Man, 67, jailed for raping 72-year-old woman

A man in his 60s who raped a 72-year-old woman has been jailed for seven years. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said Vijay Chawla, of Rectory Lane, Bury, subjected his victim to a “horrendous ordeal” in Manchester in March 2023. Chawla, 67, was found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting the same victim at Manchester Crown…

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Why DeFi is not dead after the KelpDAO exploit

After a $290 million vulnerability was exploited and the total value locked in DeFi fell by approximately $13 billion, the simplest view is that decentralized finance is broken again. It’s also probably the laziest. The KelpDAO vulnerability over the weekend was serious. It appears to have started with a targeted attack on the infrastructure used…

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Arkham says Aave raised $160 million of the $200 million it needs to cover exploit damage

Lending platform Aave has raised approximately $160 million to cover the $200 million in bad debt left by this year’s largest decentralized finance (DeFi) breach, Arkham posted on X on Saturday. “AAVE has raised $160 million to date to cover bad debt from the Kelp DAO vulnerability on defiunited.eth,” the blockchain analytics platform wrote. “The…

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