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Penpie Exploit Case Study: Leveraging Mutation Testing to Prevent Smart Contract Vulnerabilities

A $27 million hack of Penpie Finance in September 2024, despite prior security audits, highlights the persistent threat of hidden smart contract vulnerabilities. This case study explores how Olympix, a mutation testing tool, could have uncovered the flaw and prevented the loss.

March 14, 2025
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Understanding Smart Contract Exploits: How and Why They Happen

Smart contracts, the backbone of Web3 applications, are vulnerable to exploits due to their unchangeable nature. This article examines common vulnerabilities and how to enhance smart contract security.

March 14, 2025
Exploit Postmortem

How Olympix Could Have Prevented $11.6M LI.FI Exploit

Discover how a critical flaw in Li.Fi's smart contract led to an $11.6M exploit—and how Olympix' static analyzer could have prevented it with early vulnerability identification.

November 12, 2024
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Scaling Security: Lendvest’s Strategy for Improving DeFi Economics with Olympix’ Web3 Security Tools

How Lendvest leverages Olympix' proactive security tools to ensure continuous security throughout the development process, rather than relying solely on external auditors, allowing them to save on security costs as we scale without compromising on security itself.

November 9, 2024

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Penpie Exploit Case Study: Leveraging Mutation Testing to Prevent Smart Contract Vulnerabilities

A $27 million hack of Penpie Finance in September 2024, despite prior security audits, highlights the persistent threat of hidden smart contract vulnerabilities. This case study explores how Olympix, a mutation testing tool, could have uncovered the flaw and prevented the loss.

March 25, 2025
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Understanding Smart Contract Exploits: How and Why They Happen

Smart contracts, the backbone of Web3 applications, are vulnerable to exploits due to their unchangeable nature. This article examines common vulnerabilities and how to enhance smart contract security.

March 21, 2025
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Crash Course in DeFi: Understanding Its Roots, Evolution, and Future

Discover how Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is revolutionizing finance by replacing intermediaries with blockchain technology. From its Bitcoin roots to today’s cutting-edge trends like tokenized assets and AI integration, this guide explores DeFi’s evolution, key players, challenges, and expert predictions shaping its future. Dive in to grasp the full potential of DeFi!

November 21, 2024
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How Olympix Could Have Prevented $11.6M LI.FI Exploit

Discover how a critical flaw in Li.Fi's smart contract led to an $11.6M exploit—and how Olympix' static analyzer could have prevented it with early vulnerability identification.

November 12, 2024
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Web3 Cybersecurity 101: Understanding Risks and Solutions

Explore the essentials of Web3 cybersecurity, from understanding smart contract vulnerabilities to proactive security measures that protect your assets in the decentralized world—unlock the future of secure Web3 today!

January 4, 2024
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Scaling Security: Lendvest’s Strategy for Improving DeFi Economics with Olympix’ Web3 Security Tools

How Lendvest leverages Olympix' proactive security tools to ensure continuous security throughout the development process, rather than relying solely on external auditors, allowing them to save on security costs as we scale without compromising on security itself.

November 9, 2024
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Remitano’s Hot Wallet Hacked

Remitano suffered a $2.7M loss due to a private key compromise.

September 3, 2024
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Stake.com Targeted in $41M Hack

Stake suffered a $41M loss due to a private key compromise.

November 17, 2023
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JPEGd’s $11.4M Reentrancy Exploit

JPEG’d lost $11.4M due to reentrancy vulnerability.

May 1, 2024
DeFi Security
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BNO’s Faulty Reward Mechanism Results in $500K Loss

BNO suffered a $500K loss due to a faulty reward mechanism.

May 29, 2024
DeFi Security
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$900K Price Manipulation Attack on Palmswap

Palmswap lost $900K due to price manipulation.

April 1, 2024
DeFi Security
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Themis Protocol Price Oracle Exploited $370K

Themis Protocol lost $370K due to price oracle manipulation

March 1, 2024
DeFi Security
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Midas Capital Lost $600K Due To Rounding Issue

Midas Capital got exploited due to a rounding issue.

September 20, 2024
DeFi Security
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Sturdy Finance Hit by Reentrancy Exploit

Sturdy Finance lost $770K due to read-only reentrancy vulnerability.

December 21, 2023
DeFi Security
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Jimbos' $7.5M Exploit Analyzed

El Dorado Exchange’s Oracle contract got exploited.

November 20, 2023
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What are Security Audits for Smart Contracts?

Smart contract security audits are manual reviews of code conducted by security professionals that highlight vulnerabilities in a project’s code base. Auditors use both manual review techniques and automated tools to...

August 23, 2024
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