Bitcoin Depot didn’t spot 50 BTC hack for three days, report
An SEC filing states that Bitcoin Depot was hacked for 50.9 BTC on March 23 but onchain sleuth ZachXBT says it took place three days earlier.
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Doordash crypto wrench attack suspects charged, report
Three suspects reportedly behind a cryptocurrency wrench attack ring that relied on fake Doordash orders have been charged.
Savannah Guthrie returns to TODAY, mother’s kidnapping remains unsolved
NBC TV host Savannah Guthrie has returned to the TODAY Show amid ongoing concerns for her mother abducted by a bitcoin ransom criminal.
US says Chinese firms using crypto to sell fentanyl chemicals to cartels
The US indicted two China-based pharmaceutical firms for allegedly selling fentanyl precursor chemicals to Mexican cartels for crypto.
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.
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Crypto leaked by South Korean tax officials stolen a second time
The person behind the $5M crypto theft confessed to South Korean police and returned the funds — before they were stolen again.
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.
Game developer Sillytuna reports losing $24M of crypto in UK ‘wrench’ attack
Despite being widely reported as an "address poisoning" attack, the victim described a violent robbery and appealed for help recovering funds.
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.
World Cup games in Mexico at risk after crypto-laundering drug lord killed
Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes — known as El Mencho — led one of the most powerful cartels in Mexico before he was shot dead by police.