Scams, Hacks & Breaches

The US government is beefing up its crypto tracking and analysis capabilities to fight ransomware attacks that utilize digital assets to extort victims. In...

A California man will spend time behind bars for a Bitcoin money-laundering operation, after being nabbed by undercover agents. Kais Mohammad, 37 years old,...

The U.S. Security Exchange Commission (SEC) is filing charges against five individuals linked to the BitConnect high-yield investment program. According to a new press...

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is warning consumers that internet scammers have taken up the agency's name to send...

Ransomware attackers have already siphoned tens of millions of dollars in crypto this year, according to the blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. In a new...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Rari Capital has voted to allocate roughly $26 million in reimbursements following a hack that cost them 2,600 ETH, or...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) startup Rari Capital is revealing the details behind the attack that cost 2,600 ETH, or roughly $10 million in losses. Rari...

Hotbit is temporarily shutting down following a cyber attack that paralyzed a number of its central services.  In a statement, the Chinese crypto exchange...

FBI agents have arrested Roman Sterlingov, the alleged principal operator of Bitcoin Fog, a website that offers Bitcoin (BTC) "tumbler" or "mixer" services designed...

Reports indicate that a Turkish crypto exchange used the popular cryptocurrency Dogecoin as bait to lure investors into a fraudulent scheme. The Agence-France Presse (AFP)...