White hat hacker returns $300k gained from OlympusDAO exploit

Blockchain security firm Peckshield said that a hacker who exploited 30,437 OHM tokens (worth roughly $300,000) from an Olympus DAO’s smart contract earlier today has returned the funds to the DAO in two transactions. According to Peckshield, the hacker exploited the contract’s “BondFixedExpiryTeller,” inability to validate the transfer request properly. The firm continued, “the related…

Peckshield alerts STEPN users of phishing sites

Blockchain analytics and security firm, PeckShield, has revealed that malicious actors are targeting users of the Solana-based gaming platform STEPN through several phishing sites. STEPN’s popularity attracts bad actors These sites have a malicious MetaMask plugin that allows them to steal seed phrases of unsuspecting visitors. The link also prompts these visitors to connect their…