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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.
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U.S. prosecutors seek forfeiture of $61.2M in frozen USDT, alleging the funds trace to Iranian oil sales and a network linked to the IRGC.
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Malone Lam, the alleged ringleader of a group accused of stealing more than $240 million in Bitcoin from a Washington, D.C., investor, has been set for a plea agreement hearing after 10 other defendants admitted guilt in the sprawling crypto…
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Term Labs has recovered all fixed-rate loan positions held in vaults affected by its August governance exploit, with the final position moved on Aug. 25 as Meta Vaults and affected strategies remain shut down. Term Labs said in its latest…
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Investigators traced the first Coldcard theft wave to a paid data account, but the FBI has not confirmed identifying or charging anyone.
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Zilliqa asked exchanges to pause ZIL transfers after a partner cold wallet was compromised, while the amount stolen remains undisclosed.
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An exploit drained roughly 16 million ADA, about $2.4 million, from 374 Cardano wallets in late June. What happened next is the interesting part: EMURGO, one of Cardano’s founding entities, announced a recovery path to return the assets within two…
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DOJ charges inmate Rossen Iossifov over an alleged $290,000 crypto theft involving forfeited funds, exchanges and mixing services.
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France reports 77 crypto-linked kidnapping and extortion cases this year as officials expand security plans and arrest about 200 suspects.
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Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty after prosecutors said they held a Minnesota family at gunpoint and forced an $8M cryptocurrency transfer.