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Crime
Hack
wallet
security
SOL Drops as Thousands of Wallets Attacked on Solana
SOL, the native token of the Solana network, dropped following reports that thousands of wallets have been drained in apparently still ongoing attack.
02.08 / 23:13
cryptocurrency
Crime
Fraud
Brazilian Cop Charged with Duping 23 Fellow Officers in ‘Crypto Pyramid Scam’
A military police officer in the Brazilian state of Goiás is being tried for allegedly scamming fellow officers with a cryptoasset-themed scheme.
02.08 / 10:55
Crime
Legal
Sec Charges
SEC Charges 11 People over USD 300M Crypto 'Pyramid Scheme'
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for their roles in an alleged crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised over USD 300m from millions of investors worldwide, including in the United States.
31.07 / 13:31
Crime
Italian man arrested as video of African migrant beaten to death shocks the nation
Police in Italy have arrested an Italian man in connection with the slaying of a Nigerian vendor whose brutal beating death on a busy beach town street was filmed by onlookers without any apparent attempt to intervene physically.
27.07 / 16:13
Crime
Hack
Social Media
security
analysts
NFT Hacks Via Discord Could Be Connected - Analysts
An analysis of recent hacks targeting non-fungible token (NFT) projects carried out through the social media platform Discord shows that many of them are part of a larger string of attacks, according to blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs.
27.07 / 05:59
cryptocurrency
Crime
scam
pig butchering
'Pig Butchering' Crypto Investment Scams Delivered 'Massive Losses' to Victims
An emerging and rather complex form of investment scam known as “pig butchering,” wherein flirtatious strangers convince unsuspecting users to invest in crypto trading platforms that eventually seize funds when victims try to cash out, has reportedly robbed victims of millions of dollars worth of cryptoassets.
25.07 / 15:37
NFT
Crime
security
scam
Top 7 NFT Scams to Look Out For
While the NFT market has opened up new opportunities for artists and creators to monetize their work, it has also created an opening for scammers to exploit and siphon crypto and JPEGs from unwitting victims.
23.07 / 00:27
Crime
Investing
Bitcoin
Grassroots Sports Body Accountancy Chief Says She Stole Public Funds to Pay for Bitcoin
A South Korean local government official in charge of managing public funds for grassroots sports has admitted to embezzling over USD 367,000 worth of tax payers’ money – which she says she and her husband spent on crypto investments and internet gambling.
15.07 / 17:35
Crime
defi
scam
Chainalysis
Mixers
Mixers Receiving ‘More Cryptocurrency than Ever in 2022’ - Chainalysis
Crypto mixers – services that exist to increase the anonymity of crypto users – are more popular than ever, while illicit addresses account for 23% of funds sent to mixers so far this year, a new report from blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis has found.
14.07 / 13:37
Crime
OTC
Police
Silver
No, Ukrainian Prosecutors Didn’t Just Seize 830kg of Silver from an OTC Crypto Gang – Here’s What Happened
Reports that prosecutors in the Darnytskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine, have recently busted a gang of over-the-counter (OTC) crypto brokers – who allowed individuals in Russia and areas under Russian control to swap silver, cash, and land for cryptoassets – appear to be somewhat wide of the mark.
12.07 / 15:03
Crime
Legal
Three Arrows Capital
Three Arrows Founders 'Received Threats of Physical Violence' - Su Zhu Breaks Silence
Founders of troubled major crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) and their families "have received threats of physical violence," according to seemingly a screenshot of an email, shared by Su Zhu, the co-founder of the fund, today.
12.07 / 11:53
Binance
Crime
security
phishing
phishing attack
fall
Uniswap Users Fall Victim to a USD 8M NFT Phishing Attack, Binance Pulls False Alarm
Users of Uniswap(UNI), the largest decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, have fallen victim to a sophisticated phishing attack, reportedly losing over USD 8.1m worth of assets. Meanwhile, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) falsely alarmed about the incident, claiming that the protocol itself was exploited.
11.07 / 23:11
cryptocurrency
Crime
Latin America
Venezuelan Crime Gang Was ‘Stealing Crypto from Retirees’
A Venezuelan police agency says it has caught criminals who have allegedly stolen cryptoassets from pensioners by misusing the Patria crypto remittance platform.
11.07 / 20:03
Binance
Crime
litecoin
Bitcoin
Three Arrows Founders in Hiding, Voyager's Unknowns, Vauld's 'Breathing Space' + More News
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