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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Coinbase User Loses Over $12,000,000 in Bitcoin After Falling Victim To Fake Notification Scheme: Report

A Coinbase customer is counting millions of dollars in losses after the Bitcoin (BTC) he bought on the US-based crypto…

November 2, 2021

$31,600,000 in Cash and Crypto Seized in International Anti-Drug Trafficking Operation

An international effort from law enforcement targeting darknet narcotic vendors has resulted in more than $31 million worth of cash…

November 1, 2021

Police Seize $2,900,000 in Bitcoin and Other Crypto Assets From Schoolboy in Money Laundering Probe

UK police have confiscated Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies worth millions of dollars in a money-laundering investigation. According to the Lincolnshire…

October 30, 2021

DeFi Platform Loses $130,000,000 in Attack That Cost Over $37,000 in Ethereum Fees

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform Cream Finance (CREAM) says that its lending market suffered a hack resulting in the loss of…

October 29, 2021

Biggest Crypto Exchange Hack of All Time To See Creditors Awarded $9 Billion Almost Seven Years Later

Nearly seven years after one of the biggest crypto hacks of all time, former customers of the Japanese crypto exchange…

October 26, 2021

Over 3,000,000 Email Addresses Associated With CoinMarketCap Accounts Leaked on Hacking Forums: Report

Millions of email addresses with accounts on prominent crypto price-tracking platform CoinMarketCap are being traded on hacking forums, according to…

October 25, 2021

Hacking Groups Stealing YouTube Channels To Broadcast Crypto Scams: Google Report

Groups of hackers are hijacking YouTube channels to promote crypto scams, according to a new report from tech industry titan…

October 25, 2021

Crypto Fraudsters Who Raised $24,000,000 for Fictitious Bitcoin-Mining Facility Face 5 Years in Jail for Tax Evasion

Two founders of a cryptocurrency firm that defrauded investors are facing up to half a decade in prison for tax…

October 20, 2021

Cyber Security Firm Warns of New Scam Emerging on Apple’s App Store, Says Victims Losing Millions

Cyber security company Sophos says that iPhone users should be on the lookout for a new type of crypto scam…

October 19, 2021

$5,200,000,000 Worth of Bitcoin Potentially Linked to Ransomware Payments in First Half of 2021: FinCEN

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says that over $5 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) could have been used to…

October 18, 2021