Dossier
Denial of Service
Coverage of Denial of Service in the Nexus archive.
- 18-year-old NGINX vulnerability allows DoS, potential RCE
An 18-year-old vulnerability in NGINX allows denial of service and potential remote code execution under certain conditions. The flaw was discovered using an autonomous scanning system. This vulnerability can be exploited for malicious purposes.
- Litecoin hit with a zero day attack
Litecoin experienced a zero-day attack targeting its MWEB privacy layer, coupled with a coordinated Denial of Service (DoS) on major mining pools. The attack allowed invalid peg-outs, affecting protocols like Near Intents and THORChain, with potential losses up to $600k. DeFi protocols have seen over $750 million in exploits in 2026, including attacks on Kelp DAO and Solana-based Drift.