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View More NewsBonzo Lend, a decentralized lending protocol on the Hedera network, suffered an estimated $9.05 million loss after an attacker exploited a verification flaw in a third-party Supra oracle contract, allowing them to borrow assets far exceeding the value of their collateral.The attacker deposited 250 SAUCE tokens with little value, before submitting a manipulated price update that inflated the token’s HBAR-denominated value, according to a preliminary incident report from Bonzo.The protocol said the account subsequently borrowed 6.63 million USDC and 34.52 million wrapped HBAR. At the report’s reference HBAR price of $0.06998, the two withdrawals were worth approximately $9.05 million.A second…
From Sullivan v. Schiman, decided Tuesday by the Illinois Appellate Court (Justice John Anderson, joined by Justices Linda Davenport and Matthew Bertani): Schiman posted on Facebook—falsely—that [Dr.] Sullivan sexually abused her during [a medical examination at a hospital] …. Following a multi-day bench trial, the circuit court agreed that Sullivan was actually (not just presumptively) harmed but awarded $1 in nominal damages…. On January 23, 2022, Schiman went to the St. Margaret’s Hospital emergency room for treatment of severe abdominal pain. Sullivan, an emergency physician, performed a physical examination of Schiman. Based on the examination, Sullivan informed Schiman that he…
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A review of Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History of the Manson Murders by Claudia Verhoeven; 384 pages; Verso (May 2026)Although the True Crime genre of publishing and documentary television is replete with accounts of murderous spouses, serial killers, Mafia wars, and financial scams, rarely do the subjects transcend the headline immediacy of police procedurals to deliver the long-term import of critical analysis. The Victorian predator Jack the Ripper and the Depression-era exploits of Bonnie and Clyde are two such exceptions; a third is the countercultural carnage wrought by the Manson family. As such, Claudia Verhoeven’s new book Love and Terror: The Helter-Skelter History…
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