Cybercriminals Use Binance Smart Chain Contracts to Spread Malware via Compromised WordPress Sites
Cybercriminals have developed a new method of spreading malware by manipulating Binance Smart Chain (BSC) smart contracts to hide and distribute malicious code. The technique, known as 'EtherHiding', involves injecting code into compromised WordPress websites that retrieves partial payloads from blockchain contracts. The attackers hide the payloads in Binance smart contracts, which act as anonymous free hosting platforms for them.
RugPull Occurred on 2049 Tokens on BNB Chain, Resulting in a Loss of Approximately US$82,000
BlockBeats News, on October 12th, according to PeShield monitoring, a RugPull occurred on the BNB Chain involving the 2049 token. The price of 2049 has dropped 100% in a short period of time and the stolen asset value is approximately $82,000.
Beosin: Lucky Star Currency Has a Rug Pull, and Deployers Have Made $1.1 Million in Profits
October 9th, according to Beosin Alert monitoring, Lucky Star Currency, a project on the BNB Chain, experienced a Rug Pull, and the deployer has profited $1.1 million. Its token LSC dropped from $2.8 to $0.04.
Metis: A Total of 117,000 Metis Will Be Compensated to Users Who Hold Metis on Bnb Chain and Are Affected by the Poly Network Attack
On September 15th, Metis will compensate users who hold METIS on the BNB Chain and were affected by the Poly Network attack by distributing 117,000 METIS tokens (from Metis Foundation's own reserves) to affected users, while implementing Layer Zero's OFT architecture for METIS tokens on other chains.
Derivatives Trading Platform KTX.Finance Launched Mantle Network and Obtained Its Ecological Fund Grant
BNB Chain's decentralized derivative trading platform KTX.Finance announced its launch on the Ethereum L2 network Mantle Network on X platform and received funding from the Mantle ecosystem fund. In July, KTX.Finance completed a $4 million seed round of financing, led by Hashed, with participation from AlphaLab Capital, CRIT Ventures, 100&100 Ventures, Trinito Corporation/Morpheus, GSG Asset, KuCoin Ventures, and Sky9 Capital.
BNB Chain Announces the Winning Projects of the Eco-Catalyst Award, Including DeFi, Infrastructure and Other Tracks
On September 7th, BNB Chain announced the winners of the BNB Chain Ecosystem Catalyst Awards. The DeFi category includes PancakeSwap, Maverick Protocol, iZUMi Finance, Helio Protocol, and Alpaca Finance. The Gaming, NFT & the Metaverse category includes SecondLive, Element NFT Marketplace, BurgerCities, Playbux.co, and Meta Merge.
