User contributions for Azoundria

25 January 2023

• 23:3423:34, 25 January 2023 diff hist +12,768‎ N BDollar (BDO) Stablecoin Peg Lost ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/bdollarbdostablecoinpeglost.php}} thumb|BDollarbDollar was a purely algorithmic stablecoin, designed to adjust the supply to maintain a price of $1 USD. The total value locked reached an all-time high of $120m on March first, before some controversial changes were introduced to the protocol by the team. By March 24th, 2021, the protocol had lost it's peg. Awards, audits, and e..."
• 23:3423:34, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Bdollar.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:3323:33, 25 January 2023 diff hist +7,107‎ N Men Robbed Over Bitcoin Trade ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/menrobbedoverbitcointrade.php}} Two men in Hong Kong met to purchase bitcoin. After handing over the cash, one of the sellers left with it to do some paperwork. The other seller remained until they grew suspicious. The first seller managed to get away with the money. One of the men was injured in the pursuit. It is unknown if the other seller or the funds were ever recovered. This exchange or pla..."
• 23:3323:33, 25 January 2023 diff hist +7,526‎ N Ledger Keepass Keylogger Bitcoin Theft ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerkeepasskeyloggerbitcointheft.php}} thumb|LedgerA Reddit user reported that their bitcoin went missing from their Ledger wallet just 2 days after setting it up. After their setup, they had entered the first 23 words from the seed phrase in their password manager and nowhere else. They lost roughly $3k worth of bitcoin, and there is no indication that any of the coins were..."
• 23:3323:33, 25 January 2023 diff hist +9,007‎ N SageSwap Rug Pull ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/sageswaprugpull.php}} thumb|SageSwapThe site appears to have launched around March 20th, 2021 and failed to load after March 22nd, 2021. The last visible indication of Total Value Locked in the smart contract hot wallet was $32,451 USD. In the end, it appears that the developers had built a small function in the smart contract to allow them to steal any invested funds. This..."
• 23:3323:33, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Sageswap.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:3323:33, 25 January 2023 diff hist +7,547‎ N SIL Finance Permissions Exploit ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/silfinancepermissionsexploit.php}} thumb|SIL FinanceThe SIL Finance smart contract was exploited after a new piece of code was added, which introduced a vulnerability. A malicious actor managed to steal some $12m from the contract through exploiting this vulnerability, however he was convinced to return the funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specif..."
• 23:3223:32, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Silfinance.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:3223:32, 25 January 2023 diff hist +9,708‎ N TurtleDex Exits with User Funds ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/turtledexexitswithuserfunds.php}} thumb|TurtleDexAn audited smart contract allowed the creators to remove funds, despite naming the project after a turtle, which would not have had hands long enough to use a keyboard. Nothing appears to have been done to resolve the issue for investors, who are still out millions of dollars. This is a global/international case not involvin..."
• 23:3223:32, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Turtledex.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:3223:32, 25 January 2023 diff hist +4,891‎ N SheepSwap Finance Disappears ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/sheepswapfinancedisappears.php}} thumb|SheepSwap FinanceThe website is gone. It seems that the anonymous team would rather take the funds of users than build a decent service. It's not been determined exactly how much was taken. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About SheepSwap Finance == "Deflationary Animal Yield Farming on Binance..."
• 23:3123:31, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Sheepswap.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:3123:31, 25 January 2023 diff hist +5,704‎ N In Person German Theft ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/inpersongermantheft.php}} A 29 year old German man met a group of strangers to transact bitcoin, possibly to sell some of his coins. The group of three men then attacked him and snatched the phone. He called police immediately and the men were arrested shortly after. It is unclear if his funds were returned to him or not. This exchange or platform is based in Germany, or the incident targeted peo..."
• 23:3123:31, 25 January 2023 diff hist +8,163‎ N Iron Finance Burned ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ironfinanceburned.php}} thumb|Iron FinanceIron Finance offered a new form of stablecoin which took a hybrid approach. A couple of liquidity pools on the platform were used to exchange between their "Iron" token and SIL or BUSD. These pools were breached. The project appears to have made an effort to reimburse affected users in full. This is a global/international case n..."
• 23:3123:31, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Ironfinance.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:3023:30, 25 January 2023 diff hist +6,763‎ N Cream Finance DNS Hijack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/creamfinancednshijack.php}} thumb|Cream FinanceCream Finance uses GoDaddy as their domain registrar. Due to what appears to be an error in GoDaddy, the attacker was able to change the CNAME records to point the domain name to a server they control. They then modified the site to display a request for the user to enter their seed phrase. It is not known how many users dec..."
• 23:3023:30, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Creamfinance.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:3023:30, 25 January 2023 diff hist +6,512‎ N PancakeSwap DNS Hijack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/pancakeswapdnshijack.php}} thumb|PancakeSwapPancakeSwap runs a decentralized exchange platform. However, most users interacting with it use a central website. This website was compromised through DNS, meaning that the domain name redirected traffic to a different server run by the attacker. According to information from Cream Finance, the attack was performed by compromis..."
• 23:3023:30, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Pancakeswap.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2923:29, 25 January 2023 diff hist +9,373‎ N CyberFi Phishing Attack BetItAllJonny ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/cyberfiphishingattackbetitalljonny.php}} thumb|CyberFiCyberFi was a staking platform growing in popularity around March 2021. Reddit user BetItAllJonny was an investor who had staked their assets for 30 days, along with other coins also, totalling $140k, in the same wallet. It was a hot wallet they were interacting with using MetaMask. After a nap, they were tricked by a frau..."
• 23:2923:29, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Cyberfi.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2923:29, 25 January 2023 diff hist +10,597‎ N Try Roll Hack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/tryrollhack.php}} thumb|RollRoll was a tool that you could use to create your own token easily. For example, a celebrity can create a token that gives their fans special perks such as the ability to meet them after the show. It was thought that it would be a good idea to store all the tokens in the same wallet, and that wallet was not stored offline. The team had limited se..."
• 23:2923:29, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Rolltoken.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2823:28, 25 January 2023 diff hist +13,268‎ N DODO Finance Initialization Vulnerability ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/dodofinancehack.php}} thumb|DODO FinanceDODO offered a decentralized exchange platform, which varied from the version audited by Peckshield previously. The specific vulnerability was one which allowed the initialization to be called multiple times by outsiders. The exact series of events is complicated and involves multiple attackers and front-runners. The end result was t..."
• 23:2823:28, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Dodofinance.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2823:28, 25 January 2023 diff hist +8,137‎ N Viking Swap Exit ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/vikingswapexit.php}} thumb|Viking SwapThe anonymous Viking Swap team cloned another smart contract. They then made promises to investors that they'd buy back tokens, which they never did. There was no mechanism to hold them accountable, as they left the project with the development funds. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Vikin..."
• 23:2823:28, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Vikingswap.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2723:27, 25 January 2023 diff hist +9,694‎ N CoinGain Ponzi Scheme ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/coingainponzischeme.php}} thumb|CoinGainCoinGain.app is a website with no product or service. Apparently they've created a crypto trading bot which can generate profits, but they need other people, (specifically random members of the public) to provide funds for some reason. The website appears to have mostly targeted poorer countries. The CoinGain.app website appears to be o..."
• 23:2723:27, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Coingain.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2723:27, 25 January 2023 diff hist +9,026‎ N Kava Labs Accounting Logic Error ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/kavalabsaccountinglogicerror.php}} thumb|Kava LabsKava Labs is a set of multiple DeFi protocols that work together. The protocol launched an update (Kava 5) which had an error. A fixed version of the protocol was relaunched within 24 hours and no funds were lost. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Kava Labs == "Kava Labs was found..."
• 23:2723:27, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Kavalabs.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2623:26, 25 January 2023 diff hist +9,572‎ N Paid Network Hack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/paidnetworkhack.php}} thumb|Paid NetworkThe team at Paid Network launched a smart contract which enabled future upgrades based on a private key they held. The key was breached because it was accidentally made public by a third party that Paid Network worked with. This private key was then used by an attacker to upgrade the contract such that they could withdraw all of the..."
• 23:2623:26, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Paidnetwork.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2623:26, 25 January 2023 diff hist +7,442‎ N Zerion Balancer Clone Phishing Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/zerionbalancerclonephishingattack.php}} thumb|ZerionZerion is not an exchange platform, but a non-custodial utility for investors to use to manage their portfolios. At one point, a balancer clone was tricked into being listed on the platform, which caused one user to lose $30k into the fake contract. There is no word on whether the user's funds were recovered. This is a glob..."
• 23:2623:26, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Zerion.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2523:25, 25 January 2023 diff hist +6,072‎ N Curve Finance V1 Vulnerability ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/curvefinancev1vulnerability.php}} thumb|Curve FinanceCurve Finance requested users to withdraw their funds from the V1 pool. They promised to release a port-mortem of the issue, however do not appear to have done so. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Curve Finance == "Curve is a decentralized, UniSwap-like exchange for stable..."
• 23:2523:25, 25 January 2023 diff hist +10,860‎ N Meerkat Finance Rug Pull ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/meerkatfinancerugpull.php}} thumb|Meerkat FinanceThe team at Meerkat Finance launched a smart contract which enabled future upgrades based on a private key they held. They then used the private key to upgrade the contract such that they could withdraw all of the funds. It was only through the involvement of the Binance team that affected users were able to get their funds bac..."
• 23:2523:25, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Meerkat.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2423:24, 25 January 2023 diff hist +11,068‎ N Ledger Pre-Initialized Hardware Wallets ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerpreinitializedhardwarewallets.php}} thumb|LedgerLedger authorized some hardware wallets for resale through Amazon. Amazon allowed returns of these products by mistake. As a result, criminals added seed phrases and returned the hardware wallets. This resulted in customers receiving official wallets with seed phrases already provided. It appears that at least one user got s..."
• 23:2423:24, 25 January 2023 diff hist +11,228‎ N Nimbus Platform Liquidity Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/nimbusplatformliquidityattack.php}} thumb|Nimbus PlatformThe Nimbus Platform is a set of several different blockchain-based strategies for DeFi participants. In order to use these tools, the Nimbus token is required, which could be purchased through their smart contract, which placed all funds in a hot wallet liquidity pool. Unfortunately, the liquidity pool had a small typo (m..."
• 23:2423:24, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Nimbus.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 23:2423:24, 25 January 2023 diff hist +8,189‎ N Armor Finance OTC Scam ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/armorfinanceotcscam.php}} thumb|Armor FinanceArmor Finance is an insurance protocol which according to CryptoBriefing, didn't honour a claim for $1.6m and kept funds for themselves. At one point, they were tricked by a thief into sending Armor tokens for free, when a member of their development team didn't check a transaction that was supposed to act as escrow. This is..."
• 23:2323:23, 25 January 2023 diff hist +7,182‎ N Yeld Finance "Lightning Loan" Attack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/yeldfinancelightningloanattack.php}} thumb|Yeld FinanceAccording to the SlowMist story, there was a lightning attack here. The Blockcast.cc story raised doubts about the nature of the attack, and there was limited coverage by any other security experts. The original post about the attack was deleted by the team. According to SlowMist, the funds were returned by the attack..."
• 14:4614:46, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Yeldfinance.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 14:4614:46, 25 January 2023 diff hist +9,288‎ N Furucombo DeFi Hack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/furucombodefihack.php}} thumb|FurucomboOnly the most intelligent contract in the world would think it's a good idea to send the funds of every participant to a hacker in response to their request. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. == About Furucombo == "Furucombo, a drag and drop tool for users to create DeFi transactions," "suffered a c..."
• 14:4514:45, 25 January 2023 diff hist 0‎ N File:Furucombo.jpg ‎No edit summary current
• 14:4514:45, 25 January 2023 diff hist +9,980‎ N Ledger and TrustWallet Cryptocurrency Theft wuay ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/ledgerandtrustwalletcryptocurrencytheftwuay.php}} thumb|LedgerReddit user wuay reported that their cryptocurrency (valued at over $40k) was removed from their Ledger and TrustWallet. While they admit to storing the TrustWallet seed phrase online on their iCloud, they insist that the Ledger seed phrase was only stored via a paper copy. It seems most likely that wuay had a scree..."
• 14:4514:45, 25 January 2023 diff hist +8,722‎ N Dojo For Doge Bitcoin Doubling Scam ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/dojofordogebitcoindoublingscam.php}} thumb|TwitterA German man though he was participating in a giveaway from Elon Musk which would double his money. He clicked a link posted by an account that had Elon Musk's name with a verified checkmark and was taken to a professional website with a countdown timer for the giveaway. He sent a payment of 10 bitcoin. The scammer cashed ou..."
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• 14:4514:45, 25 January 2023 diff hist +10,446‎ N Primitive Finance White Hack ‎ Created page with "{{Imported Case Study|source=https://www.quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/primitivefinancewhitehack.php}} thumb|Primitive FinancePrimitive Finance was a smart contract options platform, which contained a vulnerability allowing an attacker to mint false tokens. This was discovered and preemptively exploited by the team themselves. All funds were then returned to users. This is a global/international case not involving a specific country. =..."