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“Before being taken offline, Ordswap users reported that the compromised website was redirecting users to a phishing link. Ordswap, a platform enabling users to record, auction, and trade Bitcoin Ordinals, has devised a solution for users to recover their private keys while working tirelessly to regain control of its website domain. In a Twitter post on October 10th, the official Ordswap account unveiled an online tool, designed to assist MetaMask users in recovering their Ordswap private keys, allowing them to transition to other service providers. On October 9th, Ordswap issued a stern warning to its users, urging them not to access its domain, as it had temporarily lost control. The blame was placed on Netlify, a web development and hosting company. Within Ordswap ’s Discord server, a team member and users reported an alarming occurrence: the website displayed a button encouraging users to link their crypto wallets, seemingly in an attempt to phish them. One u...

Collapsed Crypto ecosystem Terra has warned whatever users it has left to “avoid interacting with sites with the Terra (dot)money domain” until further notice after it was apparently hacked and used to carry out phishing attacks. According to web3 developer and X user Kiruse, as of today, the site was “still a phishing site” and users were warned not to enter their seed phrase. Terra’s official X account has advised its users to only refer to its official X (formerly Twitter), Telegram, and Discord channels for updates. There appears to have been significant confusion around the status of the site since the problem was first announced by Terra on August 19. Terra claimed that “ sites are coming back online ,” however, two days later, there’s still no official announcement that the problem has been solved. @terra_money WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY A PHISHING SITE DO NOT ENTER YOUR SEED PHRASE Latest Station Extension update is safu – for now. But to be absolutely certain:...

Worldcoin project has remained controversial right from its announcement and currently facing regulatory trouble in multiple jurisdictions that it has launched. The iris scanning crypto project Worldcoin has now made it possible for even unverified customers to reserve their Worldcoin tokens (WLD). In an announcement on Aug. 11, the Worldcoi n project noted that the World app now offers a reservation s feature to make it easier for everyone to reserve their WLD tokens before verifying their World ID. The reservation will be valid for 12 months and users can redeem their reserved world tokens by visiting the iris scanning device called Orb. World App with reservation feature. Source: Worldcoin The Worldcoin project consists of three key elements: the Worldcoin ID, the Worldcoin App and the Worldcoin token (WLD). Users who are willing to scan their iris to create a biometric data-based ID system are rewarded with native WLD tokens. The iris scanning device is called Orb. The global d...

Coinbase’s Base network began onboarding end users through a bridge UI, and the team announced Aug. 9 as the platform's official launch date. Coinbase’s Base network has released a user interface (UI) for its official bridge, allowing end users to onboard for the first time without relying on developer tools, according to an Aug. 3 announcement. The team has set Aug. 9 as Base’s “official” release date. The team will award over 100 Ether (ETH), worth approximately $184,000, in grants to developers and content creators as part of a month-long launch event called the “Onchain Summer.” Base is now open for bridging Base opens for everything on August 9 We’re helping throw an onchain festival to celebrate ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴏɴᴄʜᴀɪɴ ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ https://t.co/p8KTcnkbbx — Base ️ (@BuildOnBase) August 3, 2023 The Base mainnet launch ed for builders on July 13, but it lacked a functioning UI for its bridge from Ethereum. At the time, the only way to use the network was to employ command-line develop...

The blockchain executive urged users who downloaded the BitKeep 7.2.9. APK malware to transfer their assets immediately. According to a letter posted on Chinese block Chain news publisher Odaily.com on Dec. 27, Kevin Como, the anonymous CEO of BitKeep, warned that users’ private keys are still at risk after a security incident on Dec. 26 led to over $13 million in losses at the time of publication. BitKeep is one of the more popular noncustodial, decentralized finance multichain wallets with over 6 million users . Specifically, Como wrote: “This was a large and atrocious hacker attack incident. The BitKeep APK 7.2.9 (Android Package Kit) installation package was hijacked and swapped by the hacker, and as a result, some users already installed the APKs that were planted malware by the hackers, leading to a leak of users’ private keys.” Como urged users who had already downloaded the Android APK 7.2.9. to transfer their digital assets to a new wallet. “It is probable that [these wa...