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The Ankr DeFi project was hacked for nearly $5 million, and the price of its mainstay coin is now barely worth over $1. Image: Zarko Prusac (Getty Images)Just how far will hackers go to eek out a profit from a crypto entity? In one DeFi projects’ case, those looking to exploit found they could make a pretty penny by simply telling the system to mint a quadrillion crypto tokens.Binance CEO Chengpeng Zhao, who often goes by CZ, wrote early Tuesday there were “possible hacks” of the Ankr and Hay coins listed on the…

While you’re shopping online for Black Friday today, do yourself a favor and update Chrome. On Thursday, Google began rolling out a new stable channel update for the Chrome browser on Windows, Mac, and Linux to patch a zero-day exploit that exists in the wild. If you haven’t already, check and make sure your browser is updated to at least version 107.0.5304.121 for Mac and Linux and 107.0.5304.121/.122 for Windows. Google’s Prudhvikumar Bommana says on the Chrome Releases blog that CVE-2022-4135 is a…

A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 player has managed to explore Warzone 2.0’s map over a week early, thanks to an exploit in the game’s multiplayer mode. READ MORE: ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’ review: ultimate force Call of Duty YouTuber JGOD has seemingly found an exploit that allows players to explore Warzone 2.0’s map early, ahead of its release on November 16. As can be seen in the Twitter video below, JGOD uses a helicopter to escape the boundaries of an Invasion map, which is based on a section of Warzone…

Image: Getty/Cristina_Annibali_KrinaphotoThe International Criminal Police Organization, aka Interpol, has launched its 'global police Metaverse' as part of an effort to train members how to police in a virtual world. Last week, Interpol unveiled what it says is the "the first ever Metaverse specifically designed for law enforcement worldwide." It says the "Interpol Metaverse" gives officers around the world the tools for cross-border knowledge sharing via avatars, and to take immersive training in forensic…

The Binance Smart Chain experienced an exploit of its token bridge to the extent of $560M. However, the Binance exchange and blockchain team suspended the network for 24 hours. This move limited the losses to $100M, which the hacker had already bridged to Ethereum and Fantom. Upon resumption, CZ, the founder of Binance, assured all funds were safe, and the issue contained. Further, the Binance Smart Chain team went ahead issuing a statement that mentions that all further actions taken against the hacker will be decided…

WhatsApp, Meta's instant messaging and calling service, has published details of a 'critical' vulnerability that has been patched in a newer version of the app but might still affect older installed versions that have not been updated.The details regarding the vulnerability were revealed in a September update of WhatsApp's page on security advisories affecting the app and came to light on September 23.WhatsApp, in the update, shared a detailed issue related to vulnerability CVE-2022-36934, according to which "an integer…

Unfortunately for one Twitter-based AI bot, users found that a simple exploit in its code can force it to say anything they want.Photo: Patrick Daxenbichler (Shutterstock)Have you ever wanted to gaslight an AI? Well, now you can, and it doesn’t take much more knowhow than a few strings of text. One Twitter-based bot is finding itself at the center of a potentially devastating exploit that has some AI researchers and developers equal parts bemused and concerned.As first noticed by Ars Technica, users realized they could…

According to analysts from cybersecurity company Vectra, there’s a massive vulnerability within Microsoft Teams, and countless users could potentially be affected if hackers gets their hands on it. The program has a flaw that makes it possible for attackers to steal the login credentials of users and log into their accounts. Unfortunately, Microsoft is not planning to patch this right now, so read on to make sure you’re staying safe from this unexpected Microsoft Teams issue. This flaw, first discovered in August…

On Thursday morning, Moscow’s busy Fili district became the site of a traffic jam unlike any before it. (via ) reports hackers used Russia’s Yandex Taxi ride-hailing app to order dozens of drivers to coverage on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, one of the city’s main thoroughfares. The act caused traffic on part of the already congested street to come to a standstill for about 40 minutes while Yandex worked to address the situation. “On the morning of September 1st, Yandex Taxi encountered an attempt by attackers to disrupt the…

Microsoft security researchers told TikTok of a pretty major security flaw back in February, and the company said that exploit has since been patched.Photo: Cindy Ord (Getty Images)Security researchers revealed they uncovered a massive hole in TikTok’s security that affected every single user who hasdownloaded the app on Android devices worldwide. But if there is any lingering hint that any users were impacted by this “high severity” security exploit, then TikTok isn’t telling.Microsoft 365 Defender researchers reported…