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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

DeFi Lending Platform Built on Polygon (MATIC) Hacked for $220,000 in Flash Loan Attack

Decentralized exchange (DEX) QuickSwap is ending its lending pool after sustaining losses in a flash loan attack. The Polygon (MATIC)…

October 25, 2022

DOJ Charges Two Chinese Intelligence Officers in FBI Double Agent Bitcoin (BTC) Bribery Scheme

Two Chinese intelligence officers are facing criminal charges in the US for allegedly attempting to steal court documents and bribing…

October 25, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried Says Crypto Exchange FTX Will Dole Out One-Time $6,000,000 Reimbursement to Phishing Victims

Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried says crypto derivatives exchange FTX will dole out $6 million to reimburse users who were impacted by…

October 25, 2022

Olympus DAO Hacked for 30,000 OHM Worth $300,000, Perpetrator Returns Funds Within Hours

The hacker who exploited an Olympus DAO (OHM) smart contract for $300,000 worth of assets is already returning the stolen…

October 21, 2022

Mango DAO Unanimously Approves $42,000,000 Reimbursement Proposal

The decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that manages the Solana (SOL)-based crypto exchange Mango Markets is approving a proposed reimbursement deal…

October 21, 2022

Bankrupt Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Faces Federal Investigation, According to Court Documents

New court documents reveal that bankrupt crypto lending platform Celsius is facing a federal investigation as well as inquiries in…

October 19, 2022

Thousands of Retail Investors Organize Manhunt for Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon: Report

A large group of retail investors are reportedly organizing a manhunt to locate the whereabouts of Do Kwon, the founder…

October 19, 2022

Crypto Trader Admits Involvement in Solana-Based DeFi Protocol’s Recent $100,000,000 Loss

A crypto trader has stepped into the spotlight in an effort to clear the air on how Mango Markets, a…

October 17, 2022

Man Faces 25 Years Behind Bars for Illegally Converting Bitcoin (BTC) to US Dollars in Money Laundering Scheme

A man from New York is facing 25 years in prison after being convicted of running an unlicensed money transmitting…

October 16, 2022

Solana-Based Crypto Trading Platform Mango Markets Primed To Cut Deal With Alleged Hacker Behind $100,000,000 Exploit

A Solana-based (SOL) crypto trading platform is ready to cut a deal with the alleged hacker accused of stealing millions…

October 15, 2022