Scams, Schemes and Hacks

A Solana-based blockchain bridge has been hacked to the tune of $320,000,000 worth of leading altcoin Ethereum (ETH). Wormhole, a cross-chain platform that allows...

A new type of malware has surfaced that can compromise crypto wallets and extensions, putting investors at risk of hacks. According to a new...

Nearly $2.3 billion worth of Bitcoin (BTC) stolen in the infamous 2016 Bitfinex exchange heist is moving to a new wallet. Crypto tracker Whale...

New data from Chainalysis reveals that while money laundering schemes involving digital assets rose last year, they still comprise a tiny fraction of overall...

A computer hacker that once testified before the U.S. Senate helped a crypto investor recover millions of dollars worth of tokens that were trapped...

As the dust settles after a wild scandal rocked the world of decentralized finance (DeFi), questions remain for one "magical" altcoin caught in the...

Crypto-related crime levels skyrocketed to an all-time high in 2021 – but that statistic doesn't paint a complete picture, according to Chainalysis. In a...

Authorities are revealing what the US government does with all the Bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto assets they seize from bad actors. In new...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is cracking down on criminals who seek to use cryptocurrency as a means of hiding their illicit gains....

Scammers have conned more than $7.7 billion worth of digital assets from investors in 2021, partly due to the emergence of a new kind...