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Crypto investment cons now run like call centers and the DOJ $580M haul shows where the money pools
For years, the wrong-number text arrived like clockwork. A friendly mistake, then apologies, small talk, and gradual friendship.…
Binance employee hunted down in botched France home invasion as crypto “wrench attack” spike spreads
A botched home invasion in the Paris suburbs on Feb. 12 marked a tactical shift in crypto’s physical-threat…
Crypto-linked human trafficking payments surged 85% in 2025, Chainalysis report finds
Cryptocurrency use for transactions involving human trafficking surged 85% in 2025. According to a Feb. 13 Chainalysis report,…
Infini exploiter returns to buy $13M ETH dip, sends funds to Tornado Cash
A wallet linked to the Infini exploit has resurfaced after months of dormancy, spending $13.32 million to buy…
Crypto kidnapping in France: Police arrest six over magistrate abduction
French authorities have arrested multiple suspects in connection with the kidnapping of a magistrate and her mother in…
DeadLock ransomware abuses Polygon blockchain to rotate proxy servers quietly
Group-IB published its report on Jan. 15 and said the method could make disruption harder for defenders. The…
Two major crypto events canceled after city hit by 18 violent physical attacks on crypto holders amid market downturn
NFT Paris was supposed to be the kind of week people plan their year around. You book the…
Tether freezes $182M in USDT, highlighting centralized control in stablecoins
The action was detected by Whale Alert and ranks among the largest single-day USDT freezes. Tether has frozen…
Insiders sell government crypto database to violent home invaders as transparency laws backfire
A tax employee in Bobigny used internal software to compile dossiers on cryptocurrency specialists, billionaire Vincent Bolloré, prison…
Truebit protocol hack exposes DeFi security risks as TRU token collapses
The TRU token collapsed from $0.1659 to near zero, wiping out market value. Liquidity on decentralised exchanges dried…