Solana's Loopscale pauses lending after .8M hack

Solana's Loopscale pauses lending after $5.8M hack

The lost funds represent about 12% of Loopscale’s total value locked (TVL), according to the DeFi lending protocol’s co-founder. Solana decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Loopscale has temporarily halted its lending markets after suffering an approximately $5.8 million exploit.  On April 26, a hacker siphoned approximately 5.7 million USDC (USDC) and 1200 Solana (SOL) from the…

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Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware

Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware

Kaspersky researchers say they have found 2,600 confirmed infections through this scam in different countries, with the majority of users in Russia. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it has uncovered thousands of counterfeit Android smartphones sold online with preinstalled malware designed to steal crypto and other sensitive data.  The Android devices are sold at reduced prices,…

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