Polygon’s Discord channel hacked, team works to regain control
As the value and popularity of digital assets continue to rise, cybercriminals are incentivized to exploit any vulnerabilities they can find.
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Atomic Wallet exploited, users report loss of entire portfolios
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BlockShow Asia 2018 Starts in Singapore
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Polygon Discord compromise hits Avalanche, ZKsync hours later
The Discord servers of several high-profile blockchain projects were all hit with similar attacks over the weekend — all sharing links to sham token distribution schemes.

Barclays-backed Copper withdraws UK crypto license application
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SEC’s “Crypto Mom” demands innovation, says you can’t prosecute an algorithm
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South Korean authorities raid 15 entities linked to Terra collapse: Report
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