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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

US Hacker Handed Three-Year Prison Sentence for Looting $12,000,000+ in Crypto From Two Decentralized Exchanges

A US hacker convicted of plundering more than $12 million worth of crypto assets from two decentralized exchanges (DEXs) was…

April 13, 2024

Phishing Scams Appear As Ads on Ethereum Block Explorer Etherscan: Report

Phishing scams are bubbling up on the Ethereum (ETH) block explorer Etherscan, according to the cybersecurity firm Scam Sniffer. The…

April 9, 2024

$2,000,000 Stolen From Bank of America Account in Devastating Scam, Triggering Lawsuit for Alleged Negligence, Breach of Contract and Violation of Federal Law: Report

An elderly woman who lost millions of dollars to scammers is hitting Bank of America (BofA) with a lawsuit over…

April 6, 2024

‘Head of Compliance’ at Infamous $4,000,000,000 OneCoin Crypto Scheme Sentenced to Four Years in Prison

A top executive of the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme OneCoin will spend years behind bars for her role in the multi-level…

April 5, 2024

Search Engine Giant Google Suing Alleged Crypto Scammers Over Fake Android Apps: Report

Tech giant Google is reportedly launching a lawsuit against crypto scammers who allegedly employed fake Android apps to reel in…

April 4, 2024

Sam Bankman-Fried Speaks From Prison, Says FTX Victims Deserve To Be Paid in Full at Current Prices: Report

The founder and former CEO of the now-collapsed FTX crypto exchange is speaking out from behind bars. Last week, a…

April 1, 2024

Online Pirated Streaming Content Witnesses Surge in Crypto Payments Between 2019 and 2023: Chainalysis

Crypto assets are increasingly being used to pay for pirated online streaming content, according to the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.…

March 30, 2024

Hackers Loot Ethereum-Based DeFi Protocol Prisma Finance for $11,600,000 Worth of Crypto: PeckShield

Bad actors have exploited decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Prisma Finance and stole 3,257.69 Ethereum (ETH) worth $11.6 million, according to…

March 29, 2024

Disgraced FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison After Fraud Conviction

A US judge has sentenced disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to 25 years in prison after the former crypto tycoon…

March 28, 2024

Hacker Steals Over $65,200,000 From Crypto Game Built on Blast Blockchain – Then Returns Everything: On-Chain Data

A crypto game built on the layer-2 blockchain Blast lost over 60% of the total value of assets on its…

March 28, 2024