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France’s crypto kidnapping surge exposes the personal data trail behind wrench attacks
France’s crypto security problem is expanding beyond private keys to include the people whom attackers can identify, threaten,…
Yi He warns of alleged impersonation scam as CoinUp denies Zhu Pan ties
Yi He warned users about an alleged Binance impersonation scam as CoinUp denied Zhu Pan links and CPX…
Garcia brothers admit $8M crypto heist after family kidnapping
Two Texas brothers have pleaded guilty to federal robbery charges after prosecutors said they kidnapped a Minnesota family…
Congress moves to rebuild crypto crime task force after DOJ dismantled its dedicated crypto team
Congress wants a task force for cryptocurrency theft months after the Justice Department disbanded NCET. The proposal, introduced…
The next DeFi drain could come from legacy contracts everyone forgot
The Raydium AMM V3 exploit drained roughly $1.34 million from a phased-out program tied to five pools outside…
US lawmakers propose new federal crypto crime task force
US lawmakers have introduced legislation to create a federal task force focused on cryptocurrency theft, fraud, and hacking…
Bitcoin kidnap organizer Saif Faiq faces 20 years in prison
Saif Faiq has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge tied to a bitcoin-related kidnapping plot and now…
DeFi’s old hack vectors are fading – But the new risk can hit six chains at once
Decentralized finance has gotten a lot safer over the past six years, and a new review of protocol…
UK treats crypto network like a sanctioned bank after claims it processed $90B for Russia
Western governments spent three years building what they believed was an airtight financial blockade around Russia, severing its…
North Korean hackers linked to major South Korean crypto hacks since 2018
North Korean hacking groups have been tied to most major crypto exchange attacks in South Korea since 2018,…
