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• 12:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Minionfarm.jpg
• 12:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Minionfarm.jpg
• 12:44, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Tomato DEFI Disappeared (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/tomatodefidisappeared.php}} thumb|Tomato DEFITomato DEFI was launched by an anonymous team and promised to be a new yield farm, and users would send their ethereum to the funding address to participate. There are reports of users not receiving tokens for their ethereum, and updates stopped after the initial launch. The website is now offline, although social media has not...")
• 12:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Tomatodefi.jpg
• 12:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Tomatodefi.jpg
• 12:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Eminence (Yearn Finance) DeFi Hack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/yearnfinanceeminencehack.php}} thumb|EminenceEminence was an early beta NFT game which was launched by Andre Cronje. Users piled in to invest their funds in the unproven platform. The platform was exploited by an attacker who stole the full $15m, returning $8m to investors. Those $8m were subsequently distributed back to investors. This is a global/international case not in...")
• 12:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Eminence.jpg
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• 12:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page HatchDAO Rug Pull (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/hatchdaorugpull.php}} thumb|HatchDAOAn anonymous individual or team launched the HatchDAO token system which appeared to be an experimental DAO, and took advantage of the reputation of the TrustSwap service to gain the trust of more participants. TrustSwap, however, can't guarantee the security of a smart contract hot wallet, and claims that isn't their function. Despite the...")
• 12:43, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Hatchdao.jpg
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• 12:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page GemSwap (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/gemswapdeveloperattack.php}} thumb|GemSwapUnknown developers created a fork of popular UniSwap/SushiSwap. After many people were convinced to add liquidity to the smart contract, malicious backdoors were used to empty the liquidity and steal user funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About GemSwap == "GemSwap is described to be a for...")
• 12:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Gemswap.jpg
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• 12:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Robinhood Account Hacking Spree (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/robinhoodaccounthackingspree.php}} thumb|RobinhoodIn late 2020, over 2,000 accounts on the Robinhood trading platform were breached. Users reported difficulties in obtaining support at the time. While some users report that their funds were restored by the platform, it's unclear if all funds were restored. This exchange or platform is based in United States, or the incident...")
• 12:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Robinhood.jpg
• 12:42, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Robinhood.jpg
• 12:41, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page KuCoin Hot Wallet Breach (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/kucoinhotwalletbreach.php}} thumb|KuCoinThe KuCoin platform suffered a hot wallet breach, where hundreds of millions of dollars were stolen from their hot wallets. Some of the funds were recovered through working with centralized blockchains and platforms to blacklist the coins, however the thieves still successfully kept a significant haul. KuCoin has assured all customers tha...")
• 12:27, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Tomatoes Finance Permissions Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/tomatoesfinancepermissionsattack.php}} thumb|Tomatos FinanceThe "Tomatos" Finance project gained publicity by airdropping tokens into random wallets. When the victim reached the website, they would receive a standard permissions dialog to interact with the smart contract. If they granted permissions, all their funds would be drained. This is a global/international case...")
• 12:27, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Tomatosfinance.jpg
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• 12:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page KuCoin Fake Exchange Website (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/kucoinfakeexchangewebsite.php}} thumb|KuCoinKuCoin reported that a fake website was set up to phish their platform users. This would be used to steal login information of platform users, leading towards a theft of funds. This exchange or platform is based in Singapore, or the incident targeted people primarily in Singapore. == About KuCoin == "Behind KuCoin are two tech geeks...")
• 12:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Lightning Denial of Service Attack Demonstration (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/lightningdenialofserviceattackdemonstration.php}} thumb|LightningLightning is a technology which allows for faster and cheaper payments through bitcoin. In Septembr 2020, Joost Jager discovered an attack which could be performed against large value lightning channels. This allowed nodes to be locked up so they're unusable, but doesn't appear to allow any theft of funds. Thi...")
• 12:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Soda Finance Loophole (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/sodafinanceloophole.php}} thumb|Soda FinanceSoda Finance is a yield farming project run by an anonymous team. There was a loophole in the smart contract, which was ignored by the team. The loophole was exploited. The team partially compensated affected users. The project is still running. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Soda...")
• 12:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Sodafinance.jpg
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• 12:26, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Sim Swapping AT&T (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/simswappingat&t.php}} A client of an unnamed US-based exchange had their account breached after relying on SMS-based 2FA. The client is taking their mobile provider to court in an attempt to gain some recovery. This exchange or platform is based in United States, or the incident targeted people primarily in United States. == About Unknown == "An AT&T customer filed a lawsuit against the company...")
• 12:25, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Swerve Finance Swerves Finely (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/swervefinanceswervesfinely.php}} thumb|Swerve FinanceThe story goes that a bunch of venture capitalists decided to create a fork of the Curve protocol, called Swerve. They copied the code with minimal change. They had huge amounts of money to start up the liquidity. And a great marketing plan - pretend to be a single anonymous developer and fake a fair launch. Except th...")
• 12:25, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Swervefinance.jpg
• 12:25, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Swervefinance.jpg
• 12:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page LV Finance Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/lvfinanceexitscam.php}} This fraud appears to have been executed so quickly that no record of the site or even a logo are subsequently available. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About LV Finance == "The organizers of LV Finance described the project as a "community-owned DeFi ecosystem" based on the Ethereum blockchain." "In the near future they promised...")
• 12:10, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bantiample Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bantiampleexitscam.php}} thumb|BantiampleBantiample was a fork of Antiample, but not a functional one. It took advantage of the hype around the Antiample project to launch. The project did not run for long before the anonymous creator made off with everyone's funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Bantiample == "Bantiample to...")
• 12:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bantiample.jpg
• 12:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bantiample.jpg
• 12:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Student Robbed At Knifepoint (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/studentrobbedatknifepoint.php}} A freshman student at the University of Kent was robbed after revealing he held cryptocurrency. This exchange or platform is based in United Kingdom, or the incident targeted people primarily in United Kingdom. == About Unknown == "A college student started the year as a freshman was robbed at the University of Kent, a school located in the historic city of Canter...")
• 12:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Lien Finance Rescued (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/lienfinancerescued.php}} thumb|Lien FinanceLien Finance offers some interesting financial products, including an advanced structure of stable coin. A highly experienced developer found an exploit in the smart contract which had been overlooked by the contract auditor. Rather than exploiting it himself, he attempted to get in touch with the auditor and the project (which w...")
• 12:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Lienfinance.jpg
• 12:09, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Lienfinance.jpg
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BZx DeFi Protocol Hacked Again (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/defiprotocolbzxhackedagain.php}} thumb|BZxThe bZx protocol has now been hacked 3 times. The previous 2 times were in February 2020. In this case, no funds were ultimately lost as the hacker returned the funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About BZx == "In yet another jolt to the decentralized finance (DeFi) community, margin, and leve...")
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Arbistar Trading Bot Overpayment (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/arbistartradingbotoverpayment.php}} thumb|ArbistarArbistar was not a cryptocurrency exchange, but rather a simple scheme where investors would pay upfront money for future returns, with extra bonuses for recruiting others. Where did those returns come from? From a trading bot that is supposedly the first bot ever to be able to consistently generate an arbitrage profit. And t...")
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Arbistar.jpg
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• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page YFDexF Finance Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/yfdexffinanceexitscam.php}} thumb|YFDexFYFDexF was one platform which you could have afforded to miss out on. After advertising extensively on social media with free give-aways for retweets and hash tags, the project then disappeared with investor funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About YFDexF == The "DeFi project Yfdexf.Finance"...")
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Yfdexf.jpg
• 11:59, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Yfdexf.jpg
• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Coral Finance Reentrancy Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coralfinancereentrancyattack.php}} While there is limited information available online, the Coral Finance is another example where a project with a smart contract hot wallet was breached and user funds were lost. In this case, the exploit was related to the way EOS uses wRAM. It does not appear that anything was done to assist affected users in this case, as the project appears to have disappeared...")
• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Emerald Mine Exit Scam (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/emeraldmineexitscam.php}} thumb|Emerald MineA user created a smart contract on the EOS platform, which placed them in exclusive control of a large liquidity pool. They funded the contract with a sizable amount of EOS. After others started also using their platform, they then used their access permissions to withdraw the funds. Many of the withdrawals were caught by tradin...")
• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Emeraldmine.jpg
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• 11:58, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Eterbase Hot Wallets Breached (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/eterbasehotwalletsbreached.php}} thumb|EterbaseA large amount of funds were taken from multiple hot wallets on the Eterbase exchange platform. The exchange decided to shut down for 4 months, and when they relaunched, were surprised to find that there was very little interest in using the platform to trade. Eventually, the exchange closed down for good. It was not clear what...")