Tag: Bug
WinRAR patches zero-day bug that targeted stock and crypto traders
The developers behind file compression software WinRAR have patched a zero-day vulnerability that allowed hackers to install malware onto unsuspecting [...]
Curve, Metronome and Alchemix offering 10% bug bounty on Vyper hack
Decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms Curve, Metronome and Alchemix have jointly announced an initiative to recover stolen funds from the recent expl [...]
Bug bounties can help secure blockchain networks, but have mixed results
Bug bounties are programs organizations offer to incentivize security researchers or ethical or white hat hackers to find and report vulnerabilities i [...]
What Mastodon’s Critical Bug Fixes Say About Crypto’s Security Vulnerabilities
Mastodon gGmbH, the organization that maintains Mastodon’s open source software, rated one other bug as critical and the three others as high and medi [...]
Blockchain Security Firm CertiK Found an Infinite Loop Bug in Sui Network
“Differing from traditional attacks that shut down chains by crashing nodes, the HamsterWheel attack traps all nodes in a state of ceaseless operation [...]
Arbitrum Temporarily Stopped Processing Due to Software Bug
The software bug “created network stress caused by the large backlog of transactions which hadn’t been posted on-chain,” wrote Arbitrum Foundation’s c [...]
Aave V2 Users Temporarily Unable to Access $120M on Polygon After Governance Bug
“The new interest rate strategies applied to those assets respect the interface of Aave v2 Ethereum, but not v2 Polygon, so when the LendingPool queri [...]
Bug in Aave V2 Polygon causes some assets to become stuck in contracts
A bug in an older version of crypto lending protocol Aave is blocking users from interacting with Wrapped Ether (WETH), Tether (USDT), Wrapped Bitcoin [...]
LayerZero partners with Immunefi to launch $15M bug bounty
Cross-chain messaging protocol LayerZero and security platform Immunefi have teamed up to launch a $15 million bug bounty program. The program offers [...]
Libra-related Sui blockchain fixes critical bug that put ‘billions’ at risk
The Sui blockchain network quietly fixed a bug that could have put “billions of dollars” at risk, according to a May 16 announcement from Zellic, the [...]
Netflix blames technical bug for live ‘Love Is Blind’ snafu
A participant stands behind a door, hiding her identity, on Netflix's "Love is Blind" reality dating show.Source: NetflixNetflix Co-Chief Executive Of [...]
OpenAI launches bug bounty program to combat system vulnerabilities
Amid privacy and cybersecurity issues, and recent bans in different countries, artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI has released a program to c [...]
Bitcoin Ordinals community debates fix after inscription validation bug
A few solutions are being discussed to fix a code bug found in the Bitcoin (BTC)-native Ordinals protocol which has prevented over 1,200 inscriptions [...]
SushiSwap approval bug leads to $3.3 million exploit
A bug on a smart contract on the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol SushiSwap led to over $3 million in losses in the early hours of April 9, accor [...]
AI is advancing faster than Congress. Here’s why that’s a bug
Rep. Jay Obernolte is, according to his peers, the guy you need to know on AI. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo
Last November, when the artificial [...]