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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

$4,100,000 Crypto Fraud Scheme Promising Large Returns Busted in South Korea: Report

South Korean police have detained two individuals for allegedly running a fraudulent crypto-based scam. According to the South Korean news…

March 26, 2024

London Resident Holding $2,500,000,000 in Bitcoin Convicted on Money Laundering Charges: Report

A woman who converted Bitcoin (BTC) into luxury houses and jewelry has reportedly been found guilty of engaging in a…

March 25, 2024

Hong Kong Woman Scammed out of Nearly $1 Million After Sending Money To Fake Crypto Trading Platform: Report

A Hong Kong woman has reportedly been scammed to the tune of nearly $1 million after being enticed to send…

March 25, 2024

Ava Labs CEO Issues Warning, Says Rise of ‘Trash L2s’ Will Fill Void of Sam Bankman-Fried

Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer is warning that crypto markets will see another wave of dangerous riff-raff projects rise…

March 25, 2024

JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Six Financial Giants Pay $70,000,000 Settlement Over Allegations of ‘Widespread Fraud and Collusion’

Eight financial giants are shelling out tens of millions of dollars to settle a decade-long whistleblower lawsuit. JPMorgan Chase, Bank…

March 23, 2024

Heco Bridge Exploiters Funnel $145,700,000 Worth of Ethereum Into the Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash: PeckShield

The hackers who struck Heco Bridge, a project linked to Tron (TRX) founder Justin Sun, have been funneling their stolen…

March 23, 2024

Montenegrin Supreme Court Postpones Terra Founder Do Kwon’s South Korean Extradition

The Supreme Court of Montenegro is postponing the extradition of disgraced Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon to South Korea. According…

March 22, 2024

Telegram Game on Brand-New Ethereum Layer-2 Scaler Blast Exploited for $4,600,000 in Reported White Hat Hack

An unknown entity has exploited a Telegram-based game that runs on the newly launched Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution Blast…

March 22, 2024

Ethereum-Based Gaming Altcoin Leaps After Coinbase Listing Announcement

An Ethereum (ETH)-based gaming altcoin is skyrocketing after being abruptly listed by Coinbase, the top US-based crypto exchange platform by…

March 21, 2024

SBF Lawyers Call Prosecutor’s Sentence Recommendations ‘Disturbing’ in New Letter To Judge

The lawyers of disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried say that the prosecution’s sentence recommendations for their client are “disturbing.” In…

March 20, 2024