cybercrime
Blockchain, 'Decentralized' Exchange Taken Offline After Hacker Steals Millions
Hackers stole around $5 million taking advantage of a bug affecting the Osmosis exchange, leading to an "emergency halt" of the blockchain.
Decentralized Crypto Exchange Offline After Hacker Steals $113M
The developers of the Maiar exchange took it offline and claim to have recovered the funds.
Discord Is the World’s Most Important Financial Messenger, and a Hotbed for Scammers
Rampant spam, phishing attacks, scammers, and malware—Discord has a lot of challenges securing crypto projects.
Hacker Steals Database of Hundreds of Verizon Employees
The database contains information that could be used in social engineering and SIM swapping attacks.
Hackers Drain Wedding Cash From Couples’ Zola Registry Accounts
“Someone hacked our account and STOLE ALL OUR WEDDING GIFT MONEY!”
Ransomware Gang Hacks Costa Rica, Asks Residents to Overthrow the Government
The Conti group is encouraging Costa Ricans to protest and overturn their government after a damaging ransomware attack.
Judge Roasts Defendant Who Ran Bitcoin Sanctions Evasion Service
"Issue One: virtual currency is untraceable? WRONG," the judge wrote. "Issue Two: sanctions do not apply to virtual currency? WRONG."
Meet the Blockchain Detectives Who Track Crypto’s Hackers and Scammers
A handful of skilled independent investigators are uncovering high profile scams and hacks in the crypto and web3 world.
Hackers Are Making a Fortune Stealing from Kids in ‘Roblox’
Inside the underground marketplaces where “beamers” con people out of rare items in one of the most popular video games in the world.
Corporate Bailouts Are Coming to Crypto
After a series of recent crypto hacks, companies are stepping in and bailing out protocols and users.
Woman Who Allegedly Laundered $1B in Bitcoin Was Cringe YouTube Rapper
Heather Morgan, accused of laundering $1 billion in cryptocurrency along with her husband, has a long and dubious history online.
$320 Million Crypto Heist Rocks 'Decentralized Finance' World
Someone stole $320 million in crypto from the cross-chain Wormhole platform in one of the largest hacks in crypto history.