ZachXBT poses as money launderer to infiltrate Lazarus network
ZachXBT posed as a money laundering client in order to expose a Chinese crime syndicate laundering funds for North Korea's Lazarus Group.
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A timeline of Coldcard’s $85M bitcoin theft
Coldcard firmware didn't properly utilize true random number generators, letting attackers sweep over 1,359 BTC last week.
Brian Armstrong’s security costs 28 times more than Michael Saylor’s
Crypto investors and executives are vulnerable to physical attacks, leading to firms paying big for their personal security.
KuCoin criticized for helping ‘launder’ $9.5M from fake Ledger app
Crypto exchange KuCoin is under fire once again, this time for allegedly facilitating the laundering of funds from a fake Ledger Live app.
DeFi lending platform Compound Finance hijacked again
The Compound incident is the latest in a string of website hijackings that have also affected Maple Finance, OpenEden and Curvance.
Pig butchering is creating entirely new industries
Pig butchering is expanding so quickly that it's given rise to two entirely new industries: escrowing and selling hostages.
Crypto Capital Corp’s $850M collapse linked to Israeli mafia cocaine ring
Crypto Capital Corp wound down after $850M was seized sometime between late 2018 and early 2019, but the ramifications continue to be felt.
Mother of Olympics TV host kidnapped for bitcoin ransom
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped on February 1 and her family now face paying a $6M BTC ransom.
Brock Pierce’s dark and disturbing friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
It’s impossible for Brock Pierce to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein. The pair's legacies will be tied together forever.
Huione Group head ‘Boss Xi’ reportedly arrested then released
Reports claim to show the arrest of “Boss Xi” in Cambodia yesterday, with rumors of his release later circulating on Telegram and X.