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Stablecoin holder loses $50m in address poisoning scam on Binance withdrawal
A user lost nearly $50m in a stablecoin address poisoning scam after copying a fake address, as U.S.…
700Credit breach exposes 5.8m Americans to identity theft risk
700Credit says a network breach exposed names, Social Security numbers and financial data of 5.8m+ Americans, prompting regulators…
US authorities seize fraudulent website operated by crypto scam compound in Burma
The United States Justice Department has seized a web domain linked to a scam compound in Burma that…
Monad warns of spoofed token transfers days after mainnet debut
Monad’s first week on mainnet hasn’t been entirely smooth, with users now reporting spoofed ERC-20 token transfers after…
UK launches investigation into suspected $28 million Basis Markets crypto scam
U.K. authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Basis Markets, a failed crypto hedge fund accused of fleecing…
Crypto ‘Pig-Butchering’ Scam Escalating Into A National Security Risk— Study
Chain analysts and law enforcement are sounding the alarm about a type of fraud known as “pig-butchering,” in…
Wolf Capital co-founder Travis Ford jailed 5 years over $9.4m Ponzi scheme
Travis Ford, the co-founder of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading Company, has been sentenced to five years in prison…
Hayden Davis, Libra token narrative begs a question: What do we know about crypto funds getting frozen?
Davis, a crypto entrepreneur, proved persuasive enough to reportedly enlist Javier Milei, Melania Trump, and even Kanye West…
US seizes $14B in Bitcoin tied to scams run by Cambodia’s Prince Group
Prosecutors in the United States have charged Cambodia’s Prince Group with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy, after…
U.S. seizes $15b Bitcoin in forced-labor crypto scam case
U.S. federal agents have seized a historic $15 billion in Bitcoin, allegedly the proceeds of a Cambodian criminal…
