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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Crypto Exchange SushiSwap Exploited – Here’s How to Ensure Your Funds Are Safe

A smart contract bug in the popular decentralized exchange SushiSwap has led to the theft of about $3.3 million in…

April 9, 2023

Do Kwon Converted All Assets in South Korea to Bitcoin (BTC) Shortly Before Arrest: Report

South Korean authorities have reportedly found that embattled Terraform Labs CEO and co-founder Do Kwon has zero assets in his…

April 9, 2023

U.S. Treasury Department Claims Criminals and North Korean ‘Cyber Actors’ Use DeFi To Launder Money

The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a new report on Thursday outlining what it argues are the illicit finance…

April 7, 2023

$200,000,000 in Stolen Crypto Recovered by DeFi Platform After Community-Led Investigation

Three weeks after breaching the Ethereum (ETH)-based lending protocol Euler Finance, the hacker who siphoned nearly $200 million worth of…

April 6, 2023

About $160,000,000 in Real Estate and Other Assets Seized From Terraform Labs Employees by Authorities: Report

South Korean authorities have confiscated assets worth millions of dollars from the employees of the blockchain firm Terraform Labs, according…

April 5, 2023

Feds Seize $112,000,000 in Crypto From US-Based Entities Allegedly Involved in Scams

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is announcing the seizure of crypto worth over $112 million linked to cryptocurrency…

April 4, 2023

Hacker Offered Bounty After Exploiting $573,000 in Crypto From DeFi Platform

Cross-chain bridging solution provider Allbridge is promising leniency to the hacker who exploited the multichain tool days ago if stolen…

April 4, 2023

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Denounces New FUD After Unsubstantiated Rumor Spreads Through Crypto Twitter

The chief executive of the world's largest crypto exchange is countering the spread of new fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD)…

April 3, 2023

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to New Charges, Including Bribery of Chinese Officials: Report

Sam Bankman-Fried is pleading not guilty to a new set of charges as the former crypto tycoon faces the possibility…

March 31, 2023

Do Kwon To Be Held in Montenegro for 30 Days As Authorities Investigate Forged Passports: Report

Embattled Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon will remain in Montenegro following his arrest in the southeastern European country last week,…

March 29, 2023