Security
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GMX Hacker Goes White-Hat, Returns $40 Million—Sends Rest to Tornado Cash
Some say crime doesn’t pay—but blockchain data suggests that an attacker who exploited a flaw in a GMX’s codebase earlier…
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North Korean defector scams 21 people out of $728,000 in crypto fraud
A North Korean defector and a former soldier have allegedly scammed more than 20 people, stealing 1 billion Won, equivalent…
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19-year-old pleads guilty to orchestrating fake crypto deal robbery
A 19-year-old man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring with a group to rob another teenager by luring him into…
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Crypto ATM scams run rampant in Australia, scammers target older victims
Crypto ATM scams are becoming a major problem in Australia, with the latest case costing victims $2.5 million. Scammers are…
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Fake startups target crypto users, infiltrating their wallets
Darktrace research reveals ongoing social engineering campaign targeting crypto users through fake startup companies. Scammers impersonate AI, gaming, and Web3…
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Vatican Bank Denies Links to Suspicious Vatican Chamber Token (VCT) Crypto Scam Project
The Vatican Bank has firmly denied any association with a fraudulent crypto initiative falsely branded as the “Vatican Chamber of…
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Urgent Warning as X Account Compromised, Threatening Crypto Security
The digital realm of cryptocurrency is no stranger to volatility, but when the very channels of communication for a project…
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Hacker starts returning $40M in stolen funds from GMX exploit
At the time of writing, the total amount returned to GMX stood at approximately $20 million. GMX acknowledged the technical…
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Malicious Pull Request Inserted Into Ethereum Code Extension: Research
A hacker inserted a malicious pull request into a code extension for Ethereum developers, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm…
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Darktrace warns of social engineering scams deploying crypto-stealing malware
Researchers at cybersecurity company Darktrace have warned that threat actors are using increasingly sophisticated social engineering tactics to infect victims…