Crypto exploit losses in January see nearly 93% year-on-year decline
Around $8.8 million was lost to crypto exploits in January, a massive decline from the figures this time last year.
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CertiK Report Reveals a Strange Twist Behind the ‘Monkey Drainer’ Scam
The latest report by the crypto security firm CertiK revealed two individuals behind a several-million-dollar-heavy scam – and the...
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SEC settles on security claim in LBRY case; community calls it a big win for crypto
The SEC was hoping to seek affirmation on an ambiguous injunction after scoring a victory during a hearing in November 2022, but j...
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S Korean Police Probe Possible $8m Crypto Scam Targeting Investors Who’d Suffered Losses
South Korean police are probing a possible $8m crypto scam – after a group of 40 alleged victims complained they were tricked into...
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White House: North Korean Funded Missile Program with $1bn Crypto Hack Haul
The White House says that crypto industry “security vulnerabilities” allowed North Korean hackers to “steal more than $1 billion”...
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Canadian Resident Heartbroken After Falling Victim to Crypto Scam, Loses Home and Almost $500K – Here’s What Happened
An Ontario man has allegedly lost his home plus his entire life savings after falling victim to a crypto scam. Stephen Carr of Mea...
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Hackers breach Azuki’s Twitter account, stealing $758K in 30 minutes
Most of the funds stolen were from a single wallet, with $751,321.80 in USDC drained from the malicious link.
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler Says There Are Three Ways to Tell If a Crypto Project Is a Scam
“If something looks too good to be true, sometimes they really are,” Gensler said during a Twitter Spaces hosted by the U.S. Army.
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Azuki Twitter Account Hacked, Attacker Drains Over $750K in 30 Minutes
If a mint seems random and suspicious, it's because it is.
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Polkadot restates its case that DOT has ‘morphed’ away from security status
The Web3 Foundation has reminded the world that, in its eyes, it has conformed to SEC requirements and DOT should no longer be con...
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Moonbirds NFT Creator Loses $1 Million Almost Instantly After Wallet Hack – Here’s What Happened
... Read More: Moonbirds NFT Creator Loses $1 Million Almost Instantly After Wallet Hack – Here’s What Happened
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Mango Labs Sues Avraham Eisenberg Over Mango Markets Exploit
The civil lawsuit from Mango Labs against Eisenberg is in addition to three additional cases brought by the DOJ, CFTC and SEC.
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Robinhood’s Verified Twitter Account was Hacked and Started Promoting a Crypto Scam – This is What Happened Next
Attackers hacked into major US online trading platform Robinhood's social media accounts to promote a scam token. Binance CEO Chan...
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'Blockchain Bandit' reawakens: $90M in stolen crypto seen shifting
The hacker accumulated as much as $90 million worth of crypto from wallets with weak private keys during a six-year thieving spree...
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‘Victims of Ankr exploit’ group unhappy with 50% reimbursement
The group claims they are being discriminated against because they are liquidity providers for rival coins.
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Hackers Take Over Robinhood Twitter Account To Promote Scam
The scammers used the account to promote a fake token and NFT sale to over a million followers.
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Twitter Users Spot Crypto Scam Tweet on Verified Robinhood Account, Company Removes Post
According to multiple sources, the Twitter account of Robinhood was allegedly hacked on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The account post...
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Proof Founder Kevin Rose Just Had Over $1M Worth of NFTs Stolen From His Wallet
Rose lost 40 NFTs in total, including an Autoglyphs NFT worth almost $500,000, in what may be a phishing attack.
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