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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Here’s Where the Most Crypto Scams Are Happening, According to New Chainalysis Report

A new report from insights firm Chainalysis is shedding light on where the most crypto scams are happening around the…

September 1, 2021

DeFi Platform Cream Finance Loses $26,000,000 in Hack

The decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Cream Finance (CREAM) suffered a hack that led to the loss of about $26…

August 31, 2021

Man Allegedly Fakes His Own Kidnapping To Take $1,000,000 in Bitcoin From Investors

A Venezuelan man allegedly faked his own kidnapping in order to steal roughly $1,100,000 worth of Bitcoin from investors. According…

August 30, 2021

Suspect Disappears With $119,000,000 Worth of Dogecoin in Alleged DOGE Mining Scam

The primary suspect of an alleged Dogecoin mining scam in Turkey has reportedly disappeared along with $119 million worth of…

August 30, 2021

Hacker Returns All Stolen Assets From $643,000,000 Crypto Heist

After suffering a massive $643 million hack in early August, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Poly Network just retrieved all the…

August 28, 2021

$27,600,000 in Bitcoin Seized by Brazilian Police in Ponzi Scheme Investigation

Brazilian Federal Police say they've recovered more than $27,600,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) following a series of alleged Ponzi schemes run…

August 27, 2021

Top Exchange FTX Injects Massive $120,000,000 Into Hacked Crypto Platform Liquid

Crypto derivatives exchange FTX has stepped in to loan Liquid exchange $120 million after the Japanese platform was hacked for…

August 26, 2021

Spanish Police Raid Suburban House Allegedly Running Illegal Crypto Operation, Seize Over 100 Miners

Spain’s National Police say they have dismantled an alleged illegal cryptocurrency mining operation that was being run from a residential…

August 25, 2021

19 People Arrested in Hong Kong for Alleged $1,400,000 Crypto Scam

Police officers in Hong Kong have arrested 19 people who are allegedly involved in a $1.4-million fake crypto investment scheme.…

August 22, 2021

$6,000,000 in Crypto Seized by Australian Police

Police in the Australian state of Victoria seized more than $8.5 million AUD ($6 million USD) worth of crypto as…

August 21, 2021