This Week's Security and Bounties: EigenLayer Loses $6 Million, ZKsync $500k Audit Competition

This Week's Security and Bounties: EigenLayer Loses $6 Million, ZKsync $500k Audit Competition

Security 👾

Dedaub launches "Security Suite"
  • Dedaub launches "Security Suite", providing Ethereum-compatible decompilation, monitoring, verification, and transaction simulation for contract analysis and secure testing.
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  • Rekt News explores the $6 million incident involving EigenLayer, questioning whether it was a case of social engineering or mishandling of funds.
  • ChainLight highlights issues with Pike Finance's TGE, noting it raised $6.4M but launched with only $8k in liquidity.
  • SlowMist highlights the UNODC report regarding transnational crime in Southeast Asia, noting the rise of cyber fraud and crypto-related crime.

Bug Bounties 🐞

CodeHawks announced ZKsync audit competition with $500,000 USDC in rewards
  • Cyfrin CodeHawks announces a contest starting October 28 to enhance zkSync's security, featuring a $500,000 prize pool.
  • HackenProof launches a bug bounty with rewards up to $250,000 for Aptos Names, offering tiered payouts for various severity issues.
  • Code4rena announces a $200K competitive audit for Chainlink's new CCIP version, starting November 1 for over three weeks.
  • Code4rena's $120,000 competitive audit for Ramses has begun, a next-gen AMM for Arbitrum, running for three weeks to secure the platform.
  • Code4rena announced a $40,000 competitive audit for the Kleidi codebase on October 14, offering prizes for unique and high-severity vulnerabilities.
  • Hats.Finance announces the start of the Thorn Protocol audit competition from the Oasis Protocol ecosystem, offering up to $389,600 in $ROSE (~$30K).
  • Code4rena partners with Loop for an $25,000 competitive audit, offering prizes for the most unique and high-severity vulnerabilities.
  • SHERLOCK announces a new contest for Axion with total rewards of 24,500 USDC, starting October 10.
  • Code4rena partners with Ronin for a $50,000 competitive audit, offering prizes for the rarest and highest severity vulnerabilities.

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