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CertiK Hack Analysis: API Private Key Compromise Led to Kronos Research Losing $26M

On 18 November 2023, Kronos Research announced, via social media platform X, that unauthorized access to their API resulted in “a loss of approximately $26 million.” As noted in an update shared by CertiK, the incident “isn’t a typical private key compromise which often refers… Read More

CertiK’s Poloniex Hack Analysis: Second-Largest Hot Wallets Private Key Compromise Detected in 2023, $173M Lost in Security Incidents

Earlier this month, crypto exchange Poloniex was hacked. At the time of the hack, there was not enough information available to determine the real extent of the damage caused by the security breach. However, the team at Certik has now provided a detailed analysis of… Read More

Digital Asset Firm HTX Partners with Blockchain Security Provider CertiK

HTX (previously known as Huobi), the virtual assets exchange, announced a partnership with CertiK, which is focused on blockchain security. This partnership aims “to improve HTX’s existing security infrastructure with asset and data protection by integrating CertiK’s specialized expertise.” Both HTX and CertiK will continue… Read More

Web3 Security: CertiK, Safeheron to Improve Transparency in Private Key Management

CertiK and Safeheron, an enterprise key self-custody service provider, are joining forces to raise the standard of transparency in private key management. The result of this collaboration is “a new verification mechanism to help users ensure projects have adopted enhanced private key management solutions.” Directly… Read More

Formal Verification: CertiK Formally Verifies HyperEnclave from Ant Group’s Trust Native Technology

CertiK has successfully completed the formal verification of HyperEnclave, an innovative open and cross-platform Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) from Ant Group’s Trust Native Technology team. This marks the first time in the industry that such “an in-depth formal verification process has been completed for a… Read More

CertiK, Coala Pay to Streamline Humanitarian Aid Funding

CertiK is embarking on an innovative journey with Coala Pay, a platform spearheaded by seasoned humanitarians, to redefine the existing approach to last mile grants management. Coala Pay says that it “facilitates seamless and borderless aid funding, while insulating donor funds from foreign currency risks,… Read More

DLT, Online Security: CertiK, Alibaba Cloud to Bring Blockchain Security to Cloud

CertiK, the New York-based blockchain security company, and Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announced the signing of a partnership to provide blockchain security services to cloud-based Web3 projects. Web3 developers can now “accelerate their development process and secure their… Read More

Blockchain Security: CertiK Launches Skynet for Community Web3 Due Diligence Tool

CertiK, the provider of blockchain security solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of Skynet for Community, the “first-of-its-kind” security, due diligence, and insights platform for the Web3 ecosystem. Skynet for Community “simplifies Web3 project research, analysis, and monitoring for users, investors, and community members.”… Read More

Rug Pulls, Exit Scams Are an Ongoing Criminal Scheme in Web3: Report

Exit scams, popularly referred to as rug pulls, are “an ongoing criminal scheme in Web3,” according to an update shared by CertiK. CertiK writes in a blog post that a rug pull “involves fraudsters robbing a crypto project by liquidating their holdings without warning and… Read More

HashKey, CertiK Bring Web3 Security to Japan

HashKey DX Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, CEO: Andy Dan) has signed an exclusive domestic distribution agreement with CertiK (Headquartered in New York, USA,Co-Founder: Prof. Ronghui Gu and Prof. Zhong Shao) in order “to bring blockchain-specific security solutions to the Japanese market.” Blockchain technology… Read More

Venture-Based Money Laundering in Web3 Becoming a Serious Threat: Report

Criminals have always found efficient ways “to launder the proceeds of their crimes and avoid increasingly stringent anti-money laundering regulations,” according to an update from CertiK. One such technique, uncovered by CertiK, poses “a direct threat to Web3 projects.” Criminal organizations are using this scheme… Read More

Nearly 100 Publicly Disclosed Crypto-Related Investigations Conducted Last Year, Report Reveals

In 2022, several notable federal indictments, sentences, and seizures related to cryptocurrency were “made public in the United States,” the CertiK team noted. To understand the extent and nature of government activity in Web3, CertiK has conducted research and analysis “on the state of federal… Read More

CertiK Unveils Underground Ring of KYC Actors for Hire, Used by Rogue Devs to Scam Web3 Projects

CertiK has unveiled “an underground ring of KYC actors for hire, used by rogue developers to scam Web3 communities.” Basic KYC verifications “are regularly effective at annoying honest retail users, but unfortunately less so at stopping determined criminals from defrauding victims and laundering their stolen… Read More

Over $2.3B Lost to Web3 Scams, Exploits in 2022, Over 377 Cyberattacks Reported

So far in 2022, $2,338,910,183 billion has been “lost to various scams and exploits in the Web3 world and a total of ~377 attacks recorded this year,” according to an update shared by CertiK. Just like in July, August has “seen the same number of… Read More

Bored Ape Yacht Club Compromised Yet Again, After $250K Worth of Digital Assets Stolen: Report

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) has reportedly been compromised for the third time this year, with a hacker able “to steal and sell NFTs, making away with 142 ETH, equivalent to over $250,000.” The hacker conducted a phishing attack, “whereby they shared a fake phishing… Read More

CertiK, a Smart Contract and Blockchain Security Firm, Releases Report on Web3 Security

CertiK, the international provider of smart contract and blockchain security, has released its latest report on the state of security in Web3 for Q1 2022. The report provides insights into the future of Web3 following the “greatest” losses in existence, closing out a surge in… Read More

Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Doubles Valuation to $2B in Only 3 Months

It only feels like “yesterday” when CertiK was announcing their B2 round of funding, where the firm had been valued at $1 billion. The blockchain-focused firm also mentioned that just 3 months later, here they are again, and now they are “a $2 billion company.”… Read More

DeFi Hack Analysis: $4M+ Lost via Meter’s Passport Bridge Exploit, Days After Wormhole Portal Breach

Just a few days following the Wormhole Portal hack that led to losses of more than $302 million, Meter’s Passport bridge has experienced a similar attack. The hack on meter.io has been estimated to be “a loss of around $4.3 Million, comprising $4.2 million in… Read More

CertiK Reports that Qubit Bridge Collapse was Exploited to the Tune of $80M

At 9:34PM UTC on January 27, 2022, a bad actor started their exploit of Qubit Finance’s Ethereum (ETH) to Binance Smart Chain (BSC) bridge. As noted in an update from CertiK, this particular exploit “ended up netting them 77,162 qXETH ($185 million), which they then… Read More

Over 50 Forked Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Projects Are Potential Rugpulls: Report

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A CertiK security analysis has found that over 50 so-called decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token or NFT projects may have “critical” vulnerabilities. CertiK wrote in a blog post that they “feel obligated to share these insights” with their community members. According to the blockchain… Read More

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