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Blockaid fends off $700k in losses from new Angel drainer
Blockchain security platform Blockaid said it detected a new Angel Drainer prowling web3 protocols and trying to steal…
North Korea ‘aggressively targeting’ crypto firms, warns FBI
The FBI has issued a warning that North Korean hackers are aggressively targeting employees in the crypto and…
$313m in crypto lost to hackers, phishers in August: Report
The amount of cryptocurrencies lost to hackers and phishing attacks significantly increased in August while the market wandered…
Crypto fraud: Mbappé’s X account hacked, trader loses over $1m
The X account of French soccer star Kylian Mbappé was compromised on August 28, with hackers using the…
Malaysian police arrest 21 in crypto fraud scheme targeting Japanese investors
Malaysian authorities have taken down a major cryptocurrency scam scheme targeting Japanese nationals. According to local reports, the…
China extradites suspect in $14b crypto pyramid scheme from Thailand
China has successfully extradited a suspect involved in a massive $14 billion cryptocurrency pyramid scheme from Thailand. The…
Nearly 45% of Ireland’s investment fraud cases involve cryptocurrencies
Ireland’s national police force has warned that almost half of all reported investment fraud cases involved cryptocurrencies. According…
Crypto scam: 99 arrested in Philippine raid on Chinese-run center
Philippine authorities conducted a predawn raid on a Chinese-run scam center in Manila on August 22, arresting nearly…
McDonald’s Instagram hijacked in $25m Solana ‘GRIMACE’ scam
Hackers seemingly breached McDonald’s Instagram page on Aug. 21 to market GRIMACE, a memecoin launched via pump.fun on…
Whale loses over $55m in DAI stablecoin to phishing attack
A whale address lost a substantial amount of DAI tokens to a phishing attack after carelessly signing a…