‘Bitcoin Family’ revamps security after crypto crime wave
After a wave of crypto crimes, Didi Taihuttu and his “Bitcoin Family” revamped their security by splitting their Bitcoin seed phra...
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Bitcoin DeFi platform Alex Protocol loses $8.3M to exploit
Alex Lab Foundation said it will fully reimburse users affected by the $8.3 million exploit, with compensation issued in USDC foll...
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Centralized Exchange Bitopro Finally Admits to Hot Wallet Exploit
Nearly a month after the incident, Taiwanese centralized exchange Bitopro has finally confirmed that its hot wallets were indeed e...
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Pi Network (PI) Price Prediction: Can Pi Coin Defy Scam Worries and Hit a Pre-Pi Day Rally Above $0.65?
The Pi Coin price is currently hovering around $0.61–$0.65, placing it at a key technical and psychological level. But while some...
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Ukraine Cyber Crime Bust: 5,000 Accounts Hacked for Crypto Mining
Ukrainian law enforcement recently arrested a 35-year-old man accused of hacking over 5,000 customer accounts of a hosting company...
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DOJ Seizes $7.7 Million in Crypto from North Korean IT Workers Reportedly Using Stolen U.S. IDs
Millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, allegedly earned by North Korean IT workers using stolen U.S. identities, now sit frozen as...
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How $220M was stolen in minutes: Understanding the Cetus DEX exploit on Sui
The Cetus DEX exploit on Sui drained $220 million in minutes. The hacker took advantage of an undetected bug in the math library o...
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SEC Scores $1.1M Court Victory After Crypto Scam Defendant Fails to Respond
Key Takeaways: The SEC secured a $1.1 million judgment against Keith Crews in a crypto fraud case. Crews is permanently barred fro...
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Bybit reveals security overhaul in response to $1.4B hack
Bybit unveiled a major security overhaul following its $1.4 billion hack in February, with upgrades across audits, wallet protecti...
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$2.1B crypto stolen in 2025 as hackers shift focus from code to users: CertiK
Hackers are moving from smart contract vulnerabilities to exploiting human behavioural weaknesses, according to the co-founder of...
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Report: Coinbase Knew of Data Leak Months Before $400M Breach
Coinbase was informed of a customer data leak at its outsourcing partner, Taskus, some four months before a significant breach tha...
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Bitget Launches Second Year of Anti-Scam Month Campaign to Fight Growing Cyber Fraud
This content is provided by a sponsor. Victoria, Seychelles, June 3, 2025—Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 com...
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Coinbase Knew Customer Data Was at Risk in Vendor Hack Months Before Disclosure: Report
Coinbase was reportedly aware as early as January of a customer data leak at an outsourcing firm, months before it publicly disclo...
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Coinbase Knew of Its Data Breach Months Before Disclosing: Reuters
Coinbase reportedly knew of a January data leak at outsourcing firm TaskUs, tied to a wider breach and a $20 million extortion att...
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Taiwan-Based Exchange BitoPro Suffers $11.5 Million Hack, User Funds Unaffected
Key Takeaways: BitoPro’s breach reveals outdated wallet practices during upgrades. Cross-chain bridges are high-risk targets. Bito...
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Russia Explores Using Crypto for Grain Export Payments to Bypass Sanctions
Key Takeaways: Russia is exploring crypto payments for grain exports to bypass sanctions and SWIFT restrictions. The initiative al...
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BitoPro confirms $11.5M exploit, says withdrawals unaffected
Taiwan-based exchange BitoPro confirmed an $11.5 million crypto exploit weeks after the breach, saying user funds and withdrawals...
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BitMEX Blocks Lazarus Phishing Attempt, Calls Tactics ‘Unsophisticated’
BitMEX says it foiled a Lazarus phishing attempt posing as an NFT collab, citing sloppy tradecraft and reused tactics.
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