is prosecuted by the Department of Justi...")
• 14:11, 26 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Circlesociety.jpg
• 14:11, 26 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Circlesociety.jpg
• 23:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page PancakeBunny Flash Arbitrage (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/pancakebunnyflasharbitrage.php}} thumb|PancakeBunnyPancakeBunny is a staking platform for crypto-assets. Hackers used the smart contract along with flash loans to manipulate prices, and made millions in profit. Estimates varied widely between $45m and $200m. The project has made an effort to reimburse investors and continues to operate. This is a global/international ca...")
• 23:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Pancakebunny.jpg
• 23:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Pancakebunny.jpg
• 23:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Venus Finance Liquidity Failure (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/venusfinanceliquidityfailure.php}} thumb|Venus FinanceVenus Finance is a collateralized loan platform. Due to a price spike and subsequent drop, there was a domino of liquidations triggered. The protocol was able to capitalize the loss, and took a large number of preventative measures to reduce the future risk. This is a global/international case not involving a specifi...")
• 23:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Venusfinance.jpg
• 23:52, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Venusfinance.jpg
• 23:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page CheapETH 51% Attack Demonstration (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cheapeth51attackdemonstration.php}} thumb|CheapETHCheapETH is a fork of the ethereeum blockchain which features cheaper transactions due to the smaller network. A white hat hacker named Anish Agnihotri demonstrated a 51% attack. All funds were returned after the demonstration. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About CheapETH == "Someo...")
• 23:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Cheapeth.jpg
• 23:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Cheapeth.jpg
• 23:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page FinNexus Finished (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/finnexusfinished.php}} thumb|FinNexusThe FinNexus smart contract was fully audited, and most reports suggest that this was the breach of a key which allows for management of the smart contract. For some reason, the team decided that they would have only one key, and share it amongst themselves. The official story is that malware has gotten onto one of the computers, allowing...")
• 23:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Finnexus.jpg
• 23:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Finnexus.jpg
• 23:51, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BEarnFi BVaults Exploited (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bearnfibvaultsexploited.php}} thumb|BEarnFiThe BEarnFi BVaults had an exploit where the withdrawal was denominated in the wrong currency. This was exploited by an attacker to drain one of the liquidity pools. Some additional damage was done as others also tried to withdraw at the wrong rate. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About BEarn...")
• 23:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bearnfi.jpg
• 23:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bearnfi.jpg
• 23:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page CoinBase 6000 Users Robbed (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coinbase6000usersrobbed.php}} thumb|CoinBaseOver 6,000 CoinBase users fell victim to a phishing attack, and due to an error in the SMS verification process, funds were able to be drained without completing SMS verification. CoinBase has taken many steps to prevent future phishing attacks and fully covered the losses of affected users. This exchange or platform is based in Un...")
• 23:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page EOS SX Vault Breach (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/eossxvaultbreach.php}} thumb|EOS SX VaultThe EOS SX Vault is one of the largest smart contracts on the EOS chain. A hacker was able to exploit this smart contract, and steal significant funds. The negotiation was to offer the attacker $100k to return the funds, which he refused. Rather than find a way to liquidate them and bring them off-chain, he split them into a lot of sma...")
• 23:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Sxvault.jpg
• 23:50, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Sxvault.jpg
• 23:49, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BDollar V2 (BDOV2) Dollar Fails To Peg (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bdollarv2bdov2dollarfailstopeg.php}} thumb|BDollarbDollar V2 was a branch of bDollar, which was an attempt to restore the peg of bDollar, originally lost in March 2021. While the token is not listed in many places, based on market data it appears that the peg was never really established. The bEarn smart contract suffered an attack shortly after the launch, which likely dampen...")
• 23:49, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Elon Musk Doubling Scam Ms Bushnell (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/elonmuskdoublingscammsbushnell.php}} thumb|NoneMs Bushnell was tricked into participating in a bitcoin doubling scam, which claimed using legitimate looking news sites that Elon Musk was doubling the money of investors. After sending in 9000 GBP ($11000 USD), she received nothing back. This exchange or platform is based in United Kingdom, or the incident targeted peopl...")
• 23:49, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Elonmsbushnell.jpg
• 23:49, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Elonmsbushnell.jpg
• 23:49, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Fei Protocol Uniswap Price Manipulation (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/feiprotocoluniswappricemanipulation.php}} thumb|Fei ProtocolThe FEI protocol had a "bonding curve" which provided liquidity for the stablecoin. These funds were stored in a smart contract hot wallet. An exploit was found which would have allowed a malicious actor to drain the stored funds by manipulating the price with a flash loan. The exploit was corrected without any...")
• 23:49, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Feiprotocol.jpg
• 23:49, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Feiprotocol.jpg
• 23:48, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page XToken Breached (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/xtokenbreached.php}} thumb|XTokenThe xToken attack surprised many people, however it's not surprising given the number of decentralized finance attacks. Affected users will get a small fraction of what they lost, though at least they get something. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About XToken == xToken is "a decentralized passive inve...")
• 23:48, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Xtoken.jpg
• 23:48, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Xtoken.jpg
• 23:48, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page WaterMine Ponzi Scheme (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/watermineponzischeme.php}} thumb|WaterMineWaterMine was supposedly a cloud mining platform where users purchased mining packages. In reality, there is no evidence that any mining actually occured, and the packages beared strong similarities to other panzi schemes. After running for over a year, the website claimed that they were hacked by a support worker. The website is pre...")
• 23:48, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Watermine.jpg
• 23:48, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Watermine.jpg
• 23:47, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Ledger Fake Hardware Wallets (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerfakehardwarewallets.php}} thumb|LedgerUsing fake data from the data breach in June 2020, scammers started mailing fake wallets to customers. The wallets would provide fake software to install and intercept the seed phrase when users set up their wallet. Ledger first reported fake hardware wallets being mailed to their customers on May 10th, 2021, over a month before any o...")
• 23:47, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Larva Labs’ Meebits NFT Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/larvalabs’meebitsnfthack.php}} thumb|MeebitsThe Meebits are collectible NFT characters, with potential rare attributes. Unfortunately, these attributes were generated using a not-so-random algorithm, which was predictable based on the hash of the present block. A hacker was able to exploit this to obtain a rare Meebit that they then resold. This is a global/international c...")
• 23:47, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Meebits.jpg
• 23:47, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Meebits.jpg
• 23:47, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Rari Capital Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/raricapitalhack.php}} thumb|Rari CapitalThe Rari Capital hack is the latest attack among many increasingly sophisticated attacks occurring in the DeFi space. The platform, as well as Alpha Finance, were both audited smart contracts. The good news in this case is that the community came together to assist those who were affected by the hack, with developers giving up their...")