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Common Vulnerabilities: Oracles and Pricing - Smart Contracts

By Kree Dotcom in Cybersecurity on Wed 07 May 2025

To achieve composability in DeFi, many projects require external sources of truth or price feeds. This article explores the common vulnerabilities in the use of pricing and oracles with real-world examples.

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Transitioning from EVM to SVM: Key Concepts for Solana Security Assessments

By Dimaz Wijaya in Security on Tue 22 April 2025

Key concepts to understand the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM).

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NEAR Smart Contract Auditing: Accounts & Access Control

By Elmedin Burnik in Cybersecurity on Mon 14 April 2025

This article explores how NEAR's unique account system combines human-readable names with multi-tiered permissions, examining the security implications and providing practical guidance for implementing robust access control in smart contracts.

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Unraveling a Curious Edge Case in EigenLayer's Slashing Accounting

By EllipticPoint in Security on Tue 01 April 2025

Examining an interesting edge case discovered in EigenLayer's beacon chain slashing calculation that affects withdrawable share calculations.

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NEAR Smart Contract Auditing: Storage

By Toon Van Hove in Security on Mon 10 February 2025

Introduction In this article, we dive into the storage system of the NEAR blockchain. We'll explore how storage works on NEAR, how to use it securely, and highlight some of the common pitfalls. This is our second post about the NEAR blockchain....

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NEAR Smart Contract Auditing: Sharding & Cross Contract Calls

By Elmedin Burnik in Cybersecurity on Sun 01 December 2024

NEAR Protocol introduces Nightshade sharding to tackle blockchain scalability while maintaining security. This article explores the security implications of cross-contract calls in sharded environments, demonstrating both proper implementation...

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Common Vulnerabilities: Protocol Governance and DAOs - Smart Contracts

By Kree Dotcom in Cybersecurity on Mon 21 October 2024

Many DeFi Protocols have decentralised using DAOs and token governance. This article explores the common vulnerabilities in the governance of DAOs with real-world examples.

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Common Vulnerabilities: Liquid Restaking Protocols - Smart Contracts

By Elmedin Burnik in Security on Tue 17 September 2024

Liquid Restaking protocols are a big trend in the DeFi space. This article explores the common vulnerabilities in liquid restaking protocols with real-world examples.

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Forge Testing Leveling

By Dimaz Wijaya in Security on Mon 15 July 2024

Enhancing Forge testing with fuzzing and invariant testing for smart contract security.

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The Effects of Ethereum's Upgrades on Smart Contracts

By Toon Van Hove in Security on Thu 20 June 2024

A summary of Ethereum's upgrades and their implications on smart contract functionality.

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