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Scam Sniffer initially raised the alarm about Telegram malware scams in December last year but says bad actors have since evolved...
Due to a prior reimbursement plan from Bitfinex, many victims of the 2016 hack do not legally qualify as victims eligible for reim...
Billions worth of Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 should be returned to the exchange, the Feds wrote in a filing.
A federal court has determined that 94,643 bitcoin, seized following the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack, will be returned to the cryp...
The restitution of seized Bitcoin to Bitfinex highlights the complexities of asset recovery and the evolving legal landscape in cr...
Recent research shows malware authors mimicked Apple's encryption, but media coverage may overstate the threat, according to one e...
Attackers with physical access to a user’s device may be able to see the wallet’s seed phrase, the security firm said.
The acquisition enhances Chainalysis's proactive fraud prevention capabilities, potentially reducing crypto-related financial crim...
SUI bearish narrative has gained traction as the price slips below the 4-hour Simple Moving Average (SMA), a critical threshold fo...
Victims in New York were promised “well-paying, flexible jobs,” only to be tricked into a crypto scam, according to New York Attor...
The compromised social media account is merely the latest in a string of hacking incidents on X over the last several months.
The incident highlights the growing vulnerability of social media accounts in the crypto space, risking investor trust and market...
Enter Qubetics, a future-centric blockchain project that’s rewriting the rules for online privacy. At the heart of Qubetics’ ($TIC...
Validators are the backbone of PoS blockchains, but centralization and compromises can threaten their integrity, security and user...
The security incidents occurred days after a researcher discovered a critical bug in a Virtuals Protocol audited contract, which w...
CoinSwitch expects it will take two years to distribute $70 million in recovery funds to WazirX users who lost money due to an all...
Bitcoin’s recent surge past the $100,000 mark is no small feat, considering 18 months ago many pundits thought the industry was dy...
Notebooks seized by local law enforcement revealed elaborate methods to dupe users out of their money, which included deepfakes.