Crypto Users Hit by DeFi Exploits & Hacks
121 posts across 15 communities in the last 30 days; 53% from r/CryptoCurrency.
“Which problem? [re: OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites]”
“WHY IS THIS NOT A THING ALREADY?! [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“Ledger stock gonna be crashing down hard when your whole thing was about security [re: The $94 Million Hardware Wallet Nightmare: What Ledger Owners Should Do to Protect Their Bitcoin]”
Crypto users, from casual traders to DeFi participants and investors, are experiencing a growing unease and frustration stemming from a lack of genuine security and transparency within the ecosystem. They feel misled by advertised 'safety' features and are exposed to significant financial risk due to vulnerabilities in bridges, protocols, and token launches, leading to substantial losses and a loss of confidence.
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“All crypto related subreddits have been compromised and are flooded by bots and bad actors trying to steer sentiment and chase people away from crypto. Heck, even self custody advocating comments/post are now downvoted into oblivion on the main Bitcoin subreddit. We’re under attack. [re:…”
“Yes sorry, still buzzing over what happened. You are right how is that possible ? When i login to kraken I need to use authenticator as well so how did they do that ? [re: Saved by KYC]”
✌️ [re: OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites]
“Been in two cycles now. Taken multuple 5 figures off Kraken with no issues in the past so I fully trust them. So hackers got access to my email address, like a numpty I had the same password and email associated with my kraken account. They got in. Everything was happening so fast. My phone was being bombarded with notifications. They changed my largest crypto assets into another, added two withdrawal addresses to take it off. They couldn't withdraw it !!! My passport expires soon so Kraken”
“Hide any traces? [re: A rogue OpenAI agent robbed a crypto wallet to obtain funds to carry out a task]”
“task that required ETH, but didn't give it ETH So a Kobayashi Maru test? [re: A rogue OpenAI agent robbed a crypto wallet to obtain funds to carry out a task]”
“The sooner you learn how shady crypto is and that nothing that is preached about crypto is truly practiced , the better you'll be. Still driven by greed and a select group of people [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“It’s an insider game. Cabal coins, insider wallets, and dev friends. We’re just the exit liquidity.... [re: Does Anyone Here Believe in Insider Trading?]”
“It had to compete a task though [re: A rogue OpenAI agent robbed a crypto wallet to obtain funds to carry out a task]”
“Same idiots that were in FTX.. and before that MT gox or whatever it was called lol [re: ‘Crypto King’ bank records show he spent nearly half of $36.3M from investors on himself | CBC News]”
“Spending vast amounts of power to protect a network, which halves it's security allowance (block reward) every 4 years. Its a fairy tale that must come to a bad ending.... [re: Vitalik Buterin Reveals Why AI Could Push Bitcoin Miners Out]”
“They certainly didn't invent this strategy, but that's because it already existed. Regulatory capture is nothing new.> 1. They, and many other experts, have been saying the same thing since well before the current paradigm existed.Some experts sure. "Some experts" say lots of things.However, this is actually much to their advantage. If you were a frontier AI company, a legitimate concern to use as justification for your regulatory capture is exactly what you want. That is, after all, generally h”
“Which problem? [re: OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites]”
“I lost alot from ftx when they shut down. They stole 30k ravencoins from me [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“Crypto’s always been a place for anons to thrive — I think founders share this same sentiment, at least pseudo-anonymity. Many founders will dox for the right reasons. Like if teams are looking to raise capital, expand, things of that sort. Lots of protocol founders are pseudo-anon where their identity is hidden behind a largely-followed crypto Twitter account, for instance. Or, diving into their community’s Discord or Telegram can better link you to the founding team than any timeline or websit”
“Not necessarily. Coins could have been dirty without him knowing. Surprised he didnt just do a ton of coinjoins or something if it was illegal [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“What court? The invisible court of crypto? The message OP pasted from the exchange said nothing about court. I thought crypto was decentralized? [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“Not your keys = not your crypto. Don't keep any large amounts in other people's wallets. Today you learned that the hard way. [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“Wtf how? [re: Warning: 100 - 200 - 500 All plans have the same tokens, here is proof.]”
“Seriously I have Binance, Coin base, PayPal, and over 10 sketchy exchanges (got into crypto very early) never had money stolen. I believe 2 of those were a pyramid type scheme OC fell for and FTX I could see how people fell for that one. You would think OC would learn to keep his crypto in his own personal cold wallet by now [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“???? I’ve literally been asking mine for years to get me some bitcoins [re: A rogue OpenAI agent robbed a crypto wallet to obtain funds to carry out a task]”
“Bullshit. It was an onion article. It's deliberate misinformation designed to go viral. No Ethereum wallet was hacked. There are no "commonly used seed phrases".. That was the biggest tip. This shit is how we are going to lose control of what is real and fake online.. Edited fixed rypo [re: A rogue OpenAI agent robbed a crypto wallet to obtain funds to carry out a task]”
“https://preview.redd.it/8r4oxpgkiyvh1.jpeg?width=261&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e463c2db2c6975b7549771aa7567b349c2388284 lol [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“So you’re lying about one of those because rare crypto users don’t have 12k in crypto. So what nefarious thing did you do to warrant your crypto to get seized. [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“WHY IS THIS NOT A THING ALREADY?! [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“So rogue it followed instructions. 🤦🏻♂️ But purple are gullible so 🤷🏻♂️ [re: A rogue OpenAI agent robbed a crypto wallet to obtain funds to carry out a task]”
“don't think he's playing stupid 😂 [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“But i thought crypto was better than keepong money in a bank gasp [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“Meh [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“Every. Single. Time. I have never once seen one of these "mainstream crypto exchange closed my account for NO REASON and stole all my crypto" posts without the OP turning out to be shady. [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“Well, seems now you know the rules. Tough lessons are remembered the longest. [re: UPDATE: Binance shuts down my account + seizes $11750. Yes they literally steal it. At the same time CZ publishes a book called “Freedom of Money“]”
“OpenAI has seen another case of its AI agents going rogue—and this time, crypto is involved. In a recent report, the company detailed how an internal research model used a crypto wallet without permission to pay the fees needed to test an app on Ethereum’s Sepolia test network. Although the tokens had little real-world value, the model had no authorization to collect or spend them. The incident happened on June 26, when the model was asked to update a crypto trading app and get its code running”
“I woulndt be so fast with "you fucked up". For years everyone with hardwarewallets was told the same and whats now with ledger? User error? Dont know what "security messures" mean in trust wallet, but if i have whitelist, yubikey authentification and/or multilayer autentification and nothing of this works i would be pissed also. Cases of thiefs attacking people in their homes with leaked crypto ownership data increases. There are viruses that infect your pc without downloadin”
“It's like those deposit scams that people pull of with banks, same thing different medium. [re: Random tokens keep showing up in my wallet]”
google dust attack [re: Random tokens keep showing up in my wallet]
“I just discovered that I had 0.21 ETH sitting unclaimed on ZKsync. This was truly a forgotten fund. Thanks for creating and sharing this. [re: I analysed official Ethereum to 21 L2 bridge data and found something interesting]”
“There is a guy Called Ponzi who came up with this fantastic idea that will make everyone rich... except those who are late to the party! [re: Bitcoin Pays No Interest. Strive Wants to Pay Investors 15%. An 18-month dividend reserve buys time. After that, Strive expects fresh capital to do much of the funding. The next Bitcoin stress test may be the financial system being built around it.]”
“Agreed. I don't think it's fud, and that's why I've posted on it many times despite the usual objections. Jameson Lopp put out a vid highlighting the threat and he's a long time Bitcoin advocate. [re: Post Quantum cryptography - Top projects are working on it. So is it FUD, narrative, or maybe just reality?]”
“Ethereum is dead, pointless ecosystem. Meanwhile, back in reality... The biggest asset manager in the world (Blackrock) has deployed multiple projects tokenizing traditional financial assets onto Ethereum. The head of Blackrock (Larry Fink) gave a talk at Davos this year describing that they eventually want the entire financial system on "one common blockchain". The biggest wealth manager in the world (UBS) has deployed multiple projects tokenizing traditional financial assets onto Eth”
“You don't even know what vaporware means. Hardware wallets are a tangible product with a purpose. [re: Ledger launches ATOM amid hardware wallet hacks. What do you think about this move?]”
“I'm so sad now [re: Vitalik Says Ethereum's ZK Speed Race Is Won and Priority Shift Fully to Security]”
“Blah blah [re: Vitalik Says Ethereum's ZK Speed Race Is Won and Priority Shift Fully to Security]”
“security focus makes sense after how many L2 bridges got cleaned out over the last couple years [re: Vitalik Says Ethereum's ZK Speed Race Is Won and Priority Shift Fully to Security]”
“His disclaimer should have scared everyone off: "Hex is not a security. There aren't actually any coins, they're just numbers in a distributed database. No one is actually given anything. People can execute the code they choose, on their own, that changes some numbers in the counter. The code that edits some database values should only be modifiable by valid key holders who've signed a cryptographic message. Other code can be run by anyone if they like. There is no common enterp”
“Probabaly already had back ups in place. Down time 1 hour. This is crap news. Let us know when the people behind the scam are actually arrested and then take down the servers and put a tiny dent in cyber crimes. [re: Brooklyn DA Cracks Global Crypto Scam Network in Major Bust]”
“Leaving this right here... submitted by /u/Specialist_Eye_4718 [link] [comments]”
“I just assumed OpeanSea went under with the whole NFT scam craze and would ignore anything from them, real or fake. Nobody's going to pay serious money for blockchained links to JPGs. They're not even the JPGs themselves, just links. [re: Got a fake OpenSea phishing email !]”
“I don't know if this is the right place to post, but I got a phishing email from a fake OpenSea account telling me that I have a 1.85 ETH bid on one of my NFTs. (Common, bro, bids are like $10 maximum in these hard times for NFTs.) The email is insulting. It's clear that it's not an original OpenSea email. bro, I've already been scammed, but not like that... The sender is a normal Gmail account. For the moment, I haven't done anything. But out of curiosity, I wanted to invest”
“What if the easiest way to control Bitcoin holders is to make them afraid of their own keys? Another data breach. Another seed-generation flaw. Another tampered device. Eventually, someone who did everything they were told starts thinking: “I’ll just buy the ETF.” That reaction is understandable. It’s also worth examining. Here’s the thought experiment: a government seeking greater control wouldn’t necessarily need to cause those failures. It could simply amplify the fear and promote institution”
“Its very fascinating, highly controversial (obviously vibecoded with massive securtiy risks) and very fast. Wouldnt trust it too much either! [re: Real downsides of Strata?]”
“Crypto and convicted fraudsters. Like peanut butter and jelly, they go together. [re: How credible are the allegations about Blockstream’s mining business?]”
“Scroll here, there's alot https://x.com/MagicalTux [re: The take home with this Ledger wallet "hack"]”
“They probably mean Set Protocol, but it's now defunct. Also check out Index coop. [re: Any "index fund" style token for a top-10 or top-20 basket?]”
“*almost noone 😅 [re: First robbery potentially linked to the Revolut hack in U.K - person robbed $800k at knife point]”