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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Hackers Stole More Than $21,000,000 From Decentralized Finance Platforms Last Month, According to DeFi Llama

Crypto hackers stole $21.41 million worth of digital assets from decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms in February, according to DeFi Llama.…

March 4, 2023

Crypto Exchange OKX Seizes 2,000,000 in USDT From Five Accounts Allegedly Involved in Price Manipulation

Crypto exchange OKX says it has taken action against five accounts involved in the market manipulation of Celestial (CELT). CELT…

March 2, 2023

Senior FTX Executive Who Received $543,000,000 Loan From Alameda Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges: Report

Former FTX head of engineering Nishad Singh is reportedly pleading guilty to criminal charges that occurred after Sam Bankman-Fried’s now…

March 2, 2023

Algorand (ALGO)-Based Crypto Wallet Urges Users To Withdraw Assets After $9,600,000 Attack

An Algorand (ALGO)-based crypto wallet that was recently hit with a nearly $10 million attack is now urging users to…

February 28, 2023

French Police Arrest Hackers Allegedly Associated With Exploit of Avalanche-Based DeFi Protocol

The French National Police have arrested two individuals allegedly behind the $9.19 million hack on Avalanche (AVAX)-based decentralized finance (DeFi)…

February 28, 2023

Two Firms Counter Hack Over $198,000,000 Worth of Crypto From Wormhole Attacker

About $200 million in crypto assets have been counter-hacked from the entities responsible for the Wormhole bridge exploit, one of…

February 26, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried Accused of Conspiring To Make Illegal Political Donations, Hit With Four New Charges

The disgraced founder of bankrupt crypto exchange platform FTX is getting hit with a series of new charges related to…

February 23, 2023

‘Cryptoqueen’ Wanted for $4,000,000,000 Scheme Murdered on Yacht in 2018 by Bulgarian Mafia: Report

A new report claims that the ‘cryptoqueen’ wanted for her alleged role in the $4,000,000,000 OneCoin scam may have been…

February 22, 2023

‘Cryptoqueen’ Boyfriend Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Laundering $300,000,000 in Crypto

The ex-boyfriend of the infamous “Cryptoqueen” has been sentenced to five years in prison for laundering hundreds of millions of…

February 20, 2023

Former FTX Executive Nishad Singh To Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges Related to Exchange Collapse: Report

FTX’s former director of engineering is reportedly planning to plead guilty to fraud charges related to the crypto exchange platform’s…

February 19, 2023