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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

Tether Says It Helped US Government Seize $6,000,000 in Crypto From Southeast Asian Scheme 

The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap says it aided US authorities in confiscating the proceeds of…

September 30, 2024

FBI Seizes More Than $6,000,000 in Crypto From Southeast Asian Scammers Preying on US Citizens

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized millions of dollars worth of crypto assets from entities in Southeast Asia…

September 29, 2024

Fake Crypto Wallet on Google Play Steals $70,000 in Digital Assets After Being Downloaded 10,000 Times: Report

A fake crypto wallet application on the Google Play Store has reportedly stolen tens of thousands of dollars worth of…

September 29, 2024

Hackers Plunder $2,000,000 Worth of Crypto From Liquid Restaking Protocol Bedrock

A liquid staking protocol says that bad actors made away with millions of dollars worth of crypto assets after hacking…

September 28, 2024

JPMorgan Chase Accused of Refusing To Reimburse Customers, Failing To Terminate Scammer’s Accounts Amid Federal Probe: Report

A federal investigation into banking giant JPMorgan Chase is targeting how the bank handles and protects potential victims of fraud,…

September 28, 2024

Wells Fargo Customers’ Bank Account and Social Security Numbers Exposed, Used for Fraud in Mysterious Data Breach

A data breach at Wells Fargo is affecting an unknown number of the banking giant's customers. A new filing with…

September 27, 2024

Decentralized Web3 Project Onyx Hacked for $3,800,000 Worth of Crypto: PeckShield

Decentralized liquidity protocol Onyx has suffered a security breach that siphoned millions worth of crypto assets from the platform. Blockchain…

September 27, 2024

DOJ Seizes Illicit Crypto Exchanges in Charging of Two Russians With $1,000,000,000 Money Laundering Operation

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has teamed up with other federal and international law enforcement agencies to charge two…

September 27, 2024

100,000,000 Americans Exposed in Massive Data Breach – Revealing Names, Locations, Dates of Birth, IP Addresses, Phone Numbers and More: Report

Nearly one-third of the US population has had their sensitive personal data exposed in a massive new breach, according to…

September 27, 2024

Ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Role in FTX Implosion: Report

The former CEO of FTX sister company Alameda Research reportedly received a sentence of two years in prison on Tuesday.…

September 26, 2024