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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

French Police Arrest Hackers Allegedly Associated With Exploit of Avalanche-Based DeFi Protocol

The French National Police have arrested two individuals allegedly behind the $9.19 million hack on Avalanche (AVAX)-based decentralized finance (DeFi)…

February 28, 2023

Two Firms Counter Hack Over $198,000,000 Worth of Crypto From Wormhole Attacker

About $200 million in crypto assets have been counter-hacked from the entities responsible for the Wormhole bridge exploit, one of…

February 26, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried Accused of Conspiring To Make Illegal Political Donations, Hit With Four New Charges

The disgraced founder of bankrupt crypto exchange platform FTX is getting hit with a series of new charges related to…

February 23, 2023

‘Cryptoqueen’ Wanted for $4,000,000,000 Scheme Murdered on Yacht in 2018 by Bulgarian Mafia: Report

A new report claims that the ‘cryptoqueen’ wanted for her alleged role in the $4,000,000,000 OneCoin scam may have been…

February 22, 2023

‘Cryptoqueen’ Boyfriend Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Laundering $300,000,000 in Crypto

The ex-boyfriend of the infamous “Cryptoqueen” has been sentenced to five years in prison for laundering hundreds of millions of…

February 20, 2023

Former FTX Executive Nishad Singh To Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges Related to Exchange Collapse: Report

FTX’s former director of engineering is reportedly planning to plead guilty to fraud charges related to the crypto exchange platform’s…

February 19, 2023

Nearly Quarter of New Crypto Tokens Launched in 2022 Resembled Pump-and-Dump Schemes: Chainalysis

Nearly one in four new crypto tokens that launched in 2022 had on-chain attributes that resembled pump-and-dump scams, according to…

February 18, 2023

Norwegian Authorities Seize Nearly $6,000,000 in Crypto Stolen in 2022 Hack on Axie Infinity (AXS) Ronin Network

Norway's central unit for fighting economic crimes has seized some of the crypto assets that hackers stole from the Ronin…

February 17, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Court Battle With SEC and CFTC To Be Delayed Until DOJ’s Criminal Case Concludes: Report

A US judge is putting two federal regulators' civil lawsuits against the former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX on…

February 14, 2023

Popular Hardware Crypto Wallet OneKey Hacked by Security Firm, Proving Critical Vulnerability

A cybersecurity firm has hacked a popular crypto wallet, proving to its developers that it has critical vulnerabilities. In a…

February 12, 2023