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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Binance’s Legal Defense Against US Securities Regulator Pushed Back to Next Week Due to Snow: Report

Crypto exchange Binance’s legal defense against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly been delayed due to heavy…

January 19, 2024

Illicit Crypto Transaction Volume Falls for the First Time Since 2020, According to Chainalysis

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis says the volume of illicit transactions in the crypto space significantly dropped in 2023, marking a…

January 19, 2024

UN Says Tether (USDT) Method of Choice for Money Launderers and Fraudsters Operating in South-East Asia

Top stablecoin USDT is the method of choice for money launderers and fraudsters in East and Southeast Asia, according to…

January 16, 2024

Nearly $15,000,000,000 in XRP Appears To Move in Attempted Attack on Bitfinex

What appeared to be a large transfer of XRP was later tied to a bad actor attempting to hack into…

January 15, 2024

Gary Gensler Says FBI and Homeland Security Investigating Hack of SEC’s X Account

The Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland…

January 15, 2024

New Phishing Scams on Solana (SOL) Have Stolen Over $4,000,000 in Crypto Assets: Security Firm

New data from a cybersecurity firm reveals that recent phishing scams over smart contract platform Solana (SOL) have stolen over…

January 15, 2024

Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Asks US Judge To Postpone SEC Trial Amid Extradition Delays: Report

Disgraced Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is reportedly asking a judge to delay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)…

January 14, 2024

Billion-Dollar Bank Clears Fake Check As Grieving Widow’s Bank Account Drained To -$5,034: Report

An Indiana woman is issuing a warning after she was targeted by online scammers days after losing her husband. Selena…

January 13, 2024

Frantic Customer Calls JPMorgan Chase As $10,700 Exits Bank Account – Now the Banking Giant Says It’s Not To Blame: Report

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is reportedly refusing to make a customer whole after thousands of dollars exited her account in…

January 13, 2024

Orbit Chain Offers Multi-Million Dollar Bounty to the Public After Suffering $81,000,000 Hack Last Month

The decentralized cross-chain protocol Orbit Chain is allocating a hefty amount to identify the culprit who stole $81 million worth…

January 12, 2024