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Critics say a headline feature of Microsoft's new AI-centric laptops and tablets is a privacy nightmare.
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Could staked ETH be classified as a security? Galaxy researcher weighs in
Galaxy Research’s Alex Thorn raises concerns about the SEC potentially classifying staked ETH as a security amid Ethereum ETF appr...
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Gala Games CEO blames $23M exploit on ‘messed up’ internal controls
Gala Games CEO Eric Schiermeyer confirmed on Tuesday there was a “security incident” that resulted in the unauthorized sale of 600...
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Gala Games CEO admits fault in $240 million token exploit
Gala Games sees $240M in tokens stolen; swift action taken to secure assets and address the breach. The post Gala Games CEO admits...
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'We Messed Up': Gala Games Confirms $240 Million Worth of Tokens Swiped via Exploit
An attacker used an exploit to mint and swipe 5 billion Gala Games (GALA) tokens Monday, with the firm calling it an "isolated inc...
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Prometheum launches Ether custody service that treats ETH as a security: Report
The digital assets platform soft-launched its controversial Ethereum custody service on May 17 and is targeting a full launch next...
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Hong Kong Police Arrest Three in ‘Hell Money’ Cryptocurrency Scam
Hong Kong police have arrested three men at a currency exchange shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, a major tourist area, for allegedly present...
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Prometheum's Ethereum Custody Controversy Reignites SEC Security Label Fears
Prometheum's move to offer Ethereum custody services sparked backlash from a crypto advocacy group that claims it's in cahoots wit...
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Quantum Computing Poses Critical Threats to Blockchain Security, Warns Expert
Professor Massimiliano Sala, a professor of Mathematics at the University of Trento, warns that quantum computing poses significan...
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Kaamel Technology to lead investigation into XLink's $10M breach
XLink is partnering with Kaamel Technology to investigate the initial cause of the breach while accelerating previously communicat...
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US Authorities Arrest Chinese Nationals Allegedly Behind Crypto Scam Network
An indictment unsealed in the Central District of California charges two Chinese nationals, Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang, with leadi...
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US authorities bust $73M crypto scam, make two arrests
The scammers convinced victims to transfer millions of dollars into U.S. bank accounts, which were then used to launder the illici...
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Feds Charge Chinese Nationals in $73 Million 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scam
The Department of Justice charged Daren Li and Yicheng Zhang with orchestrating a “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scam.
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Alex Labs freezes $3.9M of exploited funds sent to CEXs after hack
The team behind the Bitcoin layer-2 developer has successfully frozen some exploited crypto after the attacker tried to cash out b...
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Solana Meme Coin Marketplace Pump.fun Issues $1.9 Million Exploit Postmortem, Discloses Former Employee Involvement
Pump.fun, a leading Solana-based marketplace and deployment tool for meme coins, issued a postmortem on the exploit that occurred...
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Pump.fun Favorites Michi and Mini Recover After Exploit—But These Tokens Are Still Stuck
In the wake of the attack, Pump.fun’s largest tokens have recovered. But some affected tokens remain in limbo.
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Bitcoin bridge XLink resurrection underway post $10M hack
XLink faced a security breach involving almost $10 million, with $4.3 million recovered thanks to a friendly neighborhood white ha...
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Memecoin launcher pump.fun claims ex-employee behind $1.9M exploit
Pump.fun said its smart contracts are safe, and impacted users will receive “100% of the liquidity” that it previously had within...
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