Layer-2 DeFi Project Rodeo Finance Hacked for 472 Ethereum

An exploiter was able to run away with roughly $888,000 in Ethereum from Rodeo’s interest-bearing USDC pool.

• 2023-07-11
• Tornado Cash Ethereum

Hacker Who Robbed Crypto Laundering Service Tornado Cash Uses It to Mask Loot

(Bloomberg) -- A hacker who took control of the sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash has relinquished power over the service while also using the protocol to launder the digital tokens plundered during the attack.The exploiter stole 483,000 of the protocol’s native TORN coins and swapped a large part of the stash into Ether before laundering 472 of the latter — worth about $900,000 — through Tornado Cash, according to research firm Nansen.Criminals and North Korean hackers have used Tornado Cash

• 2023-05-29
• Tornado Cash Bloomberg digital tokens

Tornado Cash Sanctions Key to Drop in Crypto Hacks Last Quarter: TRM Labs

TRM Labs highlighted the importance of the sanctions on Tornado Cash for making crypto hacks less lucrative for attackers.

• 2023-05-23
• Tornado Cash TRM Labs legal actions

This Week on Crypto Twitter: Tom Emmer Grilling Gensler Goes Viral, US and EU Regulators Make Moves

Soulja Boy’s history of shilling crypto scams was brought to light this week by one crypto sleuth.

• 2023-04-24
• Tornado Cash decentralized systems Michael Saylor crypto regulation U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gabriel Shapiro Crypto SEC