IT guy jailed for ‘piggybacking’ $390k bitcoin blackmail plot
Ashley Liles was supposed to investigate a 2018 data breach but instead switched the blackmailer's bitcoin wallet address with his own.
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Twitter verification is making scammers millions — here’s how
In a recent case, Twitter scammers stole $200k in crypto and NFTs from a single individual — 200 times the price of a Twitter Gold account.
Arkham Intelligence draws ire for ‘dox-to-earn’ program
Arkham's privacy policy allows it to collect user information, including addresses of users who make transactions on the platform.
Disbarred lawyer hid crypto, must pay $240M for student loan scam
Kaine Wen was part of a major student loan scam uncovered in 2019. After allegedly hiding crypto assets, he's received a hefty penalty.
Latest attack on Arbitrum network costs Rodeo Finance $885k in ETH
The latest attack on Rodeo comes just days after the DeFi protocol lost $90,000 via a vulnerability in its mintProtocolReserves function.
Here’s how Etherscan says token transfers can be spoofed
Etherscan admitted last year that its labels are often incorrect and that the 'transferFrom' function of ERC-20 tokens can be easily spoofed.
Crypto Twitter won’t let you forget Brian Armstrong’s deleted tweets
According to its creator, the new Brian Armstrong tweet archive should focus on the years 2015 to 2018 when he "posted all the spicy takes."
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Allegedly decentralized ‘credit market’ shutters after attorney Discord post
DeFi protocol BarnBridge DAO immediately halted operations after a lawyer warned that token-holders could be personally liable.
Gaming firm Razer hacked, customer details for sale in Monero
The hacker claims to have accessed more than 400,000 Razer accounts and specified that any payment must be made using privacy-focused Monero.
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Crypto firms in Singapore must hold client assets in separate trust
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Monday new rules for crypto service providers which will require them to hold customer funds in a separate trust before the end of the year, as well as restrict lending and staking of retail customers’ tokens. In a press release, MAS said that the proposed crypto rules […]