Blockchain
Blockchain, Security,
Uncovering Vulnerabilities: Decoding the Off-chain Code of Blockchain Bridges
My name is Kyryl Volkov and I’m one of Cyrex’ resident security engineers. In this blog post, I’ll take you through and discuss 2 critical vulnerabilities in the bridge backend I discovered during one of our security assessments in Cyrex. These vulnerabilities allow malicious actors to steal all funds from the bridge. It was a typical [burn & mint] bridge, ...
27 November 2023
Blockchain, Video Games,
Securing Your Blockchain Game Goes Beyond Smart Contracts
We’ve talked a lot about securing blockchain games, including a webinar on the topic, securing Web3 based games, and the necessity of security around smart contracts. When it comes to anything based on blockchain, security is paramount as whatever is implemented becomes a permanent fixture. And any vulnerabilities or potential exploits become permanent vulnerabilities and exploits. Our expertise is ...
26 April 2023
Blockchain,
Cyrex at the Paris Blockchain Event
The Cyrex team are back and settled after attending the tremendous Paris Blockchain Week Event and all we can say is what an experience! We attended for the entire event alongside our colleagues and industry peers over at Cloudoki. Anyone with eyes on the event might have spotted Tim de Wachter and Rui Molefas wandering the floor! The pair ...
30 March 2023
Security, Blockchain, Video Games,
Penetration Testing Web3 Games
With the rising use and popularity of Web3 and blockchain technologies, we thought it best to jump right into the world we know. As the leading online games penetration testing team on the market, we are uniquely placed to tackle the rising security requirements found in blockchain and Web3 games. We’ve talked about best practices to securing your Web3 development ...
8 December 2022
Load Testing, Blockchain,
Why you should be Load Testing your Blockchain
We’ve talked at length about the importance of load testing. We even ran a webinar with our CTO, Tim De Wachter discussing load testing, the differences between it and stress testing, some key reasons why you should load test, and more! When it comes to secure and stable running, Cyrex are keen to ensure things stay that way, no matter ...
3 November 2022
News, Blockchain, Security, Video Games,
Cyrex Hacking Roundup: October
Spooky season is well and truly on us as we enter the last week of October. From frightful DeFi hacks, to ghastly DDoS strikes against Overwatch 2, we bring you the biggest and latest hacking stories in the gaming industry. DeFi Industry rocked by 4 hacks in 24 hours October 11th proved to be a tumultuous day for the DeFi ...
26 October 2022
