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• 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...")
• 13:20, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Dextools.jpg
• 13:20, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Dextools.jpg
• 13:19, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page IBase/YFFS Founders Leave (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ibaseyffsfoundersleave.php}} thumb|YFFSI was unable to find any evidence of any smart contract vulnerability being exploited by the team. It appears to be more the case that they launched and then decided to cash out and abandon the project. Based on CoinGecko, it looks like $260k worth of YFFS token market cap was lost in total on the "rug pull" day. The project appears to...")
• 13:19, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Ibaseyffs.jpg
• 13:19, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Ibaseyffs.jpg
• 13:18, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page DeFiB Rug Pull (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/defibrugpull.php}} thumb|DEFIBaseAn anonymous development team launched the DEFIBase protocol, a smart contract which gave them full control over the token supply. Instead of helping their users make a larger fortune, they decided to help themselves to all invested funds. This project was very small, so it was hard to determine the actual outcome. This is a global/internati...")
• 13:18, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Defibase.jpg
• 13:18, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Defibase.jpg
• 13:18, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page DeTrade Fund (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/detradefund.php}} thumb|DeTradeA fake video from a purported CEO, an audited smart contract, a business registration, and news articles published through Yahoo Finance, all gave this the appearance of legitimacy. In reality, the hacker immediately took the funds and disappeared. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About DeTrade == "DeTra...")
• 13:18, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Detrade.jpg
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• 13:18, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Compounder Finance Rug Pull (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/compounderfinancerugpull.php}} thumb|Compounder FinanceCompounder run for months and gained significant traction. Because users continued to hold their private keys and only interacted with a smart contract, which was audited, many felt safe. However, the smart contract had a time lock, which enabled the anonymous team to make an update with just 24 hours of notice. They d...")
• 13:17, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Compounder.jpg
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• 13:17, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page BTC Markets Privacy Breach (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/btcmarketsprivacybreach.php}} thumb|BTC MarketsBTC Markets was one of the largest exchanges in Australia. The company sent out a mailer announcing that they were accepting Tether on December 1st, 2020. The email was sent in batches, each to 1,000 customers. Except that the email addresses and full names in each batch were visible to all recipients. This exchange or platfor...")
• 13:17, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Btcmarkets.jpg
• 13:17, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Btcmarkets.jpg
• 13:17, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Blockchain.com Funds Stolen Truth-Seeker1990 (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/blockchaincomfundsstolentruthseeker1990.php}} thumb|Blockchain.infoReddit user Truth-Seeker1990 used the Blockchain.com online wallet, which offers a "2FA" account recovery option based on the user's email account. His email address was hacked (which typically may happen due to reusing the same password as a login for a website). The hacker modified his email account to...")
• 13:16, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Celsius Network Account Hacked (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/celsiusnetworkaccounthacked.php}} thumb|Celsius NetworkWhile unconfirmed by Celsius, there is a report from one of their customers who claims to have been hacked out of $82,000 worth of cryptocurrency. If what's claimed is true, it seems like Celsius may have had their DNS compromised and customers redirected to an attacker's website. Attackers can set up proxies on sim...")
• 13:16, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page SushiSwap First Attack (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/sushiswapfirstattack.php}} thumb|SushiSwapThe SushiSwap smart contract was exploited and the attacker took the trading fees which were generated over the brief period of the attack. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About SushiSwap == "Sushi is a DeFi protocol that is completely community-driven, serving up delicious interest for your...")
• 13:16, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Rari Capital Vulnerability (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/raricapitalvulnerability.php}} thumb|Rari CapitalRari Capital discovered a vulnerability in their smart contract, prior to it being exploited. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Rari Capital == "Rari Capital was founded upon a principle whereby yield could be generated without speculation, and instead: utilization. Rari Capital...")
• 13:16, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Raricapital.jpg
• 13:16, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Raricapital.jpg
• 13:16, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Saffron Finance Lock Up (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/saffronfinancelockup.php}} thumb|Saffron FinanceThe Saffron Finance smart contract had a bug which caused a large quantity of fund to be "locked up" when wrong inputs were supplied. Advanced functions had to be used to recover funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Saffron Finance == "Saffron Finance launched November 1st...")
• 13:15, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Saffronfinance.jpg
• 13:15, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Saffronfinance.jpg
• 13:15, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Bancar Hack Theft (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bancarhacktheft.php}} thumb|Bancar ExchangeVery limited detail is available about what happened to Bancar Exchange, but given the size of the platform, it would appear that far too much was stored in their hot wallet. As the theives were arrested, it's likely that some of the funds will be recovered. This exchange or platform is based in Venezuela, or the incident targeted peo...")
• 13:15, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page File:Bancar.jpg
• 13:15, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Bancar.jpg
• 13:15, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs created page Compound Price Feed Error (Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/compoundpricefeederror.php}} thumb|Compound FinanceCompound Finance relied on CoinBase for the price of DAI stablecoins. In a time of rapid market crash, the price on CoinBase went above $1.30 on CoinBase, while other services had prices around $1.03. This caused customers who had loans to fall below the required backing and get liquidated. This is a global/internatio...")
• 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
• 13:14, 25 January 2023 Azoundria talk contribs uploaded File:Celsiusnetwork.jpg
• 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...")