Trader loses $2.5M USDT after falling for address poisoning scam twice
A crypto trader lost over $2.5 million worth of Tether (USDT) after falling for the same scam twice within hours.On May 26, blockchain security...
Creator of over 100 memecoins says rug pulls are the ‘easiest way to make...
Dubai-based Indian memecoin creator, Sahil Arora, called memecoin rug pull schemes the most lucrative opportunity in an interview with the New York Post. According...
Jan 2024 SEC’s X account hacker got 14 months in prison for cyber fraud
Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment for his role in the Jan. 9, 2024, hack of the U.S. Securities and Exchange...
How an insider-led breach sparked a costly scam at Coinbase
Alliance DAO contributor Qiao Wang has detailed a sophisticated social engineering scam targeting Coinbase users amid the firm’s insider-led data breach incident.In a May...
ZachXBT reveals Coinbase users lost another $45M in a week to ongoing social engineering...
Blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed that Coinbase users lost another $45 million over the past week due to coordinated social engineering scams. The update, shared on...
FBI reports $9.3 billion in US targeted crypto scams as elderly hit hardest
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reported a significant spike in cybercrime activity, with total losses across the country reaching $16.6 billion...
XRP Ledger developer kit compromised with backdoor to steal wallet private keys
Aikido Security disclosed a vulnerability in the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) official JavaScript SDK, revealing that multiple compromised versions of the XRPL Node Package Manager...
Phishing scammers now exploiting Google’s infrastructure to target crypto users
Phishing scams targeting crypto users have become more advanced, with attackers abusing Google’s infrastructure to conduct highly convincing attacks.On April 16, Nick Johnson, the...
Nigerian investors blindsided by massive CBEX Ponzi scheme
Thousands of Nigerians have lost millions to a fraudulent digital asset trading platform, CBEX, which operated as a Ponzi scheme.Early reports from local media...
Coinbase users lose $46 million to social engineering scams in March
Coinbase users are again in the spotlight after losing more than $46 million to social engineering scams this month alone, according to blockchain sleuth...
