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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

FTX Bankruptcy: Fallen Exchange To Amass up to $5,100,000,000 More Than What Users Lost at Time of Collapse

The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX now has holdings worth billions of dollars more than the legally approved claims made by…

May 9, 2024

Cartier Heir Charged by DOJ for Allegedly Laundering ‘Hundreds of Millions’ Partially via USDT Transfers

Prosecutors are charging three Colombian nationals and a purported direct descendant of the Cartier watch and jewelry-making family for allegedly…

May 7, 2024

Paolo Ardoino Dismisses Rumors That Bitfinex Suffered Database Breach Last Month

Bitfinex chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino is rejecting rumors that the crypto exchange was a victim of a database exploit…

May 6, 2024

New ‘Brokewell’ Smartphone Attack Drains Bank Accounts and Leaks Location, Posing ‘Significant Threat to Banking Industry’: Report

Security researchers are issuing an urgent alert about a new malware attack that's targeting Android users' bank accounts. The malware,…

May 5, 2024

Employee at Billion-Dollar Bank Arrested, Accused of Stealing $44,000 From Account of Deceased Customer

An employee at a billion-dollar bank has reportedly been arrested and accused of stealing money from the account of a…

May 5, 2024

$83,000 Drained From Wells Fargo Accounts in Minutes – Customers Say Bank ‘Rolling Their Eyes,’ Blaming Them, Refusing To Reimburse

Two Wells Fargo customers are calling out the banking giant after scammers ripped tens of thousands of dollars from their…

May 4, 2024

Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Wallet Loses $69,300,000 Worth of Crypto in Apparent Address Poisoning Scam

A crypto wallet lost $69.3 million worth of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) in an apparent address-poisoning attack, according to the blockchain…

May 4, 2024

US DOJ Indicts Manhattan Man on Fraud Charges Related to $43,000,000 Fake Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has just announced the indictment of a New York man who allegedly ran a…

May 3, 2024

Crypto Advocacy Group Coin Center Looking To File Amicus Brief To Support Samourai Wallet Co-Founders

The nonprofit crypto advocacy group Coin Center is mulling whether to file an amicus brief in support of the co-founders…

May 1, 2024

Crypto Exchange Executives and 29 Other People Accused of Running $24,560,000 Fraud Scheme in Taiwan: Report

Authorities in Taiwan are reportedly accusing crypto exchange executives and dozens of others of running a multimillion-dollar crypto scam. According…

April 28, 2024