What to do if you’re a Coldcard victim
Coldcard’s bug cost victims over $88M worth of BTC, and recovering any of it starts with law enforcement, not a DM on social media.
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Former FBI agent indicted for stealing crypto from FBI
Patrick Steven Yaroch, a former FBI agent, has been indicted for stealing crypto from the FBI and sending the funds to Suilend and Kraken.
100,000 UK police officers caught in hacker group’s ransomware debut
UK Police have confirmed that the fresh-faced ransomware group ExfilSquad has stolen its data, making its previously doubted threats real.
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.
— Crime, Pavel Durov
Russia says Ukraine is using Telegram dating bot for terrorism
Russia issued an international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Pavel Durov, charging him with allowing terrorist activities on the app.
Professional crypto scammer says drunk girls scammed him
Self-proclaimed crypto rugpuller Ronnie Magrehbi says he was robbed of $14,000 worth of crypto by drunk Australian girls partying in Bali.
UK gang who posed as cops to steal $5.4M in crypto jailed
According to the UK’s Metropolitan Police, the gang contacted unsuspecting crypto holders and convinced them that their funds were at risk.
— Crime, South Korea
Stock YouTuber stabbed in South Korea during market crash
A 20-year-old allegedly stabbed a South Korean investment YouTuber on the same day the country's stock market crashed 9%.
Polymarket users lose $3 million after frontend hack
A hack targeting one of Polymarket’s third-party vendors has resulted in $3M worth of crypto being stolen from users.
LastPass customer info leaked again after third-party data breach
LastPass users have been warned to look out for social engineering and phishing attacks that may attempt to swindle them out of their funds.