Mt. Gox wallet with 80,000 BTC attacked via OP_RETURN message
BTC worth over $8B stolen in March 2011 from Mt. Gox is the target of a sophisticated phishing attack using Salomon Brothers’ brand.
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Crypto phishing blitz hits CoinMarketCap, Cointelegraph, and Trezor
CoinMarketCap and Cointelegraph were compromised to serve wallet drainers via malicious pop-ups, while Trezor’s contact form was hacked.
French police arrest more suspects over crypto kidnapping
Police in France reportedly arrested a number of suspects this week over the kidnapping and mutilation of a crypto millionaire's father.
Ledger exec’s alleged kidnap mastermind arrested in Morocco
The 24-year-old allegedly organized the kidnapping and mutilation of David Balland, the co-founder of crypto wallet firm Ledger.
Ripple’s Chris Larsen to fund police surveillance, drones in San Francisco
As part of the $9.4M gift, Ripple Labs will sublet a lavish office to the San Francisco Police Department's drone surveillance unit for free.
Tornado Cash founder Roman Storm is running out of money for legal fees
Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is asking for another $2M after already spending millions over the past two years.
What not to do at Bitcoin 2025, according to attendees
The crypto community is giving its take on staying safe at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in the wake of a number of high-profile crypto crimes.
— Crime, John Karony
LONG READ: How John Karony went from visionary to convicted fraudster
The SafeMoon saga, in all its low-rent absurdity and sheer incompetence, may be the perfect encapsulation of crypto’s maximum-fraud era.
Interpol target ‘Madam Ngo’ arrested over $300M crypto scam
Ngo Thi Theu was part of a 1,000-strong organization that promised 20-30% returns but prevented victims from withdrawing any earnings.
Crypto malware creators allegedly infected their own PCs
The US says that the individuals who created the DanaBot malware inadvertently infected their own computers and leaked their data.