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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has dismissed a claim that 335 million user records were stolen as “obviously fake/scam,” challenging the alleged seller’s decision to offer private keys for $900,000 instead of using them to take funds. CZ, responding on X…
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A Paris court sentenced a former Holograph employee to five years over a $14M HLG token theft but rejected compensation for the token's price decline.
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Bitcoin developer Cory Fields proposes quantum landmines requiring BTC collateral to deter future wallet theft, with auction rules for lost coins.
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Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has warned that phishing and social engineering pose the biggest threat to crypto users, recommending a dedicated iOS device in Lockdown Mode paired with a multisignature wallet as a low-cost security setup. According to Yakovenko’s post…
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The hacker behind the $46 million Mercado Bitcoin breach has transferred approximately $8 million worth of Ethereum to new wallets, while blockchain investigators have identified more than $9 million in stolen assets that have been frozen. Blockchain analytics platform Arkham…
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At least 19 wallets linked to prediction market platform Predict.fun have reportedly been drained of approximately 105 ETH, worth $260,000, with investigators tracing the suspected stolen funds through Ethereum to cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash. On-chain investigator Naeven reported the suspected…
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Hardware wallet manufacturer Keystone has confirmed that hackers stole a device authentication key and exposed personal information belonging to 25,964 customers, forcing the company to destroy 18,835 devices and suspend shipments. According to the company’s October 26 security announcement, attackers…
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Railway has disclosed a security breach that blockchain investigator Taylor Monahan linked to approximately $371,000 in cryptocurrency drains across 19 EVM compatible networks. According to Railway’s October 21 security disclosure, the cloud deployment platform detected unusual activity involving systems used…
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Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier and Mark Karpelès clash over wallet security warnings after hidden implants were linked to more than $90M in suspected thefts.
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Ledger tightens reseller rules after attackers planted hidden chips in crypto wallets to steal recovery phrases, with sales suspended across Asia.
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Ledger confirms a hidden hardware implant in a customer's wallet as CryptoBilis halts sales amid an investigation into reported crypto thefts.
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Three armed men have forced a Chinese expatriate with Turkish citizenship to transfer approximately $820,000 in cryptocurrency during a robbery at his luxury home near Pattaya, Thailand, prompting a police investigation into the suspects and the movement of the stolen…
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A New York jury has convicted cybersecurity consultant Jonathan Spalletta of computer fraud and money laundering over two Uranium Finance attacks that drained nearly $55 million, with the money laundering count carrying up to 20 years in prison. The U.S.…
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THORChain has defended its permissionless design after Bitget asked the cross chain protocol to refuse service to addresses tied to the exchange’s $387.5 million security breach, opening a dispute over whether its network should block known stolen funds. THORChain said…
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Coinbase impersonator Ronald Spektor gets four to 12 years after a phishing scheme stole nearly $16 million from about 100 U.S. users.
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Six Malaysians were jailed over a S$4.9 million Singapore crypto heist, with S$3.21 million in stolen assets still unrecovered after sentencing.
