A16z Crypto wants DeFi to ditch ‘code is law’ for ‘spec is law’ to combat $649m exploit problem

DeFi protocols must adopt a more principled approach to security to mature. They could use standardised specifications that ...

Crypto’s worst year for hacks wasn’t a smart contract issue. It was a people problem.

In an exclusive interview with CoinDesk, Immunefi’s CEO, Mitchell Amador, said onchain security is improving despite losses ...
TechAnnouncer

Crypto.com Hacks: What You Need to Know and How to Stay Safe

While Crypto.com has improved its security, risks like potential interception of 2FA codes via SIM swapping and the ...
CoinTelegraph

Hacken CEO sees ‘no shift’ in crypto security as April hacks hit $357M

April’s crypto losses surged nearly 1,000% from March, driven by a $330 million Bitcoin theft in a social engineering attack. Despite the $1.4 billion lost in the recent Bybit hack, crypto companies ...
CNN

Nuclear codes, voicemail hacks and businesses going bust. These are some of the biggest password blunders

A 2014 security report resurfaced this week showing that the password for the server managing the CCTV network at the Louvre – Paris’ art museum which suffered immense financial loss after a heist ...