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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tron, XRP Worth $97,000,000 Looted in Massive Crypto Exchange Hack

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid Global just suffered a massive hack, losing control of tens of millions of dollars in top…

August 19, 2021

Maryland Man Charged With Laundering $139,000,000 in Bitcoin From Prison Cell

A man from Maryland has been charged with laundering 2,933 Bitcoin (BTC), worth around $139 million, from a US prison…

August 16, 2021

After $611,000,000 Hack, Crypto Platform Poly Network Moves to Prevent Future Attacks

After suffering a massive $611 million hack last week, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Poly Network is attempting to shore up…

August 16, 2021

UK Detectives Seize USB Stick With $9.5 Million in Ethereum in Alleged Crypto Scam

Detectives in the United Kingdom have reportedly seized a USB stick with $9.5 million in Ethereum (ETH) that was believed…

August 16, 2021

London High Court Orders Binance To Hunt and Seize Assets of Crypto Hackers

London’s High Court is ordering major crypto exchange Binance to track down and freeze the accounts of crypto hackers behind…

August 15, 2021

Hacker Claims $600 Million in Stolen Crypto Will Be Returned, Poly Network Says Final Key Must Be Turned Over

The hacker involved in one of the biggest decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits in history is copping to the heist and…

August 13, 2021

Hacker Behind $611,000,000 Crypto Heist Left Trail of Digital Fingerprints, According to Blockchain Security Firm SlowMist

Blockchain security firm SlowMist says the attacker behind a $611 million hack of Poly Network left a trail of digital…

August 11, 2021

Money Laundering Bank Scheme Fetches Apartment Buildings, Yacht, a Plane – And an Indictment in Florida

A South Florida resident has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a money-laundering scheme that sought to bribe government…

August 10, 2021

SEC Charges Two Crypto Executives in First-Ever DeFi Securities Case

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pressing charges against two crypto executives in its first-ever decentralized finance (DeFi)…

August 7, 2021

U.S. Marshals Hire Custodian To Handle Massive Trove of Seized Crypto Holdings

The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) is hiring crypto custody firm Anchorage Digital to handle a trove of seized cryptocurrencies including…

July 30, 2021