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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Total Value of Crypto Stolen From DeFi Platforms in 2023 Plummets by 63.7% Year-on-Year: Chainalysis

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says the value of crypto assets that cybercriminals stole in 2023 went down by more than…

January 26, 2024

$17,000 Stolen From Bank of America Account in ‘Stunning’ Phone Hack – Why Two-Factor Authentication ‘Hijacked Everything’

A Bank of America customer says she's stunned after losing control of her phone and watching $17,000 disappear from her…

January 26, 2024

SEC Says Hacker Used SIM Swap To Compromise Regulator’s X Account and Post False BTC ETF Approval Announcement

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is revealing the details behind the incident where the markets regulator’s account on…

January 24, 2024

Regulators Investigating Collapsed Crypto Firm That Owes Creditors $58,000,000 After Going Bust in 2021: Report

Australian securities regulators are investigating Blockchain Global after a report connected two of its directors to previous crypto schemes. The…

January 23, 2024

US Government Charges German National for Allegedly Running $150,000,000 Crypto Scam

US authorities are charging a German businessman for allegedly operating a crypto pyramid scheme that defrauded about $150 million from…

January 23, 2024

Former CEO Sentenced to Two Years Behind Bars for ‘Cherry-Picking’ Scheme Involving Crypto Futures Contracts

The former chief executive of an investment firm has been sentenced to two years in prison for a “cherry-picking” scheme…

January 22, 2024

Hardware Wallet Trezor Says 66,000 of Its Users Affected in Data Breach Last Week

The company behind the crypto hardware wallet Trezor says some of its customers are at risk of phishing attacks following…

January 22, 2024

JPMorgan Chase Pays $18,000,000 Fine for Forcing Customers To Stay Silent About Bank’s Bad Behavior

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says JPMorgan Chase will pay an $18 million fine for actively working to stop…

January 21, 2024

CFTC Charges Crypto Exchange Debiex With Fraud and Misappropriation for Running ‘Online Romance’ Scam

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says it is taking legal action against a "bogus" crypto exchange for allegedly…

January 21, 2024

Crypto Exchange Giant HTX Hit With DDOS Attack, Justin Sun Says User Funds Are Safe

Hackers hit the crypto exchange giant HTX with a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) on Friday morning, causing a…

January 20, 2024