Sophisticated crypto address poisoning scams drain $1.2M in March
Victims of address poisoning scams were tricked into willingly sending over $1.2 million worth of funds to scammers, showcasing th...
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Solanafrica Scam: Hackers Breach Ghanaian President’s X Account
Ghanaian President John Mahama announced on March 18 that he has regained full control of his X (formerly Twitter) account from ha...
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AiXBT Token Falls 20% After AI Influencer Hacked for $100K in Ethereum
A security incident led to prominent AI reply guy AiXBT to send $100,000 in ETH to a scammer, with the bot's Base token plunging s...
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Bitcoin short whale exposed as cybercriminal using stolen funds for high-leverage trades
The incident highlights the vulnerabilities in crypto markets, where illicit activities can manipulate prices and undermine market...
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Tech Giant Siemens Partners with Minima to Embed Blockchain Security in Automotive, Robotics, and Energy Industries
Europe’s largest industrial technology company Siemens AG has partnered with Minima, a fully decentralized and device-agnostic lay...
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BTCFi explained: How Elastos uses Bitcoin’s security to power DeFi
The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape continues to evolve, and Bitcoin-centric solutions are gaining momentum. BTCFi is an em...
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Meme Coin Launchpad Four.Meme Falls Victim to Another Exploit
The attack was the second in two months, on this occasion exploiting a “critical flaw” in Four.Meme’s liquidity mechanism.
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‘Hyperliquid 50x Leverage Whale’ Is a Cybercriminal Using Stolen Funds— ZachXBT
The crypto community was recently rocked by shocking claims from blockchain investigator ZachXBT, who revealed that the so-called...
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Russian Oil Firms Using Bitcoin, Ethereum to Dodge Sanctions
Sanctions evasion is proving increasingly “challenging” at scale for Russian firms, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis told Dec...
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South African Parliament’s Social Media Accounts Hacked to Promote Fake Crypto
Hackers recently breached the South African Parliament’s social media accounts, including X, Facebook, and Youtube, to promote a f...
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Spanish Police ‘Dismantle $32.6M Bitcoin-themed Crypto Pyramid Scam’
Spanish police officers say they have taken apart a Bitcoin (BTC)-themed crypto pyramid scam that duped victims out of around $32....
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North Korea Surpasses El Salvador in Bitcoin Holdings, Fueled by Bybit Hack
Key Takeaways: North Korea’s Bitcoin holdings now surpass those of El Salvador and Bhutan. The Lazarus Group, linked to North Kore...
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Wemix Initiates Buyback and Chainlink Integration Following $6.2M Crypto Hack
The Wemix Foundation is implementing measures to address the recent $6.2 million security breach and subsequent drop of the WEMIX...
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Crypto Scammers Exploit AI Deepfakes to Push Fake Giveaways With Trump and Musk
The evolution of deepfake scams has reached new levels of sophistication with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), mak...
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OKX Halts DEX Aggregator Amid Bybit Hack Fallout
The crypto exchange and blockchain infrastructure provider OKX has “temporarily halted” operations for its decentralized exchange...
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Wemix denies cover-up amid delayed $6.2M bridge hack announcement
Wemix Foundation CEO Kim Seok-hwan said they had no intention of concealing a hack on its bridge, which led to over $6 million in...
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Victim of a crypto scam? Here’s what to do next
Beware of various forms of cryptocurrency scams Cryptocurrency scams can manifest in various forms, often preying on the lack of r...
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OKX Halts DEX Aggregator Amid EU Scrutiny Over Bybit Hack Money Laundering Allegations
Crypto exchange OKX has temporarily suspended its decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator in response to concerns over its alleged...
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